After seeing the article about shaving in the latest issue of swimmer I got to thinking, it seems like technical suits and shaving would have somewhat different, though overlapping, benefits. Do those of you who wear technical suits also shave the parts of your body not covered by the suit? Arm, calf, chest? I ask because I have my 5k postal swim on Friday. While I won't be wearing a technical suit, I am going to wear a new jammer. I was thinking I might shave as well. (I have never shaved for a meet or race before.)
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Skip Montanaro
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Ok on a similar topic, does anyone notice a big difference on shaving the entire body (chest, arms, legs) vs. arms & legs alone?
The reason I ask is for Nationals I shaved everything and did pretty well, but I have added quite a bit of hair to the chest area since HS (the last time I shaved) and it was pretty annoying growing that back. So I'm wondering if anyone still seems similar benefit from only doing legs and arms vs. everything.
Ok on a similar topic, does anyone notice a big difference on shaving the entire body (chest, arms, legs) vs. arms & legs alone?
The reason I ask is for Nationals I shaved everything and did pretty well, but I have added quite a bit of hair to the chest area since HS (the last time I shaved) and it was pretty annoying growing that back. So I'm wondering if anyone still seems similar benefit from only doing legs and arms vs. everything.
