Need Some Help!!! fs pro

Thank you! VB Yes, wetsuits are vastly different from a Fastskin. Brand names include Quintana Roo, Promotion, Blue Seventy, Orca, Zoot, 2XU. Do a Google search on "triathlon wetsuit" and you'll find a lot of information. Anna Lea

I'm curious, having never seen one of these suits up close. Do you put them on over top of a swimsuit, or do they replace the swimsuit?

While we're on the "What is it?" track, I hope to purchase a first-ever wet suit for long OW swims. Could someone please put up some brand names (e.g., I assume a wet suit is different from a Fastskin, but Speedo is silent on the matter), and maybe what I should look for (to avoid hypothermia)? How should the fit feel when I try it on? Would swimming OW in lower Lake Michigan (55 - 75 deg, roughly) v. Alaska (brr!) v. Croatia v. Greece require different suits? :dunno: Yes, wetsuits are vastly different from a Fastskin. Brand names include Quintana Roo, Promotion, Blue Seventy, Orca, Zoot, 2XU. Do a Google search on "triathlon wetsuit" and you'll find a lot of information. Anna Lea

You wear the fastskin/LZR/whatever technical suits alone, no other suit required underneath! Vivebene, if possible find a good triathlon shop and see if you can try on different suits. Or, if you order online, make sure you can return your purchase. All the brands fit differently. WARNING... trying on wetsuits is even worse than trying on fastskins. Take your time and be prepared to sweat!

... Would swimming OW in lower Lake Michigan (55 - 75 deg, roughly) v. Alaska (brr!) v. Croatia v. Greece require different suits? Many thanks! VB You might not need one for Croatia or Greece, depending on when you go. I went to Croatia in October, and there were 4 out of the 12 of us who didn't feel the need. Oddly, it was the youngest and fittest who did need them. Check the photo gallery on the Swimtrek website for those two locations, of trips done at the approximate time you plan to go. It will give you an idea of what people felt they needed to wear at that time of year.

uh oh, maybe i ordered the wrong size:doh: i wear a 28 aquablade, and a reg. lycra 32(speedo) all other brands (30). btw, i ordered off of swimoutlet. com.

I had an awful lot of trouble with mine. I even went back to the size chart to see if I had ordered the right size. I retook all my measurements to make sure I was trying to get in the right size suit. All I can say is that according to the size chart I should have room to spare - HOWEVER - I noticed that there is a chest size, waist size, a thigh size and a body loop. There is NO HIP MEASUREMENT...... they conveniently left that out of the formula. Go and look at the size chart. All the other suits have a hip requirement. If the zipper opened a little longer it would be great...... I lost my patience with this suit after about 20 minutes. I just don't think I can deal with it this time. I'm going to be very happy in my finis clip back. It only takes about 30 seconds to put on.

Yeah, well, I can't get into my fs pro either..... I'm calling speedo and blasting them because the woman who is suppose to be helping with sizing just gives me long pauses on the phone as she looks for answers on the speedo site. I'm a master at fitting into these things. I've got 41 inch hips and I can fit into a fastskin 29 and a faskskin 2 (30) no problem. The FS pro is another matter. I don't think it's a weight issue either.... I literally can't get the suit over the bones on my hips..... maybe if I lost and inch or two of fat I could do it but the suit is definitely more narrow. And as for the men giving advice about the pulling on one of these things..... the advice is sound but they don't know the feeling of having to get these suits around HIPS. The worst problem for men is the gut and you can suck that in. You can't change bones. I really would like to see if an elite female athlete who is 5'11" with 39 inch hips get this thing on. Ladies: 1. GO TO THE BATHROOM. 2. Cut your nails, this is an expensive piece of technology, don't risk it. 3. Put one foot in the suit while sitting down and then put the other foot in while sitting down. 4. When you inch up the fabric don't grab it with the tips of your fingers. Try to grab with your thumb and use the underside of fingers from tip to the second knuckle. I think when you start pinching the fabric this is then holes and tears occur. If the fabric is too dry as gross as this sounds lick your hands..... like when you can't turn a page in a book... boy... retailers are going to love me.... 5. As you inch up the suit do a little on one leg and then a little on the other and make sure the seams are straight as you go... They have to be straight when you start out otherwise you won't be able to fix it when you get the thing on and you'll have to start over again. 6. When you get it to your hips.... Pray... and pray hard... The next 2 minutes of your life will change you forever. Have faith. If there is a hair of wiggle room you can do it. Try to spread the top half of the suit over your back side... don't pull it up. Inch it gradually up one side and then the other. Squeeze your butt together and inch it up.... Slowly inch up the top and you should be over the hips. Hurray!!!! You're ready to compete! Now where's that return slip for the FS pro......

no... actually what I need is a diet and lipo.....lol

it's not you. it's the suit. my hips are 36 1/2 (only because i do pilates,yes, it does work. i dropped 2 inches, ok i do weights too) anyway, i just ordered a 30 fs pro kneeskin and i have my doubts too. i don't like discomfort and have always worn a tank because they are easier to jack up over the hips.