Does putting body lotion on before a meet help?

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orca1946 — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:20:46 GMT

So in MESA for nats the hot water will be flavored?????:bolt:

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jim thornton — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:03:46 GMT

I may just have to stick with clarified butter, myself. And avoid any meets too close to Thanksgiving... And avoid large pots of boiling water Rich, whenever you swim, it could be argued that you turn the pool into a churning, frothing maelstrom of superheated bubbles...in essence, a large pot of boiling water. I shall take your wise counsel and avoid swimming in an adjacent lane!

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orca1946 — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:49:30 GMT

Will the officials get cranky at the oils/butter/crisco on the deck & blocks?

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A.K. — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:48:46 GMT

Back in the day, slight use of baby oil and making sure you don't get any on your hands(wash off after application) feet and inside of arms. This allows you to still "feel" the water

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Former Member — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:48:04 GMT

Of course it helps! Keeps your skin moisturized after being brutally “damage” by the shaver:bitching: :bolt:

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orca1946 — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:46:41 GMT

OH OOO !!! Now a banned spray/lotion list has started!

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Rich Abrahams — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:40:28 GMT

I may just have to stick with clarified butter, myself. And avoid any meets too close to Thanksgiving... And avoid large pots of boiling water

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ande — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:23:10 GMT

also for long swims it's helpful to use something like vaseline in places where you're likely to chaffe, either from rubbing yourself or your suit. ie: If I haven't shaved my face and I'm doing a long freestyle swim, theres a spot on my right deltoid where my cheek rubs and irritates. some swimmers get chaffed where their suit straps touch their skin apply lotion to those areas

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jim thornton — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:13:10 GMT

Well, it doesn't take long to find reasons why ONLY REAL SWIMMERS will spray themselves with Teflon! DuPont scientists list the hallmark human symptoms of polymer fume fever as tightness of chest, malaise, shortness of breath, headache, cough, chills, temperatures between 100 and 104°F, and sore throat, based on a survey of complaints registered by workers who were struck by the illness. Based on this suite of symptoms, cases of polymer fume fever from home exposures could easily be mistaken for the common flu. The toxic particles and gases identified as Teflon offgas products... I may just have to stick with clarified butter, myself. And avoid any meets too close to Thanksgiving...

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orca1946 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:56:29 GMT

Would SPF lotions be faster that skin? Since we are going to be in the sun all day , we will have this stuff on any way.

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jim thornton — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:20:07 GMT

I've actually wondered about PAM vegetable "no stick" spray, which has been used for decades as a poor man's Body Glide to prevent abrasion with wet suits, especially in salt water. And if Pam works, wouldn't a Teflon spray like Scotch Guard work even better? The original Aquablade, after all, had vertical stripes some of which were supposedly coated in Teflon. Why not just coat your shaved skin directly? I wonder, however, how healthy it is to smother your pores in something designed for stain resistance. Do we have any dermatologists within our ranks to comment on safety? Only if this is established need we move on to Phase 3 clinical efficacy trials!

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:39:16 GMT

It helps cloud the water if that is what you are going for.

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:18:24 GMT

i don't think vasoline would be the best idea, I might slip. This is kind of off topic, but I went + 0.1 in my 100 *** stroke, which isn't terrible, but my walls were really slow and sloppy. Does anyone know how to completely improve them in one day?

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:22:01 GMT

Where do we find myoflex? What else is it used for? Its muscle rub kinda like bengay or sportscreme.

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orca1946 — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:40:46 GMT

Where do we find myoflex? What else is it used for?

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:25:53 GMT

*Vasoline, vasoline, vasoline. One time I put vasoline on the bottom of my feet and scooted right off the blocks. The heats after me were at bit peeved because, (I think) they didn't think of it first. Grease up * Stillwater is joking. No mocking or taunting intended.

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ande — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:01:29 GMT

Ghoul, I responded to your questions in ASK ANDE Hope it helps. Ande

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orca1946 — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:35:46 GMT

O K Thanx for the tip.

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:02:04 GMT

Thanks for the responses, but I think I'm going to skip lotioining up today. I should be smooth enough through the water since I shaved my arms/legs.

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Former Member — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:06:35 GMT

We used to cake up with myoflex before big races. Slippery as hell once you hit the water.

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Former Member — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:26:43 GMT

...um, I've never heard of that.

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__steve__ — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:16:05 GMT

Fish slime