Kneed To Know

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by foamieswithmyhomies, Aug 19, 2016.

  1. foamieswithmyhomies

    foamieswithmyhomies Well-Known Member

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    Sep 18, 2014
    Another medical advice threde for youse:

    I'm not sure if I'm getting old or what, but two weeks ago I came in from a moderately long session and had the tops of my knees completely torn to shreds. I've been logging some solid board time the past few weeks so they've just repeatedly healed/re-opened. I've been dry since Sunday but plan on ripping them open again manana. Have any of you had this issue before?

    Maybe I'm getting lazy on my pop up and scraping my knee, need to put on a fresh coat of sand-free wax or start wearing kneepads and a helmet out in the lineup. The jury is still out. I've checked my leg threadde and it's properly tied and all the kinks have been ironed out so I know that can't be the issue...
     
  2. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    I use my c0ck to pop up, knees are in great shape as a result
     

  3. CBSCREWBY

    CBSCREWBY Well-Known Member

    Feb 21, 2012
    Good use of the third leg...

    Knees aren't my problem... It's my big toes... after "surf season" and being bootless all summer my big toenails are worn right off from dragging my toes on pop ups. I would get some sand free wax for that knee problem.
     
  4. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    LOL The tip of my left toe gets a little raw when I've been doing a lot of LBing
     
  5. ScobeyviIIe

    ScobeyviIIe Well-Known Member

    Nov 3, 2015
  6. your pier

    your pier Well-Known Member

    Dec 2, 2013
    Being popular with the fellas will do that to you

    Srsly though...sounds like your pop-uppe could use some work

    There's a 1x2" section on my right shin that gets devoid of hair if I get a sesh suite less...I think when I get tired I started dragging the right leg forward

    Suggestion - do more push ups and pull ups
     
  7. beach.soon

    beach.soon Well-Known Member

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    Aug 30, 2015
  8. beach.soon

    beach.soon Well-Known Member

    154
    Aug 30, 2015
    Yeah, I was bracing for that. It beat the bloody knees until they healed. Shorts on top.
     
  9. ScobeyviIIe

    ScobeyviIIe Well-Known Member

    Nov 3, 2015
    I was waiting for the compression pant fad to hit the EC.
    All the runner dudes wear them on the board walk. It's lame. Bet you cokFish has a quiver of em!
     
  10. beach.soon

    beach.soon Well-Known Member

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    Aug 30, 2015
  11. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    I thought this thread was about kneelos.


    #eatmyfuk



    #9/12
     
  12. pkovo

    pkovo Well-Known Member

    599
    Jun 7, 2010
    +1. if you have a go-pro, mount it on the nose of your board pointed at yourself, and you you should be able to tell what your doing. Makes for some amusing footage too, but really only for yourself, it's a very unimpressive filming angle for anyone else to watch.

    I'm guessing your dragging your knee somehow on pop up, but that almost seems like it would be hard to do. Do you kick hard when paddling for a wave? I guess if your wax is real sandy, and you kick like a mofo you could be scraping your knees??

    Kind of a weird one.
     
  13. your pier

    your pier Well-Known Member

    Dec 2, 2013
    ^ was out in only boardies the other day and I got some nasty chaf***e right at the base...still works though

    Put some aquaphor or diaper rashe med in that ish and call it good, mang
     
  14. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    I get the arm pit rash most frequent from paddling. I slather down with some Vaseline and it's all good. I have actually had a rash on my inner thighs from sitting on the board.
     
  15. UnfurleD

    UnfurleD Well-Known Member

    Jul 13, 2016
    Have the same problem popping up, sand in the wax for sure. Side note: at a beach party back in college, a guy pointed out to me that he thought he saw a lady friend giving a friendly bjay to another buddy of ours. While we're talking this over on the deck, how much he was drinking, moon reflection of the shapes,what it could've been etc., both of them are coming up the stairs back to the party. Louder than i ever head my buddy on the deck yelling out "SANDY KNEES!"
     
  16. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    nip rash is the worst

    cotton feels like sandpaper

    I got a rash man


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  17. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    #acutecontactdermatitis
     
  18. foamieswithmyhomies

    foamieswithmyhomies Well-Known Member

    378
    Sep 18, 2014
    I'm not sure I'm ready to wear Lululemon in the lineup, but the sandpaper wax is coming off this afternoon and I'm putting on a fresh coat to see if that does the trick.

    It's possible that I'm dragging ONE knee when I pop up, but to have two nearly identical ones just doesn't add up in my small brain. Time to put my copious amounts of Vaseline to good use for a nobler cause, and lube on up.
     
  19. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    Exactly, don't slather on too much! I have never put it on my knees, just pits.
     
  20. your pier

    your pier Well-Known Member

    Dec 2, 2013
    How/what do you paddle?

    If it's a longbort I might guess you bend your knees (feet in the air) then straighten again repeatedly