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Shaving body hair question
Jonhinio
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Does shaving off body hair really shave time off in a race?
... I'm only asking this as I'm off on my stag do this weekend and I'm trying to think of a positive spin on things[:)]
... I'm only asking this as I'm off on my stag do this weekend and I'm trying to think of a positive spin on things[:)]
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. I would be worried about the one eye brow.
Ian
I sure bofo will pick up on this post soon though and he appears to be the worlds leading advocate for going hair free. i think his moto is be bald be proud. no offence bofo, your posts make me giggle.
All I can say is that my legs are most definitely with hair at the moment. No wonder I'm so damned slow.
Just to answer the question sensibly (if I may...), Lance's reasoning is the only one that makes sense to me. Gravel rash is not so itchy & sore on a hair free leg.
One of my swimming coaches reckons that the more hirsute gentleman can find an extra 1-3s per 100m by removing his chest rug, but you'd have to be racing (and not wearing a tri suit or gimp suit) to sacrifice your diginity for that kind of advantage.
...and never mind shaving... give it another few minutes and one of those waxing perverts will turn up.
still being too shy to shave/wax/sugar or use any other form of de-furring i am only interested you understand.
Shaving should be reserved for time triallists and students [;)]
Real men (and women obviously!) wax, its the only way to do it.
WHy do we do it? Because we can!
Incidentally, I'm 'avec hair' today but have a waxing session booked with the beautiful Emily next week.
And waxing isnt sore - the last 5 miles of IM is sore!
1) our toned and sculpted legs look great with no hair, and
2) it differentiates us from the civilian hoards.
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