Does anyone use or recommend pre ride or post ride oils

mwf28
mwf28 Posts: 37
edited February 2013 in Road general
I have been on my turbo trainer at lot in the last 4 months ,Just doing 3 x 1-1/2 hour sessions a week,I have upped the intenstity ..After the last couple of turbo sessions i have really stiff legs and aching muscles the next day..I was wondering if you guys have a post ride warm down routine,,,Has anyone used post ride oils and self -massaged their legs with the stuff...Does it aid recovery!
I was looking at maybe buying some oils ,anyone recommend any!

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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Stretching and then Foam roller massage. Don't waste money on oils.
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  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    I use WD40. It smells great and it's a good on greasy skin too.
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Can you use it as a lube also?
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Snake oil.
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Stretching and then Foam roller massage. Don't waste money on oils.

    This.
  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    The only oils good before and after a ride are for the chain :)
  • navrig
    navrig Posts: 1,352
    Get married.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Navrig wrote:
    Get married.

    Why? So he can massage himself AND never have sex?
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Navrig wrote:
    Get married.

    Why? So he can massage himself AND never have sex?

    And never get a chance to go out on the bike anyway.......
    Faster than a tent.......
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Snake oil or not, it is used with a vengeance boyo.
    You only need to wander into a race hq (i.e. Church Hall on a cold and damp Sunday morning) to smell the aroma of oiled up legs and thighs - Elite Ozone being a favourite for those not a budget , ... its main aim ? to instill fear into the opposition :wink:
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Are you asking for aromatherapy advice :D

    Stretching.
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • navrig
    navrig Posts: 1,352
    Rolf F wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Navrig wrote:
    Get married.

    Why? So he can massage himself AND never have sex?

    And never get a chance to go out on the bike anyway.......

    You sad hen pecked creatures. Who wears the bibshorts in your house?
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Not me, I never get chance to put them on....
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    JGSI wrote:
    Snake oil or not, it is used with a vengeance boyo.
    You only need to wander into a race hq (i.e. Church Hall on a cold and damp Sunday morning) to smell the aroma of oiled up legs and thighs - Elite Ozone being a favourite for those not a budget , ... its main aim ? to instill fear into the opposition :wink:

    Reminds me of one of my first games of football with a saturday club. I was a shy 17yr old stuck in a cramped changing room surrounded by older men wearing jockstraps and oiling themselves liberally. I remember thinking..Er, we are here to play football, right?! :lol:
  • johnboy183
    johnboy183 Posts: 832
    Navrig wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Navrig wrote:
    Get married.

    Why? So he can massage himself AND never have sex?

    And never get a chance to go out on the bike anyway.......

    You sad hen pecked creatures. Who wears the bibshorts in your house?

    ME, most definitely I wear the bib shorts in my house!




    It's just that the OH chooses which ones and when......
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Navrig wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Navrig wrote:
    Get married.

    Why? So he can massage himself AND never have sex?

    And never get a chance to go out on the bike anyway.......

    You sad hen pecked creatures. Who wears the bibshorts in your house?

    Definately me ... that is ... when I'm allowed.

    Just to be slightly helpful for a moment, Chafe-Ease is good for saddle pressure points. But it is probably mostly just herbal Sudocreme of some sort.

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