From Bicycle Retailer: Nike cuts ties to Livestrong
Nike will stop manufacturing Livestrong-branded products following the 2013 holiday season, ending a nine-year relationship that has pumped more than $100 million into the nonprofit founded by Lance Armstrong. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (06.01.2013): Nike to Livestrong No More, Off to the Races, Ice Man Cometh, Helmet Disconnect
You can add insult to injury but a better option is to add ice to an injured joint. Yes, a bag of ice or even frozen peas will do the trick. But there is another option, the Hyperice, a recovery device that utilizes ice compression to treat pain, soreness and even speed up recovery time. The developer has created specific packs that are available for just the right spot such as back, knee and shoulder, as well as utility model that works with ankles, elbows, feet, hands and wrists. For serious pain there is Hyperice.
From Cycling News: Nike terminate Armstrong’s contract
In a sudden change of stance, Nike has announced it has terminated Lance Armstrong’s contract because of the “seemingly insurmountable evidence that Lance Armstrong participated in doping and misled Nike for more than a decade.” Continue reading Weekend Reading (10.20.2012): Armstrong Doesn’t Do It, Reality Bytes, Endless Wave, Ice Ice Leggy
Compression and ice are well known treatments for recovery, but also work well for endurance training and events. It’s also difficult to combine the two, though 110% has a line of garments that have a compression layer plus a layer that you can tuck ice packs in for cooling. The newest item in the line is the Kick Back Quad Sleeves.
Kick Back Quad Sleeves is a compression sleeve that goes over your quads, or thighs. While the sleeves work well for recovery, they can also be used during longer, hotter competitions. 110% company founder David Green said he used the Kick Back Quad Sleeves during the Brazil 135, a 135 mile run that has that grueling combination of heat and climbing over 30,000 feet over the course of the 135 miles. “The sleeves provided incredible stability to my quads, especially on the downhill. It wasn’t until I temporarily removed them that I realized how critical they were in helping me finish this incredible challenge,” he said in a statement.
The sleeves combine zoned, gradient compression with 360 degree pockets to insert reusable ice packs. You can use the Kick Back Quad Sleeves for training, race day or recovery so you’re ready for the next day’s events. They’re able to be worn with other garments, such as under shorts, and serve athletes well for spot treatment to help quads and hamstrings.
Kick Back Quad Sleeves sell for $100 and include re-usable ice packs with an insulated carrying sleeve.
This winter has been a bit of a bust for snow sports, and the lack of snow followed by warm spells has meant that it hasn’t been easy to make the traditional outdoor skating rink. If temperatures exceed 32 degrees, which they have been doing, the backyard ice rink is likely to become the backyard pond.
Now Wayne “Iceman” Doughty is looking at creating a rink that could still stay frozen when the temperature outside is 45 to 50 degrees. But this is no mere “build it and they will come” field – make that ice rink – of dreams, nor is his notion just a frozen pipe dream. The Ferrum, Penn. Resident knows a thing or two about ice, and while maybe not in his veins, it is his business. He runs a cooling, refrigeration and heating business and has created a rink that can freeze water pumped into the rink via a heat pump. His current backyard rink looks a bit like a pool, but is about 12 inches deep. Continue reading Iceman Buildith Skating Rink
There is no denying that if you workout hard there is a chance you can over do it. A lot of times that means changing from your fitness attire and grabbing the ice pack, but in many cases people don’t ice post workout as they get down to other things.
The folks at 110% Play Harder solved this problem by creating compression clothing that helps during your workout, and by letting you add the element of ice after you’re down. This attire features sleeves that allow you to slide pre-chilled ice sheets and seriously cool down after your workout.
The sports compression clothing is available as Transformer Shorts, Juggler Knickers, Sleeves and even Crew Neck Ts. There is even a tote bag that keeps the ice sheets chilled for six hours. So you can even workout and cool down before you head home.
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Soon there might be the headlines that say “spring has sprung,” but that’s actually a problem in the Great White North, where there is actually a shortage of hockey arenas. While it might be hard to believe given the winter we’ve had in much of the country, in Canada there is actually a need for more places to skate. A lack of ice facilities or even no facilities at all are actually an issue that is currently plaguing many cities across Canada. In fact, of the nearly 2,500 ice arenas, nearly 50 percent are more than 26 years old and 32 percent are more than 36 years old.
These buildings will need seriously renovations or need to be replaced. Where there is a need, there is opportunity. Taking a cue from the Field of Dreams, if you build it they will come, Calgary-based Sprung Instant Structures Ltd. has launched Sprung Performance Arenas and even earned an endorsement from Hockey Canada for their efforts to address the issue. The Sprung Performance Arenas can be built quickly and more importantly economically, as a long-term solution to the so-called “ice crisis” in Canada.
“Traditional single arenas can cost anywhere from 8.5 million to 20 million, and take over a year to build, whereas Sprung arenas can be built for less than 6 million, and are constructed in around 6 months,” said Sprung, “Sprung Arenas are safe, reliable, long-lasting, have a high quality ice surface, and make ice sports more accessible in our country.”
The arenas have already earned support and endorsement from Hockey Canada and the Hockey Canada Foundation. Thus when spring comes, or winter isn’t quite as harsh there will still be ice, ice baby.
Given the recent heat waves that have gripped much of the country it is hard to think about ice – except for the kind used in a cool drink. But hockey season is just around the corner, and the ice that the skaters will do their thing on is evolving. On the surface – no pun intended – ice is pretty simple. Run some water; add some cold and you have a skating surface. Mother nature usually does a good job every winter, but for the artificial ice rinks it is another story. Continue reading Synthetic Ice, Ice Baby