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Cornholio

Why do I feel beat up (after skydiving)?

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Fuckin a dude! I woke up this morning hurting worse than I did yesterday! I think maybe mine has something to do with leaning off the front of the golf cart backwards up and down the runway though.

I'm pounding the ibuprophen and tylenol again today. I'd do anything for a good massage right now.

(did I just say fuckin a?)

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anaerobic activity and intense excercise



The anaerobic part comes in when you don't get enough oxygen to your muscles. It's called anaerobic respiration, one byproduct of which is lactic acid. So you can have anaerobic respiration while doing aerobic activity. Anaerobic activity is like weightlifting, in which you are using your muscles but not raising your heart and respiration (breathing) rate.

You're right though, stretching is one of the best ways to squeeze lactic acid out of your muscles, as well as enhance the ability of blood, and therefore oxygen, to get to all the muscle tissue.

The reason we're sore after jumping is because skydiving is a very physical sport. We're trying to fly our bodies through 120+ mph winds, and then stuff a big piece of nylon into a little bag to do it again. That doesn't include extra-curricular activity after the beer light goes on. :)


So stretch regularly throughout the day. And drink dihydrogen monoxide. And then stretch again.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

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