Ankle hurts...advice....

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Well..my right ankle hurts a bit...down by my achillies heel. My achilles is a little sore and I feel something tight on the back/bottom of my heel and across the botom of my foot. Very possible that it is just muscle soreness from doing the tire flip with my Chucks on...but just wondering if anyone had any experience with this.

Any ideas on how to use athletic tape to tape up an ankle?

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[Night Fly]

*tisk * *tisk*

Wearing your chucks while flipping that monster....hehe....

 

[Lord_Suston]

Try not to strecth your heel too much cause you might have strained it already. when people stretch after they strain something they actually make it worst, that is why most doctors try to immobilize the injured body part. About the tape start at your ankle and wrap it around the middle base of the foot continue around so it looks like a figure eight. Do this a few times. it should be tight enough to restrist motion but not cut off blood circulation

 

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Thanks...I hope that it is just a strain...you can see the position that my right foot was in when doing the tire flip on my training pics.

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[Lumberg]

Why don't you invest in a pair of good crosstraining shoes? I remember cringeing when I saw you puttin' a beatin' on those chucks.

As far as taping, that's about it, make a few figure eights. Different people have different preferences for tightness, go by feel. Also you can buy prewrap which is kind of a cushiony material you can put on before the tape that keeps it from chafing and ripping out your hair when you take it off.

JC

 

[Lumberg]

PS that reminds me remember that one guy who kicked off his shoes during the truck pull in WSM and ended up ripping the soles of his feet open? That was nasty.

 

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I wear my rock climbing shoes when I do the harness pull...they work great. Must find something better for the tire flip though.

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