thumb aeordynamics while working out ..?..
ok, so here's the deal. last week i was slicing some kale to go into spring rolls (i love simple, finger foods) and suffice to say - i almost made quite the literal version of "finger food". It wasn't (too) bad and wasn't anything some (amateur) home remedying couldn't help.
now, in the past week - every time that i've done my cardio - i seem to get winded *very* fast. normally, i'm able to get my cardio to an hour. of the past four times i've done cardio since my *chop* job, i've managed an hour .. only once (and quite an effort at that), the other three times were 1/2, and then twice at 25 minutes.
my thumb (the poor digit in question) is band-aided, maybe/probably over band-aided at that and i notice that i don't feel the same fluidity when doing the cardio. This sounds crazy in a sense, but i honestly believe that my bandaged digit is causing some type of disruption in my normal movement, even if only slightly so - enough to create an imbalance and make me get tired much more quickly.
just curious if i'm crazy or if anyone else has experienced anything similar?
thanks
that is really weird.
i was going to say maybe if you lost a lot of blood it was because of that (not as much O2 carrying power since you have less RBCs...), but everything should be happy/back to normal after a week.
i don't think it has anything to do with aerodynamics ;D
No, it can't be due to aerodynamic friction. I did a quick (crude) calculation to put it in perspective, assuming that the bandage increases your coefficient of friction by 4:
Without the bandage, the force of the air on your moving thumb is about 0.0002 pounds.
With the bandage, about 0.0008 pounds.
In both cases, really small. The thumb is such a small surface area that the effect is minimal, especially in stagnant air. And going from an hour to 25 minutes is huge. There must be some other factor. I also think if you're paying to much attention to it it might be a psychological thing--you might convince yourself that something is different. Maybe it hurts or the hand feels heavier?
~KMK, resident physicist.
kmk is so smart, she has numbers.
hannah just has "dddd'ooohhh, i don't think a bandage on your thumb could do much... ddd'ooooh"
ummm "wow" :o hehehe
ok, but ummm, could....the slight difference in sensation w/the band aid, cause me to be positioning my thumb in a slightly different manner and more importantly - could that then slightly different manner of thumb positioning cause a subtle difference in my motion to then translate into decreased stamina while running?
it goes w/o saying that i'm crazy ..and.. could use more staminia - just in general hehehe, but the complete lack of stamina after such a short period of working out, coinciding with my "bruised digit" - just makes me have to wonder...
I still think that's too drastic of a difference to attribute to a thumb injury. I mean, if that were the case--if someone could double their running time by thumb position--then I feel like more people would know about it, you know?
I mean, you can try it--just be very vigilant that your left and right arms are positioned the same.
What other factors could it be? Weather? Sleep? Diet? I still am verrrrry skeptical it is the thumb.
I wanted to have an opinion on this, but this doesn't make any sense to me.
The only thing I could think of was some sort of problem with the blood flow / circulation since there was a cut, but it's just a minor thumb injury.
Ask Wyatt and Gary. Those two dudes are qualified in strange scientific happenings.
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can we never let this thread die? it's my favorite.
In the name of science and experimentation, I don't suppose you could cut the other thumb to see if you can't run at all afterwards?
;)
In the name of science and experimentation, I don't suppose you could cut the other thumb to see if you can't run at all afterwards?
;)
that's my kind of science!
sure, mock me now - but i'll have you know that many a genius was mocked in their time...
(and ok, fine - many people mocked were probably just d*mb *sses and deserved it...)
well, as great an idea that might be (of cutting my other thumb) - i'm afraid i'll first need a volunteer to come here who will be willing to chop my kale for me. Once I can be assured of such assistance - i'll be happy to give your suggestion every merit it deserves 8-)
you could always just bandage your other thumb. no cutting involved.
but really... any other factors you can think of?
I'm just joking with you dude. I'm seriously lost on what could be causing that, though. ???
oh, i know - totally no worries (and i hope i did not seem serious in my reply)
as far as what else could be causing it, at first i thought maybe it was hotter then normal but yesterday it wasn't hot - but same thing. many times i can go for 1/2 hour 40 minutes before **needing** water, and even then - i might need it only that once. But lately, i've needed the water every 10 minutes or so.
it's not a biggie by any stretch, i'm sure i'll work though it, i was curious though if something so goofy and seemingly insignificant could could contribute to the jogging dynamic
it does sound very silly though - no doubts...heheheh
Ok, good. Just know that if I post something, it is most likely in good humor.
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wish i could say the same. in my case, when i write something - it's usually "a shallow attempt at something vaguely resembling humor that has been left to spoil rotten in a fermented jar of soybean and chili paste"
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see what i mean?
ugh :-D
In the name of science and experimentation, I don't suppose you could cut the other thumb to see if you can't run at all afterwards?
;)
:-D I just giggled myself silly.
So, I thought about this hard last night. I thought about this on the way home, during dinner, and last night while I was trying to sleep. How could this happen? Why did this happen? What did the bandage have to do with it? Has this ever happened before?
And then it hit me. The answer was so obvious! This has happened before, and many different times and for thousands of years at that! We've seen things like this in movies, tv, videogames, and other various forms of media!
http://www.show.me.uk/dbimages/chunked_image/compass_mummystomb_4cropped.JPG
The mummy! Bandages have been the bane of the mummies existence and hindering it's mobility since what, 4000 BC? Since you are wearing a band-aid, you have become a part of those ancient beasts of terror (albeit a small fraction of one)! Soon enough, and not knowing how you got there, you will find yourself in Egypt. Buried deep in the walls of ancient pyramids, you will be the protector of the Pharaoh's tombs and treasures, cursing any hapless would-be adventurer or explorer who would dare to enter your fortress of fear! The best part is that you won't even need to speak to them, you can just make agitated grunt noises and scare them to death. Awesome!
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CK, you are the smartest man I know. ;)b
CK, you are the smartest man I know. ;)b
You must not know many people... :-* ;)
If only I could've been a character on Scooby Doo...I guess Harvey Birdman will have to suffice.
Wow, this totally explains why I always feel so out of shape. I am such a klutz that I am constantly needing bandages on various parts of my body, thus turning me into a mummy and slowing me down. Working out more isn't going to help me get in shape... I just need to stop the injuries. Glad to know how this works now!