Oh No Not Another Blisters Topic !!!

[[old] grahamlofthouse]

I've been guilty in the past of raising and reading several topics in various forums about blisters, their pain, the so called preventions and the so called cure's for these nasties.<br /><br /><b>Yawn </b>!<br /><br />I was in pain !, I was desperate ! and I was crying out for faith! forgiveness and a miracle. <br /><br />I now know that there is a answer to my prayers. Its not gloves, its not tape on the fingers, its not pooring tea over the blisters or popping them at the breakkie table. <br /><br />The answer is simply this....with no gloves...don't grip too hard and row. If you get a blister or hot spot appearing after 11 K's, do a week of rowing for 10 K's before you get a hotspot appearing. Toughen the little digits up before you go further. <br /><br />After suffering greatly for the first 1.5 million metres and reading that eventually my hands will get used to the rower, I was loosing faith in all the advice being given to me. However a week of limited workouts with no gloves or protective tapes and a loose grip I'm now finally sorted. Im on half-marathon's now with no gloves and no blister problems. My only obstacle to regular exercise is the train system I use to get home on. <br /><br />Once again for all those suffering with the blisters...pain free rowing will come - <b>eventually</b>.

[[old] hennmart]

<!--QuoteBegin-grahamlofthouse+Apr 28 2005, 03:52 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(grahamlofthouse @ Apr 28 2005, 03:52 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />Once again for all those suffering with the blisters...pain free rowing will come - <b>eventually</b>. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Graham,<br /><br />I agree: in the beginning I also had blisters and now after 1.7 million meters I row long distances without getting blisters. <br /><br />For the marathon I still use gloves.<br /><br />Hennie