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Does anyone else out there get blisters from rowing? I don't mean on your hands, but at the top of your, uh, butt crack? I know it's a little weird, but if you have and know a good way to deal with it, please share.

I use anti-chafe stuff in a rub-on stick that they sell for runners. It helps. Also a set pad, and another pad in my shorts. And sometimes a large-scale bandaid over the affected spot.<br /><br />grams<br />

<!--QuoteBegin-pantstootight+Nov 3 2005, 11:38 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(pantstootight @ Nov 3 2005, 11:38 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Does anyone else out there get blisters from rowing? I don't mean on your hands, but at the top of your, uh, butt crack? I know it's a little weird, but if you have and know a good way to deal with it, please share. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I have had issues with the area you mention, not so much a blister but more of a split opens. (also happened when I biked a lot) Not very large, maybe a quarter inch or less but hurts more than the size would indicate. I have had success using a product called "Bag Balm" that comes in a green tin, nasty looking goo but it works well.<br /><br />Charles

<!--QuoteBegin-grams+Nov 3 2005, 07:04 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(grams @ Nov 3 2005, 07:04 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I use anti-chafe stuff in a rub-on stick that they sell for runners. It helps. Also a set pad, and another pad in my shorts. And sometimes a large-scale bandaid over the affected spot.<br /><br />grams <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Thanks, Grams. What's a set pad?

<!--QuoteBegin-cnapier+Nov 3 2005, 09:12 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(cnapier @ Nov 3 2005, 09:12 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-pantstootight+Nov 3 2005, 11:38 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(pantstootight @ Nov 3 2005, 11:38 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Does anyone else out there get blisters from rowing? I don't mean on your hands, but at the top of your, uh, butt crack? I know it's a little weird, but if you have and know a good way to deal with it, please share. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I have had issues with the area you mention, not so much a blister but more of a split opens. (also happened when I biked a lot) Not very large, maybe a quarter inch or less but hurts more than the size would indicate. I have had success using a product called "Bag Balm" that comes in a green tin, nasty looking goo but it works well.<br /><br />Charles <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Thanks, Charles. I know the stuff. I'll try it and Grams' suggestion too.

Hmmm.... Are you using the sliding seat or the rail? <br /><br />Wear some of those padded C2 rowing shorts...like bike shorts with padding.<br /><br />good luck.

Well, a set pad is a typo-it should be a 'seat pad'. I am on the road this week - in Jupiter Florida. I dropped in today at Jupiter Fitness - 4 ergsand youcan erg as long as you want. I couldn't bring my giant gel seatpad so I used a folded bubble-wrap (small bubbles) plastic mailing envelope to sit on and erged for over an hour with no ill effects, and no sliding around on the bubbles.<br /><br />grams

<!--QuoteBegin-pantstootight+Nov 3 2005, 12:38 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(pantstootight @ Nov 3 2005, 12:38 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Does anyone else out there get blisters from rowing? I don't mean on your hands, but at the top of your, uh, butt crack? I know it's a little weird, but if you have and know a good way to deal with it, please share. <br /> </td></tr></table><br />I get them quite often and have to use Band-Aid brand "Advanced Healing" stick pads. Usually comes after 3 or 4 consecutive days of extended rowing sessions. Boy they can hurt.

I use two C2 pads to me it's comfortable. But rowing longer than an hour is always a bit uncomfortable

I've had this exact problem from time to time and it is painful. It hasn't really correlated with the intensity or frequency of my rows though, so I figured I must just sit wrong on the occassional row. Whatever the cause, I usually just rub a small bit of petroleum jelly on the affected area before rowing and that seems to minimize any further problems.<br /><br />Daniel