As I told you earlier today I had my first workout with the Under Armour mouthwear, and had what I consider a great success.
First my normal workout. In the offseason I use my first month to balance my body and set a base to avoid injury.
I use circuit training where I try and hit all muscle groups by doing a series of 7 exercises with middle level weight to
failure for 2 or 3 cycles. The exercises include pullups, deep squats, dips, lunges, full extension abs, dumbbell curls,
and push ups. I go through all of these with no rest in between exercises. Today I tried the circuit while wearing the
Under Armour mouthwear. The first thing I had to comment on was how comfortable the mouthpiece was. I have played
football and boxed and those mouthpieces are the first thing I would get rid of when the opportunity was given. The UA
mouthwear was easy to talk with and actually made my breathing feel better while lifting.
So on to the workout and numbers. I went through the first cycle of exercises and did at least my average to a little
more than my average even though I had just worked out hard the day before. Usually I will take one day off in between
for recovery, but was anxious to try the mouthwear. So while the numbers on the first set didn't "blow me away" it was
the second set that got me. Usually my second set numbers will be 30%-40% lower than my first set, but today I equalled
the first set in most exercises and the biggest drop was only 10%. To me that is huge. Also I have a tendency of working
my body to full exhaustion where laying on the floor for 20 or 30 minutes afterwards is common. Today I felt I pushed
myself just as hard or harder but didn't have the same nausea feeling I usually get.
I will take a full rest tomorrow and hit it again Sunday and maybe mix in a cardio workout. If this proves not to be a fluke
it will have huge implications on our competitions and job. For the competitions one of our major enemies is lactic acid
build up at the end of the event. Having the ability to push harder at the end means the difference between winning an losing.
As far as our job, if it parallels my workout today it will mean quicker recovery and the ability to get more done on my
second air tank.
Thank you again for this opportunity.
Nate Rohda
I wore the "performance mouthpiece" for three golf rounds in a row.
I wore the UA only during my regular warm-up session and the round itself,
approximately 5 hours per day. My reaction is that there is indeed a very
positive benefit in stress reduction, endurance and focus. These are all the
real keys to success in playing golf at one's potential.
The benefit for me was a definite reduction in my stress and fatigue
level. When I would get ready to clench, I could feel the UA, and I
would just relax. Golf, unlike many other sports, is not about power
(although it can help), it is about consistency and tempo. There is
no moment of truth when you need to have that extra spurt of strength
or energy. The real key is to have the exact same amount of energy for
every shot of the day (first to last), I really do believe that UA
made that more feasible. I found that at the end of the day I was
hitting the same club the same distance with the same effort. Pretty
outstanding in my mind. Just for the record, I hit every iron about
1/2 club further, that translates to 3-5% increase (easy to measure
since you are only measuring the flight thru the air); but the
increase was from less tension in the swing, not from more power or
energy exerted. I really can not state that I hit the Driver further
(although I think I did), since there is roll of the ball and the
pitch of the terrain to factor in. I will leave that to the launch
monitor machines and the guru's.
UA is, in my mind, an interesting phenomenon. I can't really
quantify what really happens, more distance, less stress, more
stamina, and God knows what else; but I do know there is a very
positive benefit to whatever the Edge prohibits or initiates.
The UA was easy to wear, comfortable, and easy to speak with it in
place. Interestingly enough, only the one guy I told knew I had the
edge in my mouth. At the end of the round, I showed it to the boys
and they were amazed and excited. I can't say how much the UA was
responsible for the round, but clearly it must take credit or blame as
it comes. Good news for edge was that the final round was 65 and a
winner of the Pro-Member at San Gabriel Country Club in San Gabriel,
California. How much was due to UA, my fabulous talent, or shear
blind luck, who knows, but if I'd finished last it would have clearly
been 100% UA's fault.
Jeff Van Wagenen
On Nov. 20th While competing at The Worlds Firefighter Combat Challenge in Las Vegas
I sustained a Season Ending Injury. Original Prognosis was a Torn Right Quadriceps
Tendon. Completely tore in half this required surgery on Nov. 23. Surgery involved
drilling two screws into my knee cap and reattaching the Quadriceps Tendon. Rehab is
3 months in a straight leg brace and crutches while the tendon heals. At the
end of 3 months light physical therapy is begun. Full Recovery is 12 months. At
the end of two months I removed the brace and began therapy on my own with the
Under Armour Bite Tech Mouth Piece. I started therapy after 2 months post-op. While
wearing the mouthpiece I have seen great improvements in the last 4 weeks. Initially
starting with walking and running intervals on the treadmill:
Week 1) Walk(speed 3.0) 1 min; Jog(speed4.5) 1 min for a total of 20 minutes.
I am now:
Week 4) Walk(speed 3.5) 1 min; Jog(6.5) 5 min for a total of 30 minutes. In addition
to 20 minutes on Elliptical Machine followed up by 20 minutes on stationary Bike. I do
this 3 to 4 times a week. While most people don?ft start therapy until after 3 months I
am now doing what most people do in the 6-8 month range. While wearing the Mouthpiece I
feel more energized for workouts. Before, doing just walking and running I now follow
this up with another 40 minutes of cardio (Elliptical/Bike) feeling great. In Conclusion,
I feel that the mouthpiece has dramatically helped and shortened my recovery. I continue
to wear the mouth piece with workouts and on rare occasions when I have forgot to wear
the mouth piece I feel tired and less energetic. I am also doing light weight work as
well. Steadily increasing weights. Leg press, Leg extensions, Leg curls, and Calf raises.
Cale Good (Team RunFaster)
