I see this thing only in America. Is it simply because Americans are more stupid than the rest of the world?
Or is it because Americans believe they are humanity’s garbage?
I see this thing only in America. Is it simply because Americans are more stupid than the rest of the world?
Or is it because Americans believe they are humanity’s garbage?
i live in america and have never seen this before, only in the movie "silver linings playbook".
there was this one time, at band camp...
cog1755 wrote:
i live in america and have never seen this before, only in the movie "silver linings playbook".
Same here, only I assumed it was more of a Philly thing.
Fake news.
Ermmm .... ever heard of Debbie Harry in the Blondie Atomic video
You never know when some Eurotrash is lurking around the ellipticals.
Hffff wrote:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NgDQ7C24O0k/Tf0d4pFr35I/AAAAAAAAAgs/iT8epDq5jgI/s1600/kalena.jpgI see this thing only in America. Is it simply because Americans are more stupid than the rest of the world?
Or is it because Americans believe they are humanity’s garbage?
It was a 60s thing, especially for low IQ people like boxers and wrestlers trying to make weight.
But I was in Panama last week and saw an old guy in one of those plastic suits jogging in High heat and humidity.
Instant results on the scale, performance wise ? negligible.
cog1755 wrote:
i live in america and have never seen this before, only in the movie "silver linings playbook".
I came here to post this exact comment.
Well, not the exact comment. See, it's LRC, and I'm one of those guys who has to tell you that I would have capitalized and punctuated differently. The comment is perfectly clear as it stands. There is no reason to correct it aside from . . . . Nope, no good reason. I would have done it just because I'm a tool sometimes.
Some people I wrestled with who were trying to make weight either the next day or in the afternoon would do some cardio in plastic bags or take a hot shower in plastic bags too make weight by losing some quick water weight. Pretty annoying really.
When did two become “so many”?
Only real reason is to cut weight for competition i.e. if you are a wrestler, boxer or mma. OR, if you are getting ready for the Badwater ultramarathon.
I still see that a lot. And almost every time it's black or latino guys. I think it's a hold over from boxing and wrestling and making weight. It's seen as a big macho thing to go jog all wrapped up in heavy sweats garbage bag underneath when it's 90+ degrees outside.
Hammer time
cog1755 wrote:
i live in america and have never seen this before, only in the movie "silver linings playbook".
And Christmas Vacation. Ellaines character and her husband.
The correct answer has been posted here. Boxers and wrestlers attempting to cut weight by sweating it out.
It's just water weight, so it comes right back.
We always call these personal torture chambers "sauna suits". I wrestled in the era immediately after the two young men from Iowa passed away while cutting weight using these suits mixed with a traditional sauna, sans suit of course. Even in the late 90's early 2000's they were already sort of a niche product. They are currently banned by wrestling's national governing body, precluding anyone from using these suits in a formal practice setting or generally anywhere for that matter. Even D1 college kids aren't dumb enough to use these things anymore, they are TERRIBLE to wear and very depleting. There's always an idiot out there willing to do dumb $hit to make weight, but at this point for scholastic wrestling its a bit of a relic from the past. Kind of like spitting in a cup to lose .25 lbs.
1/10
I lived in West Virginia last year in an isolated mountainous region. I saw this attire quite often, daily in fact.
Stalingrader wrote:
I lived in West Virginia last year in an isolated mountainous region. I saw this attire quite often, daily in fact.
Those are called Frogg Toggs rainsuits, a bit different but look almost identical.
Anywho a sauna suit could get one acclimated to a hot ultra like the above poster suggests. The heat of the air near your legs from the solar bounce off the pavement can be over 120 f for hours during a Badwater.