Why arent the elite runners using recovery boots for removing soreness?

Hamstring yes, but not but and back

RyecorDone wrote:

Are you promoting your companies product?

Nope, was just wondering why i never had seen them in the elite scene

Julian Gregersen wrote:

As a runner i hate foamrolling and cant get bothered to get a massage(expensive and takes a lot of time), but love the effect they give. So i bought myself a pair of recovery boots and i really can feel how fresh my legs are after a 20minute session in them, and feel they really could be a game changer for me. So how come you always see elite getting masssage or foamrolling and never in a pair of recovery boots? Is there something I'm missing?

Did you see the pre-race routine from Colleen Quigley? She's wearing them the morning before her race.

I don't follow a lot of elite runners so I can't speak to that specifically and their willingness to quasi-plug products that they are not paid to promote. I know in professional triathlete boots have been the rage for years. Many world champions, some friends, use boots but don't advertise because they don't get paid. Kind of a weird approach IMHO but lots of athletes operate at this level. For one reason I don't know. But regardless they are in boots and over the year there have only be a handful of athlete that have gotten paid and most were in Triathlon. Normatec has gotten tons and tons of free advertising from pro athletes in all sports and celebrities. All of which use them.

Triathlete love boots for just the reasons you state, and personally I do love foam rolling still and I do get massages, but you are right , boots are dead simple and require no effort. I am in a pair as I type and that is why they are so nice to have. They are a passive experience that you can easily multi-task with. Even when getting a massage, I can't multi-task and I have to drive over there, usually wait for another athlete to finish who is running late, and drive home. Often time I stink and I haven't showered which gives me a bit of anxiety as I prefer to be fresh for them.

But yes as far as cost there are some really inexpensive boots out there. They have gone up in price in recent years as tariffs and input costs have risen. Highly recommend Air Relax ($550) and SpeedHound ($700) on the more affordable side of things. Normatec if you have more to spend.

Did short, simple, sweet comparisons of SpeedHound and Air Relax vs Normatec. Here is my comparison of SpeedHound and Normatec. Happy to answer any questions but yes you can use them for recovery but also for pre-run too. Very under utilized in pre-run as far as I am concerned but really work up the body and prime it for a workout.

http://www.thomasgerlach.com/2019/04/speed-hound-recovery-boots-review-vs.html

Also for some I have heard that it really forces them to relax and sit still. Something endurance athletes can have a hard time doing.

Go sit in a pool for 20 minutes, it provides more compression than those silly boots, you'll get the same placebo effect too.

Usually those said people are given free product for exactly this reason.

I would too....

But I think lots of pros use them (some free some bought) as they would an percussive gun or even an altitude tent. whatever they can convince themselves to gain .0001%

just go for a 30min walk

They look and seem to be highly similar to compression boots used in hospitals to prevent dvt. The hospital ones are less expensive.

I wonder if Bekele uses recovery boots?

I just punch my legs softly after training for a similar effect.

Gertrude the shetland pony wrote:

I just punch my legs softly after training for a similar effect.

Save your strength, slam them in the door.

I think that would require more strength than gentle punches.

Garmont is the best pair of boots in durability and confort from rucking to deployments this is one of the few that has held its own and the only one to never make my feet hurt. No blisters no pain. Having gone through various pairs of boots these are the top dog. They're heavier than the lightweight nikes, but they don't fall apart after getting wet. Just be sure to pretreat the leather with lanolin, and do periodic maintenance to keep the leather up to snuff.