hi and welcome to anti-chafing! ANTI-CHASING HAHA
this is a video for FTM Runners series if you're interested in being in our facebook
group where we motivate each other talk about things related to running and just
look at our intro video if you want to know what we do
and today we're going to be talking about running and how to avoid blisters and chafing
and around your body its some serious things i mean you wouldn't
even know some of the places thats theres chafing
especially in the longer runs. The longer you go
like half-marathons and marathons some crazy shit happens so beware!
Ultra marathons, start chafing on your face haha can you image
so theres, and then we'll also address things that are kindof for everybody. The chafing
that happens. But then also if something secific for trans guys that you concider especially
some for those who are post op as well as pre op
because we've, pre-op is binders, yeah post-op, you've got scaring. You have to worry
about. And the nips! Nips! The nips! Anyways, do you want to start with feet? yes
so we're going to use me as a model, uhm because im naked im kidding i have my shirt off.
we'll start from bottom up and we'll start first with the feet
im just going to put my feet here so yeah, i get blisters
in..hehe they dont smell we were just at the beach!
let me get closer, so and i'll like point anyways so you know where the blisters are.
I usually get blisters, you can get blisters there you
can get blisters there. The most common place for me is there for some reason.
And on the toe, the big toe. This one? yeah like the little like right under...there...right
there! That right there you could feel it, theres
like a callus now. Yeah it is, its quite.... You have to liek work work work on it. So
you're going to get blisters, and calluses are good. Because then
you don't theres not as much blistering that happens
but this is basically where you strike too, right?
yeah. When you land, thats what its called "strike". Thats where you're landing. I can
tell where chase lands based on that. Yeah, and also if you touch
my heel, you can also... oh yeah... yeah right there. So thats where
we want to just do the pinch points where you just do a little body glide action. You
like.. ..mermermer.... you cover those with a lot, or a little, whatevery ou feel necessary.
You shouldnt put too much. I learnt this.... haha no i actually
learnt this this week. Putting too much on will actually give you blisters. So dont do
what I did. I'm like sitting on it.. am i? I don't even know where it is. Its in my butt
haha.... sorry. I put too much on it and I.. somebody told me
you really shouldnt put too much. And i was like thats a good idea..I probably shouldnt
be doing that. So don't put too much just like... put it like one twoand then you're
good. You dont have to like "I NEED TO".. haha "NOMOREBLISTERS"
haa.. oh my Then we got the feet, and typically a lot
of us. the runs we do are in the summer so we're mostly running
in shorts and a tshirt. And like we were saying. For those of you
who are running pre-op. We will talk about binding and things. I never ran in a binder
as much as I run now. But he did. because hes been running for like ever
ok like I dont recommend it but if you do, these are the the pinch pounts on the sides.
I'm not going to even where it. I tried it on yesterday and... omg it was so
hard to put that on So its like here, the areas right here and
here and its going to pinch, and its going to chaf
really bad, like bleeding chaff so you really want to take care of that
wait, like if you try on a new binder and sometimes your armpits bleed
thats basically what happens but while you're running
so it hurts. And in another video we'll talk about the fact
that it impedes your performance too, because your lungs are constricted.But thats for another
time Thats not for here haha.. No
Anyways, and then for the rest of the body... I will do the
top here, we've got some additional scaring and the nips.yeah.
So especially in cis guys, expiernece this as well. In half marathons and marathons
because of the shirt like rubbing over the nips so frequently
they end up bleeding. I didnt think that that was a thing. Do not
google (you're going to google it anyways) haha "marathon nipples"
literally its like people with their shirts on and they have a trail of blood and you're
like "what is that a joke?" no. so Body Glide. What I do is I actaully put
I layer of body glide and then I put normal bandaid on it. Like this but
not like super tight but just so theres a bit of a thing like that.
Just so that it doesnt like touch anything. yeah. its very
important. You got to take care of yourself. Yeah
So body glide id your friend for all those pinch places
especially your ..... OHYEAH.... whats it called "cuiss?"
THIGH!... tighs? yes thighs.. haha im so french now
yeah, even if you're running in the winter.I run in the winter
often. Its really cold living in montreal. I even put it, even if its not touching the
skin to skin, just because... like they touch no matter what, im just.. i dont want it to
hurt when im running when its like spandex on spandex JUST in case.
and then I put some here and here, when I'm running just because I know that theres a
lot of friction if im like struggleing a lot and im like UHHH haha OHMY
but yeah, thats usually where I put the Body Glide. Yeah.
Anything else? like.... haha kidding, its not chapstick haha
for body glide thats about it. For the feet, I also have
theres socks. Theres are anti-blister socks. Now the reason they are anti blister... these
are Running Room socks.. ~promotion~ haha. I work there. They're double layer.
so here. So when theres friction on the foot to the
thing..... it like theres like a whats it called.... ughhhh its
divided? Yeah! but I dont know he words in english
anymore. Seperated? yeah like.. the friction is on
the other side so it doesnt do you... yeah.. thats very..
so its like a liner yeah so its like a second skin. Like the white
part is your skin. And then this is like ... exsactly.
So it doesnt it.. its really their called "anti-blister socks"
And they usually have reinforment kindof in the heels and the toes
yeah ou can get those. Especially for chafing. Some have some extra kush.... extra kush (couching)
for the push haha AndI prefer, and this is maybe more of a preference
thing then to consider.. the low ride ones. So not really... as you can tell by my .. i
dont know if you can see my tan mark. But thats literally.. I wear those socks all
the time. I wear them to work. I do work at the running room though
so i have to wear them haha but I just wear these all the time. They;re
really comfortable. They are a little expensive btu running is expensive. We should probably
talk about the price of running Well...its.. theres an upfront cost.. yeah..
anf then once youve got it all then you're good for a bit.....
yeah like these socks are $14 yeah.. but they're comfy..
like i mean you can wear them all the time they're worth it to not get blisters and no
chafing of any kind watch those nips. Anywhoooo
thank you for watching, yeah. Our anti-blister anti-chaffing
hopefully.. anti-chasing.. oh no don't.. i love you all
don't anti-chase me .. ok no thats not funny uhm and we hope it helps you with happy trails.
aw happy trails, maybe that could be our tagline happy trails and have a swell.. haha bye!
Layer!
so that when I put them up on the wall CHASE ROSS.. haha look at this guy over heat haha
over heat. Look at this guy overheating! ahhhh Chase how do you feel?
DIE haha welcome to half-marathons