Sweating

[quote]blitzkrg wrote:
i dont have any advise for you on the sweating.

but i can tell you about some deodorant.

as a hunter, i’m usually in full length clothing, hiking up very large hills with lots of gear.
in sept. when bow season starts, it’s often in the 80’s still…

I use “no scent” stick type deodorant by hunter specialties.

I have no idea whats in it, but i NEVER sweat from my armpits when i’m using this stuff…

perhaps you can see whats in it and buy a similar product.
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Which brand do you use?

[quote]Frank.S wrote:
Yep I have to wear black shorts.

Fuckin sweaty ass.[/quote]

Ya I am a sweat sufferer as well. We had a thread on the night sweats a while back, but I think most of us who night sweat profusely also fall into this day time sweat like a pig scenario. If I sit on a metal or wood chair or something I can leave like a heat imprint from my sweaty ass. Embarrasing to say the least. To get up and watch the heat from your ass evaporate off the chair. My lower back, ass, forhead and middle chest areas are my big culprits. I sweat in the cold, I sweat whatever my activity level. Sucks, but ya make due I guess. No doc has ever given me a “cure” so sorry I can’t add to the discussion in that manner.

but I am with ya !

I sweat like there is a prize for it.

Read my posts on:

“squat rack curls”

for a good decription of the severity.

Some advice:

Do not move, The less i move the more i sweat.

Get a hand fan. tiny little hand held fan, awesome.

quit taking Hot-Rox unless you need them. these types of thermos make me gush.

Quit eating so often. I know it sux but the more often i eat the more i sweat. halfway through my kickass Berardi meals i start sweating. I find this amusing so I keep on eating a ton.

Caffene. quit it. It makes me sweat more, the less i have the less i sweat.

Icy cold gel. I rub this on every so often, it cools you down and smells… interesting… maybe fresh is a good word.

Watch the sodium. if i eat too much my sweat is harsh. but if i don’t eat enough my sodium levels get too low and i get faint from sweating it all out. fukin stoopid.

get the chinese medicine, shit works, makes you have big poopies too.

Since I think sweating is funny I don’t worry about it. When it’s hot out people ask me what i’m doing, I say:

“I’m sweating.”

It’s like my hobby. I have to clean up with the mop at the school gym. I turn the squat rack into a kiddie pool.

Wear bandanas on your head to keep it out of your eyes. you look like bit of a douche but it works.

the higher I get my metabolism and g-flux the hotter i always am.

the GF loves the sweat, right in her eye.

Oh yeah shaving your head can be great for releasing heat. It makes you sweat more from your head, as prof x said, but apparently according to teh doctor you sweat less else where. but if you are sweaty as hell it really wont make a difference.

Learn to love it. sweat is the new blond. “sweaters have more fun!”

-chris

[quote]CHEKonIT wrote:
Rockscar wrote:
Or these…

That chick has more stretchmarks than Prof X and G.O.A.T. combined.
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That was uncalled for, man. You might want to take some Immodium for that mouth diarrhea. Go troll somewhere else, maybe Dimensions magazine. You could do your Swiss Ball Presses off of one of those fat pigs’ bellies.

[quote]CHEKonIT wrote:
That chick has more stretchmarks than Prof X and G.O.A.T. combined.[/quote]

That’s no chick, that’s Mrs. Rockscar!

And to the OP: Hi Brian, welcome to the S.W.E.A.T. Team, man!

Just curious. How’s your sleep? I have sleep apnea, & when I don’t get a good night’s sleep on my CPAP machine I get bad sweats, night & day.

Realpeanutbutter – sweet list you got there. I’m going to give a bunch of those a try and see if they can improve it a little bit. Thanks a ton for practical ideas.

Superstar – good idea on the eastern medicine. My woman is Korean and is constantly pressuring me to use her herbs and accupuncture isn’t too far away. I might go for a consultation.

Hidngod – Sometimes I think sleep could play a factor because I get a lucky day every once in a while without much sweat. Maybe those are the days I got more rest, though my daily sleep is great.

I found a well-reviewed product on Amazon called “Certain Dri.” However, the majority of the reviews seemed to be from pubescent females so I’m taking them with a grain of salt. Sad to see that there are so many other sufferers out there … damned be G-Flux! This is about the only downside that I’ve ever seen in making my body stronger and faster.

Me Me!Pick Me!

I just remembered, my mom bought me a pack of these circle thigns that you put on yhe inside of your shirt( on the armpit) and it takes the sweat so it doesnt make a stain.I used them when i went to graduation

You should see me after arms supersets…I can’t even see.

Anyone else sweat from their Temples a lot?

[quote]jmwintenn wrote:
Me Me!Pick Me!

I just remembered, my mom bought me a pack of these circle thigns that you put on yhe inside of your shirt( on the armpit) and it takes the sweat so it doesnt make a stain.I used them when i went to graduation[/quote]

Could you post the name of those? That could come in handy in a business setting. If they have a website, that would be appreciated as well.

[quote]EmperialChina wrote:
Anyone else sweat from their Temples a lot?[/quote]

monks, priests and nuns come to mind:)

joking aside, i also sweat a lot, mostly my right armpit, and looks funny, big stain on the right, much smaller on the left. i hear botox would work well if one had the money for that

Heavy sweater here too.

I don’t think you’ll ever see me w/o pit stains, but I’ve gotten to the point where I just don’t really care anymore.

What way worse than sweaty pits is sweaty ass. When you get up from a wooden, metal, or plastic chair and you’ve left a small puddle in the chair, and a big water mark right on your ass.

But after noticing my ass just doesn’t really sweat that much, I think I’ve figured out why this happens.

When you sit down, your body creates a closed (for all intents and purposes) area between your ass and the chair, and your body heat raises the temperature of this area. It eventually gets warm enough that the moisture in that pocket of air condenses, and leaves a puddle in your chair and watermark on your shorts. So it’s not really a case of excess sweating for me at least, it’s just condensating water vapor collecting on the seat of my pants.

I’ve noticed that my shorts don’t get as wet in drier air, and that it seems that the moisture actually soaks from the outside-in, unlike pit stains which I can hide by layering my clothes. So for me, it doesn’t really matter if I’m wearing thick jeans with thick boxers underneath; I’ll still get ass sweatmarks.

That’s my theory and unfortunately I don’t have a solution for it. I also can’t believe I just wrote a few paragraphs on sweating.

ah well. happy sweating to everyone.

http://www.maximteam.com/index.htm

Ha, when you live in a pseudo jungle like I do, sweating profusely is a normal and expected occurance. I hate the fucking summer.

[quote]Professor X wrote:
It is termed “hyperhydrosis”. I have the same problem. The majority of my wardrobe is either loose UnderArmour or similar “moisture wicking shirts”. That is honestly the only thing I have found to actually help. I’m a big guy but I have always sweat more than usual. It just seems to have gotten worse the bigger I get. This can cause problems when the goal is to look confident and your patient sees you sweating like crazy while you are holding a sharp instrument or a needle. Luckily, my mouth makes up for my image.

Things you can try are:
Non-prescription Antiperspirant
They sell competitive brands containing aluminum chloride hexahydrate behind the counter at pharmacies.

Prescription antiperspirants
Drysol is the leading form of aluminum chloride hexahydrate and to my knowledge still needs a script.

There are new surgeries that actually sever the glands that lead to excessive sweating.

I personally have found none of the antip’s to work because much of my sweating is also from my head. I tend to stick with the “moisture wicking shirts”, dark colors and a towel. That has honestly worked better than anything else.[/quote]

There are two other things to consider in the surgery department as severing the sweat glands can lead to them reattaching. 1) Botox can be injected as a short term solution ~ every 6 months. 2) The sweat glands can be permanently removed via tumescent liposuction.

Before having this done, I was a chronically sweaty amrpit guy. It wasn’t necesarily when I was hot, but more when I was nervous or when I concentrated on something. In the past antiperspirant barely did any good, now I don’t bother with it.

It was a relatively painless procedure; It took less than 4 hours and I was back to work the next day. The hardest part was staying away from the gym for two weeks.