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Sounds pretty normal to me. Anyone sprinting for 30s would probably describe a similar feeling. Why it has potentially become more noticeable now is that your body (and muscles) is changing through puberty, transitioning from being more endurance capable to, in your case, more explosive. Now's probably a good time to get a good understanding of how resistance training can help your body adapt to the demands of the sport. Once this growth spurt goes past and once your conditioning improves, and your body builds up the capacity to cope with the demands of the sport, you should notice this less.

Sport Science grad/DPT here. From your subjective assessment, it could be many things. Firstly, lactate (not lactic acid, which technically doesn't exist) is not the bad guy in energy metabolism, though other waste metabolites can reduce performance. What helped you determine that 'lactic acid' was causing tightness in your hamstrings? Secondly, you speak of tightness. Can you describe it? Is it the tightness associated with cramping? Or a tightness like a muscle pump after working out? Or a tightness having done a max sprint without warming up? More information is needed for a better understanding of what's going on here. Thirdly, you speak of your team working out twice a week, and you going an extra 2-3 more times. Are you talking about gym sessions or ice sessions? How many times were you going beforehand when you didn't have the tightness issue? The change in how you feel could potentially be a symptom of overtraining. Fourthly, you're 16. This is an age where your body goes through a growth spurt. Muscles grow at a different rate to bone, and you could just be experiencing fatigue stemming from a changing body and power-to-weight ratio. But, again, much more information is needed here. Can you describe more fully what you are experiencing?

Got accepted into my school and course of choice. Even got offered a (partial) scholarship, but that goes a long way towards helping me finance this Master's. Going to be starting a whole new chapter of my life come January!

Hey guys, does anyone know of someone with a Spare sharpener in Melbourne?

I have 2 used pairs of 3.5D, but I'm in Singapore. It won't be worth shipping it over there - maybe you know someone going over?

Where do I find more information about this discount code? My items don't seem to work with this.

Apparently, Step Blacksteel (which I wanted) is sold out so I wouldn't be able to get it from them. Also, this shop is pushing Tydan quite strongly, so that's probably why they quoted me for Tydan.

I got this quote for prices from a Canadian shop: here are the costs (all are CDN funds) True player skate with stock blades $999.99 True one piece goal skate $999.99 True 2 piece goal skate $899.99 True player skate with Tuuk lightspeed edge holders and LS3 steel $1049.99 LS4 steel $1069.99 Tydan stainless steel $1069.99 (add $25 for engraving) Tydan black steel $1099.99 (add $25 for engraving) color on eyelet row +$40 extra side protection +$50 tongue embroidery $40 -all above pricing is +shipping($125) and taxes(12%). payment is at time order is confirmed and placed.

For game day nutrition, these guys pretty much have it down. Hydration leading up to game time is important, and consume a carb-laden meal 2-4hrs before. I will say this though - energy drinks will work for sporting activity lasting >1h. Even then, you don't want to drink everything, or you'll feel too full. In sports science, this is what we do for our teams: one bottle of water and one bottle of energy drink for each athlete per game. Water to be drunk throughout the game in sips, energy drink to be swished in the mouth and spat out. According to some research, just tasting the energy drink is enough to trick the brain into thinking it is consuming carbs and make the body feel more energetic. I can't comment about tactics, but short shifts go a long way. Gas yourself out in the first period and you'll suffer the next two.

Have you guys got any dealer to recommend?

Mate, that would be great if the rep would be able to come here. A couple of the guys in the leagues here already wear the older VH skates, and there's always been a buzz about the skates. I'd appreciate your help on this. Is that so? I don't see an option to order online, other than through various retailers. Would I have to go through them?

Hi guys, does anyone know where I can get replacement tongues for the original VH skates? Mine are broken down beyond belief. Also, where can I get TRUE skates done if I don't have access to a shop to do the scan? I live in SE Asia. Thanks, Mark

I'd also like to know about the pitch difference. I am on the Easton Mako with Tuuk Edge holders and a 3mm lift. Wondering if I would need a 3mm lift as well when transitioning to the Super Tacks, although it seems like the Super Tacks boot is slightly shorter and canted forward compared to the Mako.

Thanks man, I'll look up the store and drop them an email.

Thanks bud! Did you skate on the stock CXN stuff, and if you did, you say it is similar? I did too; searching on a phone probably isn't the best choice, I think. I wonder if this is a good idea - a summary of important, poignant points on the first page of each thread. Sounds like a lot of work, but if it could be edited by anyone, I think each member would chip in. Sometimes, searching is not easy, especially if you're not really sure what to type in as keywords. EDIT: Oh, anyone knows if Total Hockey can replace holders and add shims? Got a friend travelling to the one in Chesterfield, MO, when he flies to the States in May, and he'll bring my skates to pass to them.

Thanks for asking this, I was just about to ask the same thing. I'm going to swap the CXN out of my Makos and put the Edge holders on; the steel in my size is so difficult to find, and anyway, if the Makos are discontinued, it'll just become harder and harder. While we're on the topic, does anyone know what height of shims I need to put between the rear tower of the Edge holder and the boot to make the stock pitch of the CXN holder and steel? If I recall correctly, the holder pitch is the same for the Lightspeed Edge and the CXN, but not the steel, therefore I want to compensate by adding a shim. I don't want to radius the steel in the Edge holder to match the Easton one, because I don't live anywhere near someone who radiuses blades - I live in Aisa. Thanks for the info. Honestly, I'm not very good at digging up information with the search function, so it would have taken me ages to dig through the thread.

How much does one of these cost?

I took to my Mako II's with a heat gun, put on some gloves so that I didn't burn my fingerprints off, then pinched the area right under the removable tendon guard, which is also just about the ankle bones. Definitely worked. Didn't help though when I tried to do the same around the navicular bone.

I went from Supreme D's to Mako 2 D's in the same size.

I think my ankle bones are too far back; my lateral malleolus on both sides, but especially the left side, bumps into the V groove where the tendon guard and boot meet. It's very uncomfortable when I dorsiflex and internally rotate my foot. Does anyone know or has anyone attempted to punch that spot? It doesn't seem like a spot that would be able to be punched though...

Coming home from finals to see my Mako skates waiting for me, only to bake it and... it doesn't quite fit me. Heartbroken.

Mate, the sun in Aussie-land ain't something to trifle with...

My pair of skates took two weeks to be delivered from Canada to Portland. Worry not mate, I'm sure everything is fine.

Discounted skates? The custom ones or ready made ones?

Wonder if I could seek some advice. There's no possibility to try them on here, so I've resorted to asking questions and doing research. The sizing for the skate is problematic; in my Supremes, with no socks on, my toes pull away from the toe cap once i have a deep knee bend (only achieveable lacing one eyelet down, otherwise I cannot skate). However, in my hockey socks, which are actually thicker hiking socks, they still jam on the toe cap with a deep knee bend. I'm thinking of going up half a size from my Supremes since most say both skates are sized the same, and there's no way I'll ditch my thicker socks; for some reason, the bones of my feet, especially the ball of my foot, hurts when I skate, and the socks help alleviate that. The current skates I have is a 3.5D One95. I like the skate, which fit me better than the Vapor X6.0 that I had, but the pitch was never enough, even after lifting 6mm from the inside (under the heel). Thought of liftin it 3mm more on the outside, but have no expertise in doing so. In the Vapors, I had Bob give my runners a +1, and lifted under my heel about 3mm as well to get a comfortable stance. Since I won't ditch my socks, I was thinking maybe I could fit the half-size-up 4D in Makos. This could save me money if I bought the skates because the only other option to get a skate that's very similar to this is through Scott Van Horne, which is a 900 dollar investment (if I got the 3.5D VH skates) versus a 500 dollar one (the 4D being the smallest Mako skate and a junior priced one). Anyone with any thoughts at all for or against getting a Mako in 4D? P.S. for those that will tell me to profile my runners, well, that would mean buying a hole saw to drill out a hole to access the nut (my One95s came without a hole to do so), and also, I want to try new skates. I am hoping to get a skate that is all 'set' for me without giving it a fresh pitch or doing lifts.