If it makes you feel any better, Ivanna, outdoors wheels aren't a big secret.
You're in the
clear. We have used it before. Unfortunately some of the girls went back to
their regular
wheels cuz the softies were to hard to skate on. Slackers!

BB Wolfe
Chi*town Sirens

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "Ivanna S. Pankin"
<ivanna_s_pankin@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "trishorama"
> <trishorama@> wrote:
> >
> > she puts
> > on her most slipperiest, crappiest wheels while skating at practices
> > to really work your core and thighs.
>
> HI, new girl, just lurking and reading all the great advice!!! I'm a
> captain for the Neander Dolls in Las Vegas. I recognize a few girls
> here, hey hey hey!!!
>
> Just wanted to add:
> The Portland girls gave us another really great tip for how they
> prepared to play Rocky Mountain at the high altitude in Denver - they
> switched for a couple weeks into the softest outdoor wheels they had
> for training. We did that for 3 weeks before dust devil - and I mean
> 78a little softies - and boy oh boy does that work the thighs and hams
> and calves. We were slow like skating in wet cement for the first
> couple days, but by our game that first weekend, we were almost back
> to moving fast, and by the second week, we couldn't even tell the
> difference. And when we switched back to indoor wheels we had all
> gained speed in sprints (and, though it seems to contradict logic, I
> also felt like I had more grip, I think because indoor wheels are
> wider and flatter so I had more wheel surface touching track). We
> were guarding that as a secret, but I suck at keeping secrets.
>
> The only caveat is that I would recommend far more stretching than you
> usually do if you switch. We did two rounds - one after warmup, then
> concentrated leg stretches after a couple rounds of sprints and BEFORE
> we started any scrimmage drills. We did get some strains and pulls
> related to the extra intensity of practice before dust devil combined
> with the outdoor wheels, which require that you push a lot harder
> because they're so slow.
>
> I switch wheels around a lot because I feel like it makes me less
> inclined to get bothered by wheels that aren't perfect... anything
> that makes me not notice my gear in a game = good, in my opinion.
>
> - Ivanna s. p. / sin city
>