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My shoulder muscles have been hurting the past day or two and I'm afraid it won't be going away for awhile. I have a meet tomorrow and I was wondering about how many hours before should I take the ibuprofen? Thanks for the help.

I usually take mine about an hour before I warm up..that usually numbs everything up pretty nicely.

i feel your pain. i wrapped my shoulders up for my recent meet. it helps a ton.

the only thing that i despise about pole vaulting is the injuries. so many unnecessary injuries to impede your progress.

Alright, thanks for the tips!

I have also found that pain killers work the best if you only take them when you really need them, like at meets. I was on a pretty high motrin regimen for two weeks, and I didn't think that it made a difference because I still really felt the pain. However, when I was no longer taking them, man did I feel it. So, if you only take them for meets and not for practices, you'll feel really really good (at least compared to everything else) when you compete.

bvpv07 wrote:I have also found that pain killers work the best if you only take them when you really need them, like at meets. I was on a pretty high motrin regimen for two weeks, and I didn't think that it made a difference because I still really felt the pain. However, when I was no longer taking them, man did I feel it. So, if you only take them for meets and not for practices, you'll feel really really good (at least compared to everything else) when you compete.

Also you'll be less likely to develop a tolerance to them if you take them only when you really need them. They'll work better that way.

mikepv1 wrote:

bvpv07 wrote:I have also found that pain killers work the best if you only take them when you really need them, like at meets. I was on a pretty high motrin regimen for two weeks, and I didn't think that it made a difference because I still really felt the pain. However, when I was no longer taking them, man did I feel it. So, if you only take them for meets and not for practices, you'll feel really really good (at least compared to everything else) when you compete.

Also you'll be less likely to develop a tolerance to them if you take them only when you really need them. They'll work better that way.

Yup, i was begining to not feel what i needed from ibeprofene because i took it so often but i stopped entirely for like two months and now i only take it if only i need it and it is a meet day.....an hour before competition i think would be wise to take depending on when you're coming in and for how long you have to sit around for to come in....

i try change it up between ibuprofen, tylonel, and naprosen, so that i don't build up a tolerance for any of them.

Vault&Flip wrote:I usually take mine about an hour before I warm up..that usually numbs everything up pretty nicely.

yea same here, usually it takes about that long to get to full effect

I took some IB today about a hour before i started warming up. First time that i have taken it before a meet and my legs felt great, one of the best moves i have made.

I guess I'm the only person who doesnt take pain meds before/during any sports events. Basically - your body is in pain for a reason - its telling you that something is wrong. If you can work through the pain, then it wasnt so bad that you couldnt make it through the day - but if you cant make it through without taking the meds, then you shouldnt be vaulting - you're just going to damage things even more in the long run. I'm looking to still be an athlete into my 60's atleast - and vaulting 'through the pain' with the aid of drugs is not the way to do it.
With that said - I also probably have a higher pain tolerance than most....
Ever heard the saying 'pain is weakness leaving the body' ? - thats one of the retarded things us Marines believe/practice/preach.

Haha, I would agree most of the time. However, this was the last meet before league finals this season, so I kind of wanted to do some good.