Should I get ankle braces?

[pintsize]

Although my ankles don't have any problems at the moment, I'm deciding whether or not to get ankle braces. I've getting a bit paranoid about injuring my ankles lately because of all these trickers complaining of ankle injuries and in a lot of cases chronic ankle injuries. I aint too bothered with a sprain or two here and there, I just hate the idea of getting a chronic ankle injury.

Would wearing ankle supports be bad in the long run because if I don't wear them wouldn't tricking strengthen them, because they'd be worked harder than if I wore support? I don't want to wear ankle supports and rely on them (especially when moving on to more advanced moves) because they haven't been building up over the years. Plus ankle supports won't really prevent the really bad injuries like jon p's double leg twist or when snake broke his ankle, just a prevent few sprains, which if I treat properly and not rush back into tricking won't really turn into a chronic injury, right?

So should I get ankle braces or am I just getting a bit paranoid?

[alpha7158]

NO, big NO, if you wear ankle braces then you stop stenghtening your ankle muscles. this means that by wearing them you are weakening your ankles and increasing the likelyhood of injury when you arent wearing them.

[TKD_Andy]

what the, you fucking retard.

Dont get ankle supports if theres nothing wrong with your ankles you dumbass.

andy is right. Just look at the poor guy from NAN whos ankle got destroyed on that r-off bflip.

[Alexx]

*shudders at the thought*

[Ryoda]

Get moon boots instead.

[Xenocide]

Or a hover board

[Towlie2110]

Or a kangaroo...

[Xenocide]

Wombats > Kangaroos

[Towlie2110]

Microwave with a grape> Wombats> Kangaroos

[pintsize]

lol I'll take that as a big no then, thanks

[alpha7158]

thats right lol. Nice standing btwist btw

[Xenocide]

Microwave with a grape> Wombats> Kangaroos
Cd with a microwave > grape with a microwave

[TKD_Andy]

For lots of fun follow these steps:

1) Purhcase the board game "Risk".
2) Take all the minature soldiers out of it
3) Make some minature buldings
4) Place them all in the microwave and set up your camera right up against the door filming the proceedings (so you dont have to stare into the microwave)
5) Watch the playback to see a minature reinactment of hiroshima.

[Jiyaomu]

Your standing b-twist is sexalicious

[pintsize]

Thanks, although it aint actually from standing i just cut out the setup to get the gif small enough for tt, though my actual standing btwist aint much different . As for all this microwave stuff deodrant can > grape

[Xenocide]

For lots of fun follow these steps:

1) Purhcase the board game "Risk".
2) Take all the minature soldiers out of it
3) Make some minature buldings
4) Place them all in the microwave and set up your camera right up against the door filming the proceedings (so you dont have to stare into the microwave)
5) Watch the playback to see a minature reinactment of hiroshima.
I can tell you had lots of time on your hands when you were a child

Thats a great idea though