Will we see it? Maybe!
Three years ago, Quiksilver Inc filed a patent for a wetsuit invented by Troy Brooks (yup, the former pro surfer), Josh Rush and David Mas-Bertrand.
What it is, is a super tech suit, “comprising first panels exhibiting a high-stretch and adapted to provide buoyancy to the wearer and second panels exhibiting a low-stretch and adapted to provide further buoyancy to the wearer wherein the first and the second panels are fastened together by seams and wherein the second panels are arranged according to the muscular configuration of the wearer to stimulate the muscular relaxation velocity of the wearer.”
That’s what it says on the patent app.
The theory goes that if you squeeze the muscles, they’ll bounce back in the most explosive manner thereby increasing performance.
Or, according to a piece by the Australian Sports Commission, “Some studies have reported that compression garments can improve muscular power, strength, enhance recovery following intense exercise and improve proprioception.”
Do they work? Will we ever see one? Four years since Kelly Slater wore one in San Francisco, Quiksilver says “it’s still a work in progress.”
If you really want to dive into the finer details, the patent application makes for surprisingly interesting reading.
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I thought that rang a bell… http://www.surfisurus.com/ Twiggy’s on board.
Came here to post the same thing. Isurus suits are supposed to be insane.
Is the bondage crowd the target demographic?
…you don’t like rope games?