Zoot Sports Men's CompressRx Sock 2009

The Zoot Sports Men's CompressRx Sock is perfect for racing, recovering and hard training sessions. With the Zoot Sports Men's CompressRx Sock, driving or flying home from a race no longer needs to be a painful reminder of what you've just done to your legs. Recover and travel with Zoot's CRx graduated compression that provides 26mmHg (mmHg is the unit of measurement used in compression garments) at the ankle and decreases to 18 mmHg just below the knee allowing faster venous return from the feet and ankles. High levels of compression increase the pressure in the tissues beneath the skin thus reducing excess leakage of fluid from the capillaries and increasing absorption of tissue fluid by the capillaries. The basic idea is to limit damage and aid the body in doing what it naturally does in flushing damaged muscle tissue. An Achilles proprioceptive zone is located at the rear of the sock to both support the Achilles and add comfort to these antimicrobial compression socks. The Zoot Sports Men's CompressRx Sock is also foot specific with padded foot soles to prevent irritation. Perform better with the Zoot Sports Men's CompressRx Sock

FEATURES:

• ZoneRx: Specific degrees of zoned compression, tuned to each muscle group.
• CRx: Graduated, for compressive action that speeds bloodflow back to the heart.
• SynchroRx: Lightweight PolyPro and anti-microbial Silver Tech work together for a comfortable, odor-free, lasting fit.
• DynamicX: Proprioception zone for added support and comfort.
• Padded foot soles.
• 99.9% Antimicrobial Silver tech treatment

ADVATAGES:

• 29% decrease in lactic acid build-up.
• 25% reduction of perceived effort.
• 40% improvement in recovery time.

SIZING:

(Unisex sizing measured in inches.)

Reviewed by bluetri
I recently got a size 3 Zoot Sports Men's CompressRx Sock. The sizing for these socks aren't based on foot size. Instead it's based on calf size because the focus of this sock is on calf compression so it makes sense. For those of you that are curious I wear a size 9.5-10 shoe and the size 3 fits fine. Since it's pretty flexible around the foot I can see it fitting a wide variety of foot sizes. Performance: While I have worn these on short runs and rides these times were not when I noticed the biggest difference in performance. I noticed the biggest difference in performance on a day I was at a trade show walking/standing on my feet from 7am-7pm. Normally my legs would be either sore or fatigued by the end of the day. However, the day I wore these my legs still felt strong by the end of the day. I also tried on the Zoot CompressRx active compression tights for a different day and seemed to have the same results I'll save the details for another review.