Athletes with taped shoulders/legs

[Silva]

I've seen a few athletes with some tape on their muscles and joints... a couple of swimmers and a javelin thrower had them on their shoulders and saw a sprinter with his legs taped up. Are those some kind of stress reliever for tendons and muscles, or some bizarro fashion ?

 

[London_Calling]

If they're American, probably the latter. Otherwise yep, generally for support.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I noticed that today. Someone with a blue strip near their underarms

Maybe they're getting drugs through the skin like nicotine patches