Cramps...in your shin?

[kingrollo]

Different approach - calf raises with weights in the gym - lots of reps - get the blood pumping through those muscles - warm down with down with down dogs - Achilles stretches.

 

[Cycle-swim]

Just drop a SIS or high5 tablet or similar in in your preferred flavour in your water bottle (I wouldn't drink anything the colour of antifreeze like Gatorade )

Lol! I agree! I normally will only drink water and if anything...I add about three or four ounces of cranberry juice to a liter or so of water. But that's mostly sugar, not salt. I'm about to get on a bike within the next hour or so and will add some sodium instead.

 

[Cycle-swim]

I know that all these electrolytes sachets contain the perfect balance of salts, minerals, essential micro nutrients.

But the major ingredient is salt. Here is a Hi5 tabs nutrients details
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Ooooh. And I was thinking maybe adding about 35 mg. salt. Above, this one alone is in the 250 mg range. I think my overall avoidance of sodium is cultural: "salt is bad for you." In appropriate amounts, sodium is good for you...

Thanks for the info!

 

[Cycle-swim]

Gatorade is loaded with sugar, fine if you're training at high intensities, but really not recommended as they're addictive for all the sugar they contain

Yeah, Gatorade and others: not just the sugar, but the artificial color! The food dyes are a tangental problem. I agree!

 

[Cycle-swim]

Terrible product, might as well use Redbull coz they're really good for you

Lol! No. Never had one, never will... :-)

(But thanks for the laugh/chuckle...)

 

[Cycle-swim]

Different approach - calf raises with weights in the gym - lots of reps - get the blood pumping through those muscles - warm down with down with down dogs - Achilles stretches.

What about cramps being a result of not enough warming-up/stretching before/after?

 

[Slick]

I take it you aren't on any medication that could cause cramps, like a statin?

 

[Gwylan]

Will try that today! To be honest, on occasion I love to purchase some good mineral water (the saltier more 'minerally' they are the better). Might be my body craving something it needs... Thx!

Listen to your body.

Mine craves the taste of quinine. I find that taking gin with tonic helps a lot

 

[Gwylan]

Terrible product, might as well use Redbull coz they're really good for you

Red bull is useful for cleaning rusty parts. Drink your own urine before you think of drinking Redbull

 

[Gwylan]

Yeah, Gatorade and others: not just the sugar, but the artificial color! The food dyes are a tangental problem. I agree!

Should be in the trivia.

I once met the daughter of the inventor of Gatorade.

 

[kingrollo]

What about cramps being a result of not enough warming-up/stretching before/after?

Well I suppose it breaks down into 2 areas:-

1.) Your muscles aren't getting enough of something causing the cramps

2.) The muscles are weak/stiff - or you are working them in such a way that fatigues a certain muscle.

My advice to give those lower legs a workout in the gym was to address scenario 2.

You might also want to look at a book "pain free" by Peter Egoscue - he talks alot about alignment and balance of tiny muscles - if these tiny muscles aren't working as they should - big muscles take over - but the big muscles are less precise so can lead to all sorts of weird aches and pains.

 

[Cycle-swim]

I take it you aren't on any medication that could cause cramps, like a statin?

...no meds.

 

[Cycle-swim]

Listen to your body.

Mine craves the taste of quinine. I find that taking gin with tonic helps a lot

Watch it! "Gin will make you sin..." ;-)