Originally Posted by
datlas
I heard it’s the nerve.
It is! It is! It's a fatigue-related increase in the excitability of muscle spindle afferents, but we're going to get pages and pages of hydration, "electrolytes" (my other pet peeve) and gluten.
Someone is wrong on the Internet.
Originally Posted by
datlas
Proof: from their website:
IT'S A BATTLE OF NERVES
Your nerves are what trigger muscle cramps and lingering soreness during or post-exercise. It’s not dehydration or electrolyte-imbalance. HOTSHOT was created to quickly target these nerves to prevent or stop an active cramp and reduce next-day muscle soreness.
It's stupid, but that stuff or pickle juice might actually work via some brainstem reflex.