Anybody having cramps at night?
07-11-11, 03:20 PM
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Anybody having cramps at night?
If I'm not careful at night in bed, and cavalierly let my legs bend, the hams cramp. Is it just me?
07-11-11, 03:22 PM
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I did until someone here suggested drinking tonic. Make sure label says "Contains quinine".
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I use to have them occur often when I was a swimmer. As rdubbz suggested, stretching before working out helps.
07-11-11, 03:31 PM
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I don't recommend stretching much before cycling, only after. Just slowly warm up on the bike before getting your suffer on.
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same, same for me...
I've taken to cutting up tabs of Mag, Potassium and Calcium, into 4 qtrs and then poppin a set in the eve, whenever I do a hard ride over 40 mi.
seems to cut the cramp-maggedon down to almost never... almost...
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This happened to me in my early 40's. I ride more now and no longer get cramps. Stretching regimen is unchanged, and I eat well. The difference I think is the massages. Once a month focusing on the legs, and I own a handheld massager that REALLY helps after rides>20 miles.
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I take Hyland's Quanine tabs. Get 'em in the herbal treatments aisle. Good stuff. Or you could drink tonic water.
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Endurolytes from Hammer Nutrition should stop it. I used to get calf cramps occassionally while riding, but since taking Endurolytes I haven't had a single cramp yet.
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Stretching on long rides only helps me sometimes, but I still stretch. I started taking Potassium supplements every night and haven't had a leg cramp since I started taking them. I also use a heat messager, 1/2 hour each leg, while watching TV at night and that really helps. To eliminate tightness of the legs after long rides, I just take a hot shower and let the hot water run down the legs for about 5 minutes. I do it longer if I am on a multi day ride and I'm showering in a hotel as they virtually never run out of hot water.
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