Bro I just watched my calve during a cramp a few weeks ago. It was so gnarly, like legit rippling, like something else was under my skin.
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when this happens, stretch your leg out in front of you and use the palm of your hand to pull the top of your foot toward your body. it helps ease the cramp. i deal with these too damn much and is the only way to stop them fast
My friend, up your magnesium!
This is the way! I take soem daily and it's the only thing that's reliably controlled my cramping, helps me sleep better as well
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Oh I hate that, but the only solution for me is to equally strongly point my foot towards my head.
YES flex that foot! Just grab it with your hands and dorsiflex it hard, and it resolves quickly.
The only cramps I ever get is period cramps I don’t understand random body parts cramping that seems like it shouldn’t be happening?
Are you still in your 20s?
You've never gotten a charley horse? It's not at all like a period cramp, very sudden and exquisitely painful, and quickly resolved.
You probably drink an adequate amount of water
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I've never gotten a cramp in my life. I'm on 39's doorstep and I'm a guy. My wife has woken me up on a couple occasions with her Charley horses. I'm happy to see it's not just her.
If your electrolytes are balanced, you shouldn't get cramps. Cramping is caused by not having enough potassium, which is used by your nerves to signal relaxing muscles. Sodium is used to signal clenching. Too much sodium for the potassium and the signals get unbalanced and you can't relax that muscle.
Magnesium and calcium also play a role and deficiencies can result in cramping or tremors (like unsteady hands might just be from being low on Mg, Ca, or K).
So it seems like you've been eating well at least as far as electrolytes are concerned, especially if you can hold your hand out rock steady, regardless of whether your muscles are clenched or relaxed.
You shouldn't snoke electrolytes bro. Those are for the empathetic system.
Yeah, I think I'm just lucky, good genes. I eat fine, but I've also survived off bars and snacks in the desert for days, never had issues. Always drink my water though, love water.
Nowadays, I do eat (well, ingest) a banana every day, and that's the only kind of K I'm into anymore.
Yeah, when my own levels were low enough to get the occasional cramp, it never happened on a day I ate a banana.
Eat a whole turkey and see what happens. Glaze it, even
I'm curious why turkey, is it the salt content or something else that can lead you cramping?
I'm not gonna eat a whole turkey though, that's just crazy.
Then eat and orange and a bad of onion bagels. Geez, someone skipped Alchemy 101 in college...
I skipped a lot in college, that's for sure. Including the final four years.
I will do my best to test this hypothesis and report back.
Today I learned this is a common thing. I started getting these in the mornings after I started cycling a ton and really developed my calves. An excruciating reminder that I didn't hydrate well enough the day before.
Thanks for reminding me of this, I’m gonna be paranoid stretching next couple of times.
Make sure you get enough potassium, calcium, and magnesium, along with hydration.
Sodium, too, if you do a lot of home cooking that tastes bland.
Kind of fun to watch, tbf.
Those LMNT or other electrolyte mixes do wonders, almost instant relief.
When you take a deep breath and feel your tummy rumble
Who is Charlie and what does his horse have to do with anything?
Last time I took blood minerals test, it showed that I got over the normal amounts of magnesium. Can't remember having cramp last time. It did happen, but like 10 or more years ago.
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