calf cramps

RE: calf cramps

orca1946 — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 02:14:18 GMT

Do you go to the gym? Even if you don't, try this. hold anything at waist high to grasp. Do toe raises to the extent of flat to as high as you can go to tip toes in sets of 25 to 50 per set. I have found this really strengthens my calfs.

RE: calf cramps

Former Member — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:47:20 GMT

Here is a recent USMS article on that subject: How to Beat Muscle Cramps by Susan Dawson-Cook

RE: calf cramps

FindingMyInnerFish — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 04:30:16 GMT

I get them also--and I notice that if I run before I swim, I tend to have more problems w/ them than otherwise. Not sure why that is--when I'm on a long open water swim and I feel a cramp coming on, I figure it's time for a feed or drink (and if I'm going longer than, say, 2500-3000 yards, I want a sports drink, though normally I don't care for them). I've tolerated the Glukos Energy powder okay and it seems to help w/ cramps, but like the OP, I don't have any guarantees that stuff will work.