What is it that causes a lower leg muscle pain, a charley horse?
I have gotten them at times and my leg muscle will get as hard as a rock, after it goes away my leg will be sore. When I would get them was when I would use regular swim fins and start out doing too much without a warm up. One swimmer told me they were from a low sugar level. I have the Zoomer fins also, and have not had a charley horse with them.
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Calf Cramps can also be caused do to over use.
When I started swimming again, after about a 10 year absence, I had calf cramps about every third workout. I swim at a pool operated by our school system and discussed my problem with one of the high school coachs.
The coach said it could be caused by dehydration and / or over use. So I started swimming with a bottle of water at the end of my lane and every 1/4 to 1/2 mile I'd take a few swigs. I also stretched well after a slow warm up (200 yd warm up). Finally, swallowing my pride, I backed off my 2 mile a day swims and only swam a mile or so for many weeks, slowly adding distance as the legs would allow.
I have followed that plan for over 2 years now. I've had to stop swimming for extended time periods due to surgeries on my hand and foot, but each time I got back to swimming I started off with short distances, plenty of water and slowly built up the distances again. I can't remember the last cramp I had, has to have been at least a year or so ago.
Good luck, hope this info is helpful.
Calf Cramps can also be caused do to over use.
When I started swimming again, after about a 10 year absence, I had calf cramps about every third workout. I swim at a pool operated by our school system and discussed my problem with one of the high school coachs.
The coach said it could be caused by dehydration and / or over use. So I started swimming with a bottle of water at the end of my lane and every 1/4 to 1/2 mile I'd take a few swigs. I also stretched well after a slow warm up (200 yd warm up). Finally, swallowing my pride, I backed off my 2 mile a day swims and only swam a mile or so for many weeks, slowly adding distance as the legs would allow.
I have followed that plan for over 2 years now. I've had to stop swimming for extended time periods due to surgeries on my hand and foot, but each time I got back to swimming I started off with short distances, plenty of water and slowly built up the distances again. I can't remember the last cramp I had, has to have been at least a year or so ago.
Good luck, hope this info is helpful.
