i thought i'd have a right good workout tonight,did freestyle and breastroke alternately 50's but after 750metres of not too fast a swim my calf muscles started to twinge/cramp up,cos i've had this before i eased off and just did breastroke for another1500metres by this time it had gone,so i returnes to alternate freestyle then breastroke every 25 for the last 750 this with occasional rest was ok...i've always thought it was lack of salt but whats the deal with cramps cos it really bugs me ,but not all the time?
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My situation is a little different. If I swim at lunch every thing is fine. EVERY time I swim in the morning I get calf cramps. I swim about a mile over the 35-40 minutes, it may be pushing off the wall that starts it, or backstroke for some reason may kick it in, or on intervals swimming hard. I like swimming early, but this isn't fun with the cramps. I've tried drinking or not water drinking, eating or not eating, stretching or not - all the same so far. Any ideas? I've asked people I know at the pool to no avail. Now I'll try this forum. Thanx!
My situation is a little different. If I swim at lunch every thing is fine. EVERY time I swim in the morning I get calf cramps. I swim about a mile over the 35-40 minutes, it may be pushing off the wall that starts it, or backstroke for some reason may kick it in, or on intervals swimming hard. I like swimming early, but this isn't fun with the cramps. I've tried drinking or not water drinking, eating or not eating, stretching or not - all the same so far. Any ideas? I've asked people I know at the pool to no avail. Now I'll try this forum. Thanx!
