This is weird. If I swim at noon, I'm fine. About half the time I swim from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. with a masters coach. When I swim in the evening, I always get foot cramps and/or leg cramps. I've asked the coach about this and she doesn't know why. I've tried eating a banana shortly before swimming, taking potassium supplements, drinking gatorade. Nothing seems to work. I drink about a gallon of water a day so by the time I swim at noon I've had about a half gallon - no cramps. By the time I swim at 5:30 I've had about a gallon - cramps. Anybody have any ideas as to 1. why I'm getting these cramps or 2. what can I do, eat, drink, whatever to avoid getting them. I prefer swimming in the evening because of the scheduled and varying workouts and the length of time I can swim. Thanks.
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You might be on to something, Blair. I get the worst cramps when I do (attempt) fly. I'm still trying to learn it so my rhythms off and I kick hard - harder than I probably should. I also get them when I swim fast, hence fast kicking. I'll have to start paying attention to when I get them - strokes, speed - and see if there's a pattern. That would be a drag though because it's a kick to swim fast.
You might be on to something, Blair. I get the worst cramps when I do (attempt) fly. I'm still trying to learn it so my rhythms off and I kick hard - harder than I probably should. I also get them when I swim fast, hence fast kicking. I'll have to start paying attention to when I get them - strokes, speed - and see if there's a pattern. That would be a drag though because it's a kick to swim fast.
