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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Also,sometimes I can feel tightness beginning in my legs and I just stretch real quick. I just plant my feet on the wall and grab the side of the pool. Kind of like when you are trying to touch your toes on land. Don't know if this is even a good stretch but it's an easy one to do in the pool without getting out.
Also,sometimes I can feel tightness beginning in my legs and I just stretch real quick. I just plant my feet on the wall and grab the side of the pool. Kind of like when you are trying to touch your toes on land. Don't know if this is even a good stretch but it's an easy one to do in the pool without getting out.
