Maybe it's the cold water, and blood gets shunted away from the extremities. But I have been getting toe cramps when I first start warming up.
By the end of the first main set, the lower calves get involved--twitching and borderline charlie horsing around.
Sometimes, if I am racing a teammate in different sets, I have to kick with my feet at right angles to my lower legs to keep the cramps from seizing me up completely.
Any tips for cramp prevention? forums.usms.org/.../banana.gif
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Oh, please don't suggest eating more bananas unless this really does work.
Mine have at least temporarily abated, not sure exactly why. I have been having a package of GU before almost every practice, so maybe I needed a little pre-swimming nutrition? I still get cramps after a really hard set, followed by a kick set, followed by pulling (when, paradoxically, the leg and foot cramps really set in.)
Mine have at least temporarily abated, not sure exactly why. I have been having a package of GU before almost every practice, so maybe I needed a little pre-swimming nutrition? I still get cramps after a really hard set, followed by a kick set, followed by pulling (when, paradoxically, the leg and foot cramps really set in.)
