I swim 4/5 times a week and my first week of swimming i had painful lower leg contraction. 5weeks later just yesterday i had the same situation-i can still feel it today. I thought my muscles already got used to the workouts? any ideas on avoiding this? it is painful!
i know, i often push it hard...cause it -feels good
thanks
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Yeah, I got one last week at practice and my leg hurt the rest of the week (I was almost limping). I have been in the water since spring, so it caught me a bit off guard too. I stretch and massage it as much as I can - heat also feels good. It took about 1 week to feel normal again. I'm sure some people will tell ya to eat more bananas... but I can't stand them. However, we've been using fins a lot more lately - so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.
Yeah, I got one last week at practice and my leg hurt the rest of the week (I was almost limping). I have been in the water since spring, so it caught me a bit off guard too. I stretch and massage it as much as I can - heat also feels good. It took about 1 week to feel normal again. I'm sure some people will tell ya to eat more bananas... but I can't stand them. However, we've been using fins a lot more lately - so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.
