I'm going to try this stuff out. I've been getting calf cramps the last 30 minutes of 90 minute workouts, depending on the types of sets we're doing (it's worse on distance sets).
I saw a guy in my group chugging something after workout and he said he's less sore the next day if he drinks it.
Still quite sore today, I kind of have to hop around. I'm now keenly interested in how to avoid a repeat in the future (drinking something before and during work out), because once you've had one of these I think what you consume afterward is not going to help much in reducing soreness.
I had such a cramp on the start of the 100 back at Nats last summer. It was excruciating, and ruined my race. :( I had a massage afterward that helped. Then I dosed myself with Gatorade,coconut water and used a product called Leg Cramps. Gull doesnt like this product because it contains quinine, which apparently can have side effects. So I tend to only use it when racing. Maybe take a foam roller to the calf? I think you just need to stay extremely well hydrated, and not just with water.
Still quite sore today, I kind of have to hop around. I'm now keenly interested in how to avoid a repeat in the future (drinking something before and during work out), because once you've had one of these I think what you consume afterward is not going to help much in reducing soreness.
I had such a cramp on the start of the 100 back at Nats last summer. It was excruciating, and ruined my race. :( I had a massage afterward that helped. Then I dosed myself with Gatorade,coconut water and used a product called Leg Cramps. Gull doesnt like this product because it contains quinine, which apparently can have side effects. So I tend to only use it when racing. Maybe take a foam roller to the calf? I think you just need to stay extremely well hydrated, and not just with water.
