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.
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I am a big fan of endurox, but I am not sure it will help with your calf cramps.
I do take a multivitamin before morning practice, so if your cramps are caused by a lack of potassium, that might help. Just drinking water during practice might help too.
Watch out for the amount of sugar in endurox/ accelerade. Who knows, you may like it.
I chose Hammer products (heed/ recoverite/ endurolytes) b/c they have less sugar and calories. Sugar makes me hungry and I try and stay as light as possible (although I'm still a tank) for swimming. And no, I don't have anything to do with selling the products.
I use endurox on my heavier workout load days (e.g. swim and lift) or if it's a really tough workout. It does help reduce soreness and leave you ready to go again. I don't worry about the sugar...my separate cardio workouts take care of that.
These products are not worth the high cost. They are loaded with sugar and taste terrible, unless they are very cold.
I agree with She-Puffy, Hammer is better stuff, but it isn't cheap either.
They are pricey. And, I found I did not need anything except water until I changed to swimming USS with the kids. I needed some heavy duty nutrition b/c we can hit a lot of high intensity yardage in 2 hours.
Jazzy is right, nothing more than sugar. People get all crazy about it but I figure the working out outweighs the alleged negative impact. Gatorade is my treat for working out.
not all sugars are created equal (no pun intened)
www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT
not all sugars are created equal (no pun intened)
www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT
There are soooo many errors in that article it's ridiculous. I'll just point out the big one. High fructose corn syrup is not the same thing as fructose, and cane sugar is not the same thing as glucose. Both products contain both fructose and glucose in very similar ratios. Therefore, most of what you can say about HFCS also applies to cane sugar.
I ordered the smallest containers available from amazon, just to try it out. One endurox and one accelerade. I'm sure there's a lot of clever marketing and mark-up on these products, but I'll give it a try.
During meets I will drink Hammer's Heed product because it is lighter than the others and tastes pretty good. That helps residual soreness a lot, especially the day after.
I bet you need something more than water in the Arizona heat. I went to a meet in Tempe in June and the heat was brutal. I spent the last half camped out in the locker room (air conditioned) and almost missed an event.
Then nationals in Portland was nearly as bad, and no convenient AC to retreat to.
I ordered the smallest containers available from amazon, just to try it out. One endurox and one accelerade. I'm sure there's a lot of clever marketing and mark-up on these products, but I'll give it a try.
Sorry. You could have gotten a $3 packet. It is the most expensive way to purchase it, but it is the cheapest way to try it out.
Fruit Punch is my favorite.
Do you do enough leg workouts in the gym?? All the extra chemicals wiil help, but workout will do the best!
I do, plenty, 2 or 3 times a week on alternate days from swimming.
