Anyone have this happen?
I routinely swim 4000 yards 5 times per week. When I start training for open water events and swim with a wet suit, I get calf and hamstring cramps. Could it be the compression of the wetsuit on those muscles? This is recurring thing. Never happens in the pool without one.
Tree
Cramps frequently occur when you're not properly hydrated; and cold water can increase the possibility of incurring cramps. I don't believe it's associated with wearing the wetsuit.
Make sure you're fully hydrated - an electrolyte replacement drink perhaps; and do some stretching exercises of the affected body parts before you get in.
Hope the above works for you.
Gary
I have the same issues when wearing a wet suit. Also, get the same when I'm cycling in cold weather - I discovered it's not the weather but the the bibs that tightly compressed my legs.
I had also thought that other factors such as hydration were to blame.
