Cramping

[Mr. Pink]

Been having a lot of issues with muscle cramps the last few weeks. Hamstrings, back, neck, other stuff. A friend recommends bananas and multi day vitamins. Any other suggestions?

[93legendti]

Magnesium supplements. Calm is excellent

http://naturalvitality.com/natural-calm/

[dustyrider]

Water.

[George Ab]

I take calcium/magnesium and potassium. As stated plenty of water.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscle-cramp/basics/causes/con-20014594

[dpk501]

Carry some packs of mustard or run into a fast food restaurant. Seriously. Pickle juice. Vinegar.

Again, Seriously.

Cramps can be caused by a deficiency in acetylcholine and the acetic acid in this can help stimulate production of this neurotransmitter.

The higher sodium in this helps as well.


Been having a lot of issues with muscle cramps the last few weeks. Hamstrings, back, neck, other stuff. A friend recommends bananas and multi day vitamins. Any other suggestions?

[Tony]

Been having a lot of issues with muscle cramps the last few weeks. Hamstrings, back, neck, other stuff. A friend recommends bananas and multi day vitamins. Any other suggestions?

I also have problems with cramps on long hard rides. Tried bananas, magnesium, potassium, pickles/pickle juice.. It boiled down to me needing more salt. Skratch Labs has a high salt content in combination with calcium, magnesium and potassium. It has really helped me avoid cramps.

[sand fungus]

I take magnesium, calcium, and multi vitamin daily. I have been able to stem the cramps during rides. But occasionally I will get them towards the end of a long hard ride. I tried the pickle juice and other high salt foods to no avail, but last year during a particularly hard ride I drank one of those Starbucks double shot drinks in a can and it immediately stopped the cramping... That is my go to now when I get cramps. I also have night cramps that wake me up 2-3 times a night so I may not have the same types of issue as you do.
It is a deficiency, you just need to figure out what it is you are missing. Good luck

[stephenmarklay]

Carry some packs of mustard or run into a fast food restaurant. Seriously. Pickle juice. Vinegar.

Again, Seriously.

Cramps can be caused by a deficiency in acetylcholine and the acetic acid in this can help stimulate production of this neurotransmitter.

The higher sodium in this helps as well.

Funny you say that. I had bad cramping on a hard ride a few weeks ago and I told that to my chiropractor. She told me the same thing about mustard packs.