Apologies, i should have been clearer. I THOUGH, or rather was UNDER THE IMPRESSION that it is a build up of Lactic Acid which caused cramp.Originally Posted by david
Apologies, i should have been clearer. I THOUGH, or rather was UNDER THE IMPRESSION that it is a build up of Lactic Acid which caused cramp.
Last month, i was getting cramp at the most random times in the most random please. I have a really good diet and im quite fit but it was worrying me that i was gettin cramp all the time. I even got cramp in my jaw when i yawned.....i sport to my a-level sports teacher and he recommended taking multi-vitamin. Im still on them know and i dont know whether its a coinsidence of not but that cramp has stopped (touch wood)
How/what could i take for the electrolight thighy that everyones talkin about?
You can buy isotonic energy drinks from good sports/outdoor/health shops. This can come a a powder to mixed with water or as a juice.
Lucozade make a pwder, High Five make quite a good powder that comes in individual 500ml sachets.
Alternatively, some people take diarrhea relief.
Essentially a bit of salt and a bit of sugar in some water.
I got some advice today to neck a load of tonic water (Schweppes in particular, and no the guy was not a rep!)the night before a race to stave off the cramp!
Geeral opinions, something in it? or a load of tosh?!?
In my experience it is brilliant for relieving cramp after a race or long run.
You just need to make sure that there is loads of gin in with it!
Sounds like a top idea to me.In my experience it is brilliant for relieving cramp after a race or long run.
You just need to make sure that there is loads of gin in with it!
I've heard of this before but never tried it out, maybe something to do with the quinine
4 hours?
8 hours?
16 hours?
Active ingredient to aid cramp is quinin. I have tried it in the past but did not find any difference.
Sounds about right, the guy that recommend this runs his own triathalon shop and swore blind that he drinks it every time the day/night before and has never had cramp since (and that he used to suffer badly).
I for one am going to have a bash given the agonies of Edale, Wuthering Hike and PPP this year.....
I've tried it but the quinnin gave me a really bad headache....and no it wasn't the gin that did that before anyone suggests....well then again!
Are you a Pacer TP?Sounds about right, the guy that recommend this runs his own triathalon shop and swore blind that he drinks it every time the day/night before and has never had cramp since (and that he used to suffer badly).
I for one am going to have a bash given the agonies of Edale, Wuthering Hike and PPP this year.....
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