Health Muscle Cramps

[clivewaterhousen]

I have started to get cramps around the same time in my calf hamstring and groin areas about 3 hours into a game of cricket.

any suggestions on what i should change in my diet/good products to use would be great.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Eat lots of bananas.

Or just one Probst sized one.

 

[Whacker]

Water water and water

 

[the emergency]

If you have tried everything, give tonic water a go
Tonic water contains quinine which helps out with cramps

And just dont let your fluids or salt levels get too low (ie. stay hydrated)
Gatorade/Powerade's probably the way to go because i believe it contains salt anyway

 

[Notorious_29]

Lots of water and fruit. And stretching. I get the same problems bowling long spells in cricket.

 

[ballanFYNE]

Calf cramps are painful as hell.

 

[clivewaterhousen]

thanks ben

 

[_JC_]

Coconut water. Has a shit-ton of K which a deficiency of can cause cramps.

 

[Caesar]

I cramp chronically with any sort of serious exercise due to excessive perspiration - if I don't replace fluids I can lose almost a kilo an hour playing tennis in summer. The solution for me was the Pat Rafter diet - lots of water, the occasional salt tablet and a potassium source like bananas.

Sports drinks are good instead of salt tablets, but dilute them in several litres of water first - they're about 4x as concentrated as they need to be for electrolyte replacement. Most people use them for the sugar high.

 

[Team Mo']

3 hours? Your aesthetics are bad man.

 

[Plugger35]

Maybe just stick to playing T20s, they only go for 3 hrs.

 

[omit]

Bananas are great. a compression bandage could also help

I find massages are the best though, really helpful when you get a cramp in your probst.

 

[Gus]

Deep heat on the calf and hamstring?

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Have a Gatorade/Powerade with a pinch of salt 1-2 hours before the game.

Tastes like absolute shit, but it helps.

 

[clivewaterhousen]

to clarify this is a new problem, last year i could bowl 20 odd over spells no problem

 

[smiddaz123]

to clarify this is a new problem, last year i could bowl 20 odd over spells no problem

Change in diet? Work out less than you used to?

 

[omit]

stretch it out during the innings.

 

[clivewaterhousen]

Change in diet? Work out less than you used to?

i dont think so, I started playing footy, thats the only change to exercise I have had

 

[HSSB]

I play heaps of sport but I've only had stomach cramps and a toe cramp once while swimming, I'm lucky I guess.

But yeah Clive I'm suprised you are human. Just drink heaps of water and sh*t

 

[ballanFYNE]

Only bowl 15 over spells, rest for 10 then bowl again.

I'm lucky to get 2 overs in a game

 

[omit]

rest up before a game. eat right before a game. warm up before a game

keep your fluids and salts up during the game. stretch it regularly during the game

warm down properly after the game

 

[HSSB]

Only bowl 15 over spells, rest for 10 then bowl again.

I'm lucky to get 2 overs in a game

nice photoshopping skills of freo with a trophy mate
looks real

 

[Messenger]

to clarify this is a new problem, last year i could bowl 20 odd over spells no problem

You're a spinner?

 

[clivewaterhousen]

You're a spinner?

nah i bowl medium pace

 

[Messenger]

nah i bowl medium pace

Then one solution would be to give the 20 over spells a rest then!