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Cramping while swimming

  • 06-07-2010 9:00pm
    #1
    NeedsTraining
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 583 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    Do any of you suffer calf cramp while swimming?
    It has happened me a few times in OW swims recently and I would like to know how to stop it.
    I was fully hydrated each time, so that is not the issue.

    The most recent one happened in Athlone at the weekend and my calf is still sore. What can I do to release the cramp now?

    Any advice, tips, tricks etc would be appreciated.

    NT


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  • #2
    nutzzz123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭nutzzz123


    NeedsTraining wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Do any of you suffer calf cramp while swimming?
    It has happened me a few times in OW swims recently and I would like to know how to stop it.
    I was fully hydrated each time, so that is not the issue.

    The most recent one happened in Athlone at the weekend and my calf is still sore. What can I do to release the cramp now?

    Any advice, tips, tricks etc would be appreciated.

    NT

    Its one of life's mysteries im afraid


  • #3
    Macanri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,793 ✭✭✭Macanri


    This used to happen to me in the pool a couple of months back. Things that I think may help:
    Time in the water: ie how many sessions are you getting in in the week. After a while your muscles get used to it, at least that's how it felt for me.
    Berocca: I found that taking a Berocca about 30 to 40 mins before a swim helped (there is magnesium in Berocca which helps prevent cramps)
    Water: I knowyou said you were hydrated but having a bottle by the pool side and sipping it during the recovery time also helps I feel.

    Hope that may be of some help to you.


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