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Suffering breathtakingly painful muscle cramps while swimming can stop you mid-stroke.
Swimming cramps are a distraction and are commonly experienced by all levels of athletes.
Read on to learn the causes, treatment, and prevention of swimming muscle cramps.
“A muscle cramp is a sudden and involuntary contraction of one or more of your muscles.“
More specifically, I’m talking about exercise-associated muscle cramps (EAMC). The cramp or contraction is a sudden shortening of the muscle – and it hurts.
The most common swimmer cramps are:
Swimming cramp cures & causes are interrelated and vary by athlete.
Hot Tip:
Here are predominant factors in Swimming EAMC’s:
Until then, stay loose – I’ll see you at the pool.
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Hi.
I swim about two miles of laps six days a week .i have been having chest pains so my doctor did an EKG and a stress test which showed all good with a healthy strong heart. Kept swimming and chest pain persisted. Tried Vick’s vapor rub on chest. Tried Icy Hot on chest. Heard about this Theraworks relief and now just tried that.
Anyone ever had any chest muscle pains as I am having? Did you find something good to eliminate the pain? I am 73 yrs old and the same weight I was back in high school @130 lbs
Try Capisine (spelling) cream. Easily found in major drug stores. This is what the VA prescribes for my muscle & joint pain. Very efficient cream (powerful). However, GERD issues will also give you these type of symptoms. It maybe something your drinking before your swim.
Also you can get those powder drinks with the electrolytes and stuff like she was talking about at SPROUTS or WHOLE FOODS or TRADER JOE’S Grocery Stores
I’m assuming it’d work the same all around for cramps & not excluding the legs/toes. But when I used to get cramps exercising, I was taught to drink about half a beer (within a couple quick gulps) & believe it or not but this actually works, I’m one that never ever drinks beer. I hate the taste & will legit get sick just from the disgusting taste, I’ve always been like that so it’s not drinking problem thing. I was told that it had something to do with the yeast in the beer or something like that… hope it works out great for anyone trying it like it did for myself.
interesting. not sure if I can do that. does it matter what brand/type of beer to drink? I do not think my community pool will allow this though.
What is the best water to buy with the electrolytes and stuff? I get horrid toe cramps and night cramps. I have been drinking G2 but trying to give up artificial sugars, because the cause dementia
Thanks!
Simple… Magnesium, preferably chelated magnesium because it is more effectively absorbed. It really works!
Hi, In 2013 I had a hip replacement and 2016 I had a major back surgery. I am doing well cycling in spring summer and fall swimming in the winter (it’s cold here). I walked in the pool until about a month ago. I graduated to lap swim.I do an hour of kicking pulling and swimming and change it up. The problem is I have been getting leg and foot cramps and hip cramps since the surgeries (anytime of day). Some days swimming I get no cramps and other days I get cramps by the end of my workout. Now my question, will I live with cramps forever or could they improve in time with more workouts. I always start with kicking laps first with smaller fins which maybe the wrong way to go. I am doing about 64 laps in an hour. Haven’t swam laps since swimteam many many years ago. Thanks Jennifer
At one instructon you tell us to consume a sport but later tell us to not (guzzle) them. Confused, are you simply saying don’t overdo it ? Also same with bananas. I am an open water swimmer 3x week and have been getting toe cramps. Will do some of the excersises you recommended but hoping you could elaborate on the nutrition.
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