cramps

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im getting like real bad cramps when i workout. not all the time but some of the time. i thought i wuz dehydrated but thats not it. im starting to notice a trend. it happens right after i do injections, not at the site thou. for example, i wuz doing hamstrings. i did a warm up set of 20. my hamstrings lock up so bad i couldnt even work them out the rest of my workout. it wuz so painful and uncomfortable i had to hold them stretched so they wouldnt lock up again for awhile. the same with my abs last week. my abs lock up so tight right after my first set. i couldnt work them out. anybody have a solution or an explanation. does this happen to u while using gear????

[built2fight]

I have heard that different types of gear can cause painfull pumps. I don't know if that is what your feeling. I myself have issues with cramping sometimes so I've done a little research and found that dehydration overtraining lack of sodium or potassium are some of the more common issues.

[yafu]

lack of sodium or potassium

I was thinking more along these lines. How's your salt/electrolyte intake?

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i take so many supplements. i have 18diffrent bottles i take on a daily basis. it cant be a vitamin issue. now the salt thing might be an issue. im a health nut try to stay away from salt and sugar among other things. ill give that some thought

[built2fight]

Potassium isn't found in very many suppliments or multivitamins. I've been told that supplimenting it isn't a good idea and just to eat a bannana every day so I've started doing that, but just in the last few days so I don't know if it's working yet.

[yafu]

Analyze your supps/diet and see what your intake looks like. In the military I had to supplement my salt intake to prevent leg cramps, especially on runs.

[SHORTSTOP]

Potassium isn't found in very many suppliments or multivitamins. I've been told that supplimenting it isn't a good idea and just to eat a bannana every day so I've started doing that, but just in the last few days so I don't know if it's working yet.

ya know i use to add bananas to my shakes but stoped bcuz im working out of town living in a motel room. might have to go buy me a blender start up again. i heard potatoes have alot of potassium in them too

[built2fight]

I didn't know that potatoes had pottasium. Thats cool because I love potatoes.

[yafu]

Here is a list of foods rich in potassium:

* raisins
* prunes
* apricots
* dates
* strawberries
* bananas
* watermelon
* cantaloupe
* citrus fruits
* beets
* greens
* spinach
* tomatoes
* mushrooms
* soy products
* veggie burgers
* peas
* beans
* turkey
* fish
* beef
* salmon
* cod

Sources:

Tazoe M, Narita M, Sakuta R, Nagai T, Narita N. "Hyperkalemia and hyperdopaminemia induced by an obsessive eating of banana in an anorexia nervosa adolescent." Brain Dev. 2006 Dec 26.

O'Shaughnessy KM. "Role of diet in hypertension management." Curr Hypertens Rep. 2006 Aug;8(4):292-7.

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Here is a list of foods rich in potassium:

* raisins
* prunes
* apricots
* dates
* strawberries
* bananas
* watermelon
* cantaloupe
* citrus fruits
* beets
* greens
* spinach
* tomatoes
* mushrooms
* soy products
* veggie burgers
* peas
* beans
* turkey
* fish
* beef
* salmon
* cod

Sources:

Tazoe M, Narita M, Sakuta R, Nagai T, Narita N. "Hyperkalemia and hyperdopaminemia induced by an obsessive eating of banana in an anorexia nervosa adolescent." Brain Dev. 2006 Dec 26.

O'Shaughnessy KM. "Role of diet in hypertension management." Curr Hypertens Rep. 2006 Aug;8(4):292-7.

why no potatoes. i heard it has more potassium than bananas

[yafu]

Don't get mad at me, I'm not a doctor, I just play one on the internet.

Here you go:

http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500

You can search online or download the software.
Will give you a complete breakdown of nutrition in the food you choose.

[SHORTSTOP]

Don't get mad at me, I'm not a doctor, I just play one on the internet.

Here you go:

http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500

You can search online or download the software.
Will give you a complete breakdown of nutrition in the food you choose.

lol, im not mad. did i go on a roid rage

[yafu]

No, I'm being a smart ass, all good.

I think you'll like the nutrition site, has lots of info and of course the government never lies:rolleyes:

[Ed17447]

i take so many supplements. i have 18diffrent bottles i take on a daily basis. it cant be a vitamin issue. now the salt thing might be an issue. im a health nut try to stay away from salt and sugar among other things. ill give that some thought
why so many supplements?

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why so many supplements?

let me see i take:
CE2 which is my creatine
i take a multivitamin
i take a super greens supplement
i take a fruit supplement
liv 52
milk thistle
synthergine
dhea
flax oil
fish oil
co Q-10
vitamin C
Synthelamin b12
muscle milk
cytocarb(complex carbs supplement)
papaya enzyme
lysine
zinc

in my mind i need all these things. what dont i need???

[joe4fsu]

let me see i take:

CE2 which is my creatine
milk thistle
synthergine
dhea
co Q-10
Synthelamin b12
muscle milk
cytocarb(complex carbs supplement)

in my mind i need all these things. what dont i need???

IMHO.... I editied and in Red is what I think is fine.... my point being if you are eating good clean foods and diet... u dont really need as much as you think... sometimes its all in your head ya know...

[Alin]

im getting like real bad cramps when i workout. not all the time but some of the time. i thought i wuz dehydrated but thats not it. im starting to notice a trend. it happens right after i do injections, not at the site thou. for example, i wuz doing hamstrings. i did a warm up set of 20. my hamstrings lock up so bad i couldnt even work them out the rest of my workout. it wuz so painful and uncomfortable i had to hold them stretched so they wouldnt lock up again for awhile. the same with my abs last week. my abs lock up so tight right after my first set. i couldnt work them out. anybody have a solution or an explanation. does this happen to u while using gear????

more water,,,gatorade,,,and supplement some TAURINE