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by jeromela on March 17, 2008
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Ive only done two duathlons since February 08. In both events, I suffered serious leg cramps. The cramp attacks were so massive that I almost quit. the attacks usually happen in the bike stage after about 14 kilometers. I plan on joining more events and even do some triathlon in the near future. How can I avoid such an attack from recurring.
thanks and more power!
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by one2one on April 25, 2008
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Hi there,
Try some of these things. One thing with them though is that you have to keep doing them otherwise it will come back like a shadow....
1. When you go for a 1hr run for example stop halfway through it and stretch your hamstrings and your calves. Then, when you get back home spend 20mins stretching. Do this every day even if it means that you cut your run short. The more flexible you are the better your muscles can tune into your longer runs. Email me rich@one2onemultisport.co.nz and I can sign you up to a distance learning program.
2. Get a swissball and do some core exercises after your workouts. This improves your strength by improving your posture and also increases your flexibility. Again, if you want to know the best ones then email me.
3. A good water - electrolyte balance helps.
4. STRENGTH training
5. STRENGTH training
6. Brick sessions. Especially long ones which include stopping for a few minutes on your runs and doing specific exercises.
Hope that helps
Rich
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by CdnDuGirl on September 18, 2008
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Can you explain why weight training specifically helps cramps? I am experiencing calf cramps at about the 3km mark in the bike, after a 10km run. This is even if I slow down my 10km run about 5%. Thanks.
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by one2one on October 1, 2008
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Hi,
the list I noted was just a guide of things you can try. If you have stronger leg muscles which are flexible you will find that they will not cramp up as much as compared to short muscle fibres that are weak. Generally calves are the most problematic and the best thing you can do about that is to focus on fluid intake and practising brick type sessions in your training.
Hope that helps.
rich
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by one2one on October 1, 2008
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Woops forgot to answer the question! Weight training will not fix cramps per se. I generally dont believe weight training does much to fix cramps - let alone much else in multisport, so try and focus on power type training like using a sport specific windtrainer for example in brick sessions you do and making sure you follow a program that includes ensuring that you are stretching well before and after, drinking a good mix of electrolytes at set intervals throughout the workout and warming up and warming down properly aswell.
Rich
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