Stretching, Strengthening and Pickle-Juicing Your Way Through Muscle Cramps.
I remember in high school during a track workout, my buddy who was doing 200m repeats suddenly cramped up during one of his sprints and instantly fell to the side of the track. Our coach had to go over and after several minutes worked out the cramp in his seemingly concrete calves enough for him to get up and walk. He and a couple others shared with me that they occasionally would suffer from intense muscle cramps lying in bed. I’ve been fortunate enough over the years not to experience intense cramping like that. Not sure why I’m fortunate. Good biophysics? Too small of muscles? Not sure. You may or may not experience this level of intensity in cramping, but many of us have experienced at least some level of mild to moderate muscle cramps during or after a run or race. Here’s an interesting read on some preventative and responsive approaches to addressing muscle cramps including specific strength training techniques, stretches, and even the consumption of pickle juice?! What has worked for you? How do you deal with muscle cramps and what tricks can you share with the rest of us?
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Ever since the BYU football team said they used pickle juice the idea has intrigued me. However I don’t really suffer from cramps. And I hate pickles. So I’ll probably never try it. But it’s still intriguing.