Onetonylockett
Team Captain
- May 9, 2011
- 355
- 148
- AFL Club
- Sydney
I get severe muscle cramps in my calves when I play. They normally occur in the last quarter of the game. They are so severe that my calves will seize up for 15 minutes, I can do nothing but lie in excruciating pain. Once I go off with a cramp (only in my calves) I can't go back on. When they seize up badly on game day I am limping for days after and only properly recover just before my next game on the Saturday.
I play in the midfield, do weights 5x per week, run 2x per week, have a solid 10minute stretching session 4x per week, I would like to think my diet is reasonably good.
I feel like I have tried everything from: Hydrating days before playing, staying hydrated during the game, drinking up to 1 litre of powerade during the game, using carbohydrate gels, eating a banana during the game, stretching before and during games, avoiding alcohol days before playing and take magnesium tablets. I do my leg weight training on a Monday (if my calves aren't fried from the game on the weekend).
The club physio hasn't been able to help me out nor has my GP thus far.
Anyone have any other ideas, suggestions or magical cures?
I play in the midfield, do weights 5x per week, run 2x per week, have a solid 10minute stretching session 4x per week, I would like to think my diet is reasonably good.
I feel like I have tried everything from: Hydrating days before playing, staying hydrated during the game, drinking up to 1 litre of powerade during the game, using carbohydrate gels, eating a banana during the game, stretching before and during games, avoiding alcohol days before playing and take magnesium tablets. I do my leg weight training on a Monday (if my calves aren't fried from the game on the weekend).
The club physio hasn't been able to help me out nor has my GP thus far.
Anyone have any other ideas, suggestions or magical cures?