Swimming..Swimming..Ah! cra(m)p!
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WillRace4Food posted 44 weeks ago.
I have had this in the past. I had slight cramping in my arches on the bike and while running but the muscles would spasim really bad when swimming. I after much research I attribute it to overall tightness in my calf muscles. I've worked in a lower body stretching program that has seemed to aliveiate the problem and I've had no instances of it in the last several months.
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CadenceGuy posted 44 weeks ago.
Most of the time once a cramp comes into the foot it has to do with something not right in the muscle function higher up in the leg. Do a full stretch of the calves, achillies, hammys, glutes, stretch that foot too, just to get everything loosened up before you go. I get cramps in my calves about 20 meters into the first lap if I dont do a little stretch before I take off. Good luck to yah!
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tri-ac posted 44 weeks ago.
i used to have this when i came back to swimming after having a long time off...time in the pool helped me...i just kept slowly increasing the volume until it ceased to be a problem. i'm not sure if i was all tense or that it was a physical problem of tightness, but it went away eventually.
stretch well and regularly
i don't think stretching prior to swimming is going to do much for you unless you're already warmed up. the daily stretching effort over time has more of an effect IMHO
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jtrimom posted 44 weeks ago.
I've had foot cramps in the pool, usually at the end of my wkout, if I didn't drink. Once I started drinking thoughout my wkouts, the cramps subsided
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jnrice posted 44 weeks ago.
jtrimom wrote:
I've had foot cramps in the pool, usually at the end of my wkout, if I didn't drink. Once I started drinking thoughout my wkouts, the cramps subsided
+1
I get it in my calves/hams also when I try to run before I swim, or if I've been skiing and try to swim, or if I bike and...
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RREfan posted 44 weeks ago.
Relax your ankle some and let your foot "flutter" a bit. This might slow you down? I'm not fast so I don't worry about it, but don't work so hard at pointing the toes. Keep in mind I have no formal swim training, but might be worth a try.
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WillRace4Food posted 44 weeks ago.
Also, roll a golf ball under your foot to massage the muscles in the bottom of your foot.
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fawcettenator posted 37 weeks ago.
I also have this problem from time to time, I'll stop stretch it out and message it. I agree with Jtrimom that this problem can often accur because of minor dehydration, I also seem to get this problem if my nutrition has not been so good. Hope this helps :-)
Tired is a state of mind, exhaustion is a state of body.
Recent development in my swim...My feet cramp up when i go for longer than 300 yards. Right in the arch when my feet are pointed and kicking, I have a muscle that seems to contract and i cant do anything but stop, and stretch it out.
Any ideas? shoot more questions if you feel you need more info to help me out.
Thanks in advance!