Best way to prevent/treat cramps???
With the heat as bad as it is, I've been trying to find the right combination of drinks to help prevent/treat cramps. Is there a favorite/empirically proven combination that works? I figured this is the best place to ask.
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Permalink Reply by Mark / The Mayor on
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Yeah Gulzeb makes great points. I agree: water, water, water. But I also add a BANANA. When I know I will have a long match in the heat, I take a banana and eat it between the first and second set. It is also a good idea to eat one before you play. The potassium prevents cramping.
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Permalink Reply by Chin Be on
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Thank you for the advice guys. I try to drink a liter of water two hours before coming out and i pack a cooler full of water & gatorade. I haven't tried bananas in between but I'll give it a try. I've heard somebody mention pickle juice is a quick remedy to cramps. Has anyone tried it?
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Permalink Reply by John Spoerl on
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Pickle juice works pretty good. I remember the first time I tried it I thought someone was just trying to get me to drink pickle juice! Lol
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There are lots of tricks... pickle juice, mustard packets
But what really really works is pedialite. (Yes, the kids medicine)
Drink it like a sports drink when it is apparent that the match is going to go the distance and you will have no problem. (Except the taste) get a flavor, not original. And it is pricey for a sports drink but works 100%
The guy I am playing on clay today had grape flavored pedialite and I had orange (a couple years ago during a final in fairfield) and just this weekend at sonoma state a ref asked if I was still drinking it and told me she made a believers out of the 4.0's. It just straight works
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Permalink Reply by Tim Prapong on
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I would order an In-N-Out burger animal style with extra pickles after a long 6 hr hitting session. Pickles work!
Pedialyte? I've never tried that. That would make it easier to get the potassium/electrolytes during the match. Eating an In-N-Out burger during a match is disaster. lol
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