Quad Cramping

[halflife]

Quick Question Fellas:
After finishing quad focused leg presses or elliptical with a lot of resistance I get horrible quad cramps about 30 seconds after I stop.

I understand the best way to deal with it after the exercise is stretch the quads.

But for yall what seems to be the best way to prevent it?
-Stretching Before?
-More Warmup Sets?

Thanks!

 

[SOCOM]

I stretch for a couple of minutes BEFORE and throw in some light leg extentions, or you might just need more potassium.

 

[phatkid77]

magnesium helped me, i beleive it was emeric that informed me training is potassium sparing thus giving a mag. deficiency..

phats

 

[jakobe]

You should always stretch the muscle group before working it and I agree to do some light warm ups. Maybe even some really light cardio just to get the blood flowing. I think the body reacts much better when there is some expectation of what is about to happen. Make sense?

 

[Iceman1800]

magnesium helped me, i beleive it was emeric that informed me training is potassium sparing thus giving a mag. deficiency..

phats

this plus taurine helps with cramping.

 

[bigguns078]

Drink a zero calorie powerade..

 

[UncleMings]

Quick Question Fellas:
After finishing quad focused leg presses or elliptical with a lot of resistance I get horrible quad cramps about 30 seconds after I stop.

I understand the best way to deal with it after the exercise is stretch the quads.

But for yall what seems to be the best way to prevent it?
-Stretching Before?
-More Warmup Sets?

Thanks!

stretching, warmups and for me i do a short brisk walk on the treadmill or do a stationary bike

 

[Ness]

I used to get this all the time...go with liquid magnesium

 

[SABAGOY]

I used to get this all the time...go with liquid magnesium

Whats the benefits of using a liquid? I have to use an additional magnesium supplement or I get really bad muscle fasciculations.

 

[Ness]

absorption and availability

 

[halflife]

Thanks guys!

Magnesium and warm ups it is!