dsh89 said:
Bro for you it is electrolytes if you are not taking anything like Clen atm. I have worked with a lot of firefighters, and even been in bunker gear busting up cars with a Jaws of Life in August in Texas. IT IS HOT! Gatorade bro. You need to replace fluids and electrolytes. If you are really curious about it, go have your serum electrolytes checked (Basic Metabloic Panel) at a lab. Should cost about $40.00. That would give you a definative answer about your potassium, sodium, and other electrolyte levels.
I hear what your saying, and I made sure to drink the kinda like gatorade drink the fire dept. provides, hell I needed the sugars too since we were there so long. I dont think there was a alot I coulda done different at that scene....just alot of hard work in very hot conditions.
My concern is that even before, I feel like I am gonna cramp. Usually in my tri's after chest or arms, and then in my quads at the fire. I have only actually cramped a couple times, but there have been numerous times I felt it comming on and was able to avoid it.
currently, I have uped my H2O, started Taurine about a week ago. Started with 1/2 table spoon added to my protein shake, currently up to about 1 1/2 table spoons through out the day. Started Potassium today (500mg preworkout), and started a new daily vitamin that has 100% rda magnesium but no potassium. Did chest today, and have had about 5 episodes where I thought my tri's were gonna cramp, but was able to stretch them out and avoid it.....thank God too, because when they cramp its only the outside head of the tri that cramps, and my arms look freakish with a hole in the middle of my tris the size of a baseball, plus the pain ofcourse. So any advice is appreciated, and if it doesnt improve it looks like an office visit will be made.
supps: stim x (2am) glucorell, with meals as needed, sesamax (3 a day), taurine, and now the daily vitamin + potassium supp.
Thanks
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