masive cramp training abs!

[boy-nitro]

hi all i need some help here! the last couple of times i trained abs they have locked up the first time was my middle right ab i locked up and wouldnt relax for a while and the last time was my left side! any help would be appreciated! cheers!

 

[oso0960]

I've had that happen when training abs also. Once they start cramping, I would quit for the day and come back the next workout day and they would be fine. Maybe try stretching them. I know vitamin and/or mineral deficiencies can cause cramping.

 

[Sub-Zero]

i did abs yesterday on that ab machine, and my abs locked up super hard.


it was impossible to uncramp them cause of the way the machine is shaped/built, and was near impossible to slide out of the machine with my abs all locked up.

i chose the near impossible one

ow

 

[JDid23]

what exercises are you doing? if i were you i wouldn't do them for a while if they are really hurting you.

 

[boy-nitro]

what exercises are you doing? if i were you i wouldn't do them for a while if they are really hurting you.

the first time was the roman chair the second time was just normal crunches!

 

[LucSulla]

If I cramp during normal crunches, I just keep going unless I physically cannot complete the rep. They will release. Won't feel good, but it works.

 

[legendz]

hi all i need some help here! the last couple of times i trained abs they have locked up the first time was my middle right ab i locked up and wouldnt relax for a while and the last time was my left side! any help would be appreciated! cheers!

Add Taurine to your supplementation (I take NOW Taurine caps). It definitely helped me. A calcium & magnesium supplement (like Twinlab Tri-Boron Plus) should help as well. Supplementing with potassium should also help (but don't take potassium if you're taking the calcium-magnesium supp). Also go much easier/lighter on the exercises until the cramps subside, then gradually increase the intensity and weight.

For a while, not too long ago, I was constantly cramping anytime I did ab work, but the strategy I outlined here worked and I've been doing ab work regularly with no incident of major cramping. An occasional tightness, sometimes, but nothing severe anymore.

 

[JDid23]

the first time was the roman chair the second time was just normal crunches!

hmm.. if i were you i would stay away from any direct ab work for a while. and you should also contact a doctor. if it's something serious you want to know before you keep lifting