Cramps

[Honda TRX250ex]

How do you stop stomach cramps when running?

[MR.BIG]

Try drinking more fluid!

[derekhonda]

Yeah...and until you get in good running shape, those cramps won't stop. Just keep working through them...they will eventually go away.

[fandl450r]

Don't know if this applies, but supposedly eating a banana, which is high in potassium, helps cramps.

[TheFontMaster]

Originally posted by fandl450r
Don't know if this applies, but supposedly eating a banana, which is high in potassium, helps cramps.

Ask John about them. He knows all about banannas and cramps.:p :eek2:

[quads14589]

put ur hands over ur head when ur done running

[400exrules]

i get those too, it sucks!

[BlasterEaten250]

Originally posted by quads14589
put ur hands over ur head when ur done running i dont know why, but that is what gives me stomach cramps when I do that.

[hartnett18]

ya drink a ton of water and eat bannas is the thing for cramps

[zeppelin]

bananas really do help. i had to eat those things everyday while i was running cross country

[Honda TRX250ex]

Well today at gym before we started i drank alot of water then i ran a mile in 7:56 mins which i was suprised because the last time i ran it was at 8:36. After school i drank a 16 oz of graderade and ate a banana and i ran a mile and didnt get a cramp till like 1/2 of the mile.
Thanks for your help guys.

[bwilson624]

Putting your hands over your head after running helps open your airway so you can breathe better. The coach used to have us to it in baseball after running sprints for a while.

[trick250r]

Originally posted by Honda TRX250ex
Well today at gym before we started i drank alot of water then i ran a mile in 7:56 mins which i was suprised because the last time i ran it was at 8:36. After school i drank a 16 oz of graderade and ate a banana and i ran a mile and didnt get a cramp till like 1/2 of the mile.
Thanks for your help guys.


DAMN, in 7th grade i had to be able to do the mile in 6:00 :eek2: anyways, if the cramps are at the top portion of your stomach, its not your stomach. the intercostal muscles (the muscles inbetween your ribs) actually move while running, because of your lungs moving. all this movement makes them sore. when you stop activity, they calm down and the pain goes away. BTW, putting your hands on your head afterwards just helps airflow because you stand straight up when you do this. really, putting your hands on the top of your head does not help your lungs in anyway. this is just some stuff stuff we've learnd this year. if any of it seems wrong, someone please correct me.

[Joe400ex]

Somone's time of the month has arrived......

[miller821]

Try breathing in through your nose instead of gasping for air through your mouth, that always helps for me... Helps me run alot better, and not be as tired at the end.

[Hondaman90]

Zeppelin, what school did you run Cross Country for?

[EvilEwok]

Don't run. :cool: