Cramp

[skye_trials]

Hi

I ride motorbike and push bike trials and i get really bad cramp every time i ride, what do you guys that get cramp do to get rid of it while riding.

Any help would be great.

Cheers Allen

P.S hope you all have a great christmas and new year.

[Mat Smith!]

Strech out before you go riding, or do you only get it from 1 sort of trials?..

Mat

[skye_trials]

Strech out before you go riding, or do you only get it from 1 sort of trials?..

Mat

Hi Mat,

i get i mostly in my hands from both trials, i have been told that bananas and salt are good for it but i don't find it helps.

Allen

[mat hudson]

ok, not salt as in table salt but essential minerals and salts will stop cramp.

[skye_trials]

ye.

[BeNNy]

ok, not salt as in table salt but essential minerals and salts will stop cramp.

yeah. i got told to eat salt and vinegar crisps...lol

i always get cramp when ive been riding for long

[basher]

to get rid of cramp when it happens point your leg out striaght, then point your foot towards you so in other words make your foot at a right angle or less to your leg hope this helps and hope you are on about your leg as well

[mat hudson]

Hi Mat,

i get i mostly in my hands from both trials, i have been told that bananas and salt are good for it but i don't find it helps.

Allen

hands

[skye_trials]

hands

Sorry fingers lol.

[c.kezer]

i get it in my wrists and my leg just grin and bear it. streaching whou;d be rely good for u though

chris

[T-BAD]

It's a build up of lactic acid (i think ) people call it arm pump, but to help it, you could warm up before riding, then do a cool down after riding, you could even use some muscle spray, i don't know if this would help but hopefully this will solve your problem

Liam

[Ali C]

no, cramp is different to arm pump.

cramp is pain in the muscles

arm pump is numbness in the hands and arms (what I get....badly)

I get cramp in my hands if I go on a trials motorbike, but that because I aint used to it.

If I have new shoes or pedals, I can quite often get cramp in my feet, thats annoying

[skye_trials]

yeah. i got told to eat salt and vinegar crisps...lol

i always get cramp when ive been riding for long

I have heard that one to, does anybody no if it helps.

[Luke Drewery]

I suffer from aching as anybody riding trials would expect, but luckily never arm pump or cramp. I would recommend stretching, it keeps you more limber and prevents injury and pain when done properly.

If you do stretch, your legs and lower back are probably the best areas to focus on as they take a lot of the stress from trials.

[skye_trials]

Thanks for all you're replys so far

[lankyri]

stretch will help you so much i stretch my back and legs before i go out for a ride otherwise i have a habbit of pulling a muscule in my back and its not nice

[2sixstreet]

Stretching, bananas, quinine, salt, loads of water are all good ways of preventing or delaying onset of cramp. They have various effects on different people. The number one solution for me is Chicken Crimpys (not sure if you can can get them here). Its a baked biscuit and loaded with salt. Tasty too. Usd to eat a box before a XC race so I wouldnt end up crossing the line with 1 leg and my hands cramped around the bars.