Cramps

Mike McGuire <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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I got into a pretty bad place with cramps yesterday... So
what to do about this? How to avoid it.

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ouch, I feel for, you having struggled with cramps
myselfregardless of how good condition I am in. I have
tinkered with this and that, and what is working best for
me now is:

- "pre-medicating" with a couple gulps of pickle juice
before a long ride. It seems to help... I read about some
pro football teams doing it before games in hot stadiums.

- hydrating with water before, during, (and after) a ride.
Having to pee about once every 30-50 miles is a good sign.

- eating a granola bar about 1/hour

- a squirt of HammerGel about every hour

d

Should not be eaten if you do not have great teeth. Might
stick in braces or pull fillings or caps from your teeth.

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People eat Power Bars that can hardly be swallowed
without washing them down with a chaser and taste like
cardboard soaked in molasses. If you can do that, V8
should be tasty.

Jobst Brandt [email hidden]

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Bill Davidson said:

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In that respect, V8-Vegetable juice is probably the best
drink commonly found in stores that contains the
electrolytes needed. Of course it isn't a classy name
like Power Bar or Gatorade, but it beats these in
content. Check the label.

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If only it didn't taste so bad.

People eat Power Bars that can hardly be swallowed
without washing them down with a chaser and taste like
cardboard soaked in molasses. If you can do that, V8
should be tasty.

That's the reason I started baking my own. It tastes really
good. It has the consistency i like. I make it the right
size for a mouthful. syrup, sugar, cream, glucose, oats,
raisins, nuts. What more do we need 😉

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Perre

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