Leg cramps/spasms
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Spot on answer. Now the only question is how to restart the ride following an extended break.
I'm early 60s and these rides are within my fitness range. As I said above, I did an even longer, hillier ride the next weekend and had no issues -- but there were no rest stops except for water breaks.
I'm early 60s and these rides are within my fitness range. As I said above, I did an even longer, hillier ride the next weekend and had no issues -- but there were no rest stops except for water breaks.
I've worked it out that, the time to go hard after a stop is roughly half the time of the stop, give or take
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Nobody knows for certain what causes muscle cramps/spasms, and what works for some folks may not work for others. Check the research papers on PubMed and elsewhere. There are no definitive conclusions. That's why there are so many of us swearing by or at our personal favorite magic potions.
That said, creatine and magnesium lactate...
That said, creatine and magnesium lactate...