Cramps while lifting

mreichard

The last two times I've lifted I've experienced muscle cramps. This has never happened before. Been lifting for about 3 months. Thursday my legs cramped while I was benching and today it was my abs while doing ab exercises (I did abs right after deadlifting, which may have been dumb). I take multivitamins, if that matters. Anyone have any ideas about how to prevent this?

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Willbenchforcupcakes

Hamstring cramps while benching is just a thing. Tends to just mean you're getting enough leg drive so it's not always a bad thing.

Ab cramps. Can't say I've ever done them.

tiggerlove

lots of water everyday thru the day..gatorade while working out. You might be dehydrated.

drwilseyjr

Drink more water.

middlehaitch

May be more hydration plus electrolytes.
I drink lots of water and an EmergenC on lifting days. Or eat a banana.

Cheers, h.

socalrunner59

A couple studies on muscle cramping on more than 200 triathletes and 75 runners concluded its not dehydration or low electrolytes, rather muscle cramps during exercise is caused by a neuromuscular response.

Preventive approach is plyometrics (dynamic) warmup. If you get a cramp, stretching will help.

I try to do a full body warmup (dynamic and static) before exercising. It adds about 15 min to my workout time.

Antonia_I

Sounds like you may not be doing a sufficient warmup. Like socalrunner59 said, about 10-15 minutes of both dynamic and static stretches before lifting.