That’s when you stretch it out more and face your fears
i’ve dove into the cramp saying fuck you to the universe, and i’ve tried to ignore it, and i’ve tried to hyperventilate through it, nothing makes it go away any quicker
Friend came limping over one day. Our other friend watched him rolling around in agony for almost 20 minutes.
“Dude! You can stretch it and it goes away instantly!”
That’s for a normal cramp. There are cramps that stretching does not help and you’re just going to be in pain for the next 3 to 5 days.
Those are the fucking worst.
Yeah for the unlucky some of us when a cramp hits, nothing helped. Fuck I’ve even tried running up and down stairs at 3am. Doing full stretches etc. Turns out good chance you’re low on magnesium or potassium or maybe Manganese? I don’t remember but the wife shoves one of the 3 in my mouth when she’s had enough of my whining and I’m good for a while with no cramps at night.
What works for me is immediately pulling my foot back in an L shape as hard as I can.
Yeah but to do that I have to stand up or have something to force my foot against to actually bend it.
Drink water. Fix your shitty diet. Eat bananas or sweet potatoes or other sources of potassium. Take dietary magnesium supplements or use the topical magnesium stuff (like Theraworx foam) on your affected muscle groups before bed.
By doing the above, I went from frequently having calf cramps to never having calf cramps.
I don’t have calf cramps, but sometimes I’ll be flexing my toes and I’ll feel one start to fire up a cramp, and it’s a fast-paced high-stakes game of Operation, where I keep moving my toe around trying to find the magic relaxation spot, while it sends off more and more alarming pre-cramp warning buzzes. (That may not be a perfect metaphor but I got tired of thinking of board games. I also considered Battleship.)
Someone explained to me that all you have to do is get out of the bed and immediately stand on it and the cramp generally won’t happen or will be much milder. Tested and it works like a charm.
