Electrolyte's/ Cramping

[Alida]

Discovered the weirdest thing during the Kremetart ... some history quickly - I always used to train on Energade' date=' never cramped, started training on Cytomax and despite actually feeling better I started getting cramps - end of history.

 

So in the third stage of the Kremetart I start cramping - every pedal stroke basically just saved the one leg from cramping and so on.  I picked up two of the water sachets that they were handing out and drank those down (was pretty sick of Cytomax, gels, Gu and anything sugary by that time).  Shortly after drinking the plain old water my cramps started easing up!!!

 

Now I don't think training on plain old water is going to sustain me for very long and I quite like the Cytomax - my question is am I maybe mixing it too strong that I'm not getting enough hydration so to speak?

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Good question.... Can you say "overdose" your self on these things?

 

I guess I can Oiltrash   Just never thought that they'd actually MAKE me cramp - the whole point was to make me feel better   Anyway, have been experimenting with a more diluted solution of Cytomax now and it seems to be ok - not often that I get to cycle over 100kms in one day though so the real proof will only be in next years Kremetart I guess.