Vetseun Posted January 4, 2011 Share Somebody recently placed a comment that ENO'S is an almost instant cure for cramps. I didnt take it very seriously but on a ride the other night one of my buddies claimed that during the Baviaans he started cramping at about 160km. Somebody popped him a glass of eno's at a water point. He says he recovered almost at once and on top of that he felt great and did his best time ever. Do we possibly have any doctors or sports scientists on the hub that could comment on this.Is it true or is it in the mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Break Posted January 4, 2011 Share I am not a Doctor (of Medicine ), but yes it does work if the cramps are caused by lactic acid. I have proven it enough times myself. The theory is this. You stomach is your primary acid reservoir with your body also having a certain amount of acid due to normal activities. Exercise at high levels of intensity produce lactic acid which CAN be ONE of the causes of cramps. When youu drink ENOs or eat rennies or any ant-acid it immediately bring down the pH in your stomach and your body reacts so as to restore this pH by pulling acids into the stomach from the body. One of these acids being the lactic acid in your muscle which are also buffered by the pH chain reaction. Sometimes cramps are caused by other things and then it will probably not work. Just be carefull on using ENOs and Rennies and such during long events as when you use them they tend to stop your stomach from digesting food efficiently and then you are likely to not want to eat more food and hence BONK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanniri Posted January 4, 2011 Share Finally a replacement topic for powerbalance bands! Haashuisie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted January 4, 2011 Share Shot thanks man that is very interesting. Ill be trying it for sureI am not a Doctor (of Medicine ), but yes it does work if the cramps are caused by lactic acid. I have proven it enough times myself. The theory is this. You stomach is your primary acid reservoir with your body also having a certain amount of acid due to normal activities. Exercise at high levels of intensity produce lactic acid which CAN be ONE of the causes of cramps. When youu drink ENOs or eat rennies or any ant-acid it immediately bring down the pH in your stomach and your body reacts so as to restore this pH by pulling acids into the stomach from the body. One of these acids being the lactic acid in your muscle which are also buffered by the pH chain reaction. Sometimes cramps are caused by other things and then it will probably not work. Just be carefull on using ENOs and Rennies and such during long events as when you use them they tend to stop your stomach from digesting food efficiently and then you are likely to not want to eat more food and hence BONK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted January 4, 2011 Share Finally a replacement topic for powerbalance bands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w_65 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Finally a replacement topic for powerbalance bands! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Break Posted January 4, 2011 Share +1 You need to feel it to believe it! I got dropped from the Argus invitational group due to cramps stemming from too much of a good Giro. So I plodded along munching on some rennies. Finally I got going again and had huge power from nowhere. TTed till just before the bottom of Chappies where I hooked onto the back of the front 4-5 tandems and whacked it so hard up Chapmans that I believe I was in big ring even be it on the top of my cluster. So yeah, from cramps back and front to sitting at about 330W for 90 minutes. I would think Rennies are not a bad idea when it happens. Multiple other times have had it work. Got the idea from an ex-track World Champ and multiple SA champ and Sprinkbok. He swears by it. As do an number of elite athletes I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w_65 Posted January 4, 2011 Share You have to check this out, there are 49 ways to stop cramp. You will see them near the bottom of the page http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/remedy/Leg-Cramps.html#top Here is one of them You may think this is crazy. I was getting cramps in my toes every night. My husband would get leg cramps every once in a while. Some one told us to put a bar of soap in the bed. I put it in a sock and between us. We haven't had cramps since.Crazy but it's working for us so far. p.s. Once my husband had bad leg cramps. As soon as his teeth touch a banana it stoped. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w_65 Posted January 4, 2011 Share There are a whole load of home cures for stomach cramps too Here is one of themMarijuana use calms an upset stomach but is only legal for people who live in states that permit medical marijuana. http://www.wikihow.com/Cure-Stomach-Cramps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted January 5, 2011 Share Brilliant thanks You need to feel it to believe it! I got dropped from the Argus invitational group due to cramps stemming from too much of a good Giro. So I plodded along munching on some rennies. Finally I got going again and had huge power from nowhere. TTed till just before the bottom of Chappies where I hooked onto the back of the front 4-5 tandems and whacked it so hard up Chapmans that I believe I was in big ring even be it on the top of my cluster. So yeah, from cramps back and front to sitting at about 330W for 90 minutes. I would think Rennies are not a bad idea when it happens. Multiple other times have had it work. Got the idea from an ex-track World Champ and multiple SA champ and Sprinkbok. He swears by it. As do an number of elite athletes I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squier Posted January 5, 2011 Share Ons of my mates cramped badly during the Argus MTB last year. The medic gave him Eno mixed with coke which sorted him out almost instantly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frail4Life Posted January 6, 2011 Share Ons of my mates cramped badly during the Argus MTB last year. The medic gave him Eno mixed with coke which sorted him out almost instantly! I was given that mix on the DC, Yes it did help but then I was a little way over exhausted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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