Subject: Charley horses I am a reasonably overweight individual, 5'10" 210 lbs, who has been doing long distance triathlon for about 4 years (the only love I have that beats out my love of endurance sports is my love of pizza and beer ). Given this dynamic I have built a pretty muscular lower body to carry my chubby upper body. Problem: Charley horses in my calves and feet. Absolutely brutal ones, I can usually abate the acute pain quickly but the remnant minor pain from an incident can linger for a day or more. What sets it off is "unusual" movement, pool ladders are a big one (I essentially can't use a pool ladder without getting a painful charley horse ) but also occasionally on the bike, especially should I have to do a weird maneuver suddenly that involves a large change in pedaling power. It's not the end of the world. Since it's only during "strange" movements it tends to not affect me during races. It's just a pain in the bum. Any advice besides "lose weight and eat more bananas"? |