Ok, so yesterday evening I experienced my first ever upper leg, hamstring (?) cramp, moving from inner leg to the back of the upper leg.
Huh! Painful, uncomfortable but after surviving this (it wasn’t really that bad, and much less painful than the calf cramp I have experienced a few times ), I felt actually quite chuffed that my muscles are so tight that I get cramps in the upper legs!
Of course I was a runner before, but somehow this makes me feel like a grown-up runner! If I have hamstring cramps, my muscles must be very tight from all that running training, right?
(Of course, it could be also lack of magnesium? )
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Cramp up in your hamstring is awful. I take magnesium every day adcal for osteoporosis and supplement of magnesium vitamin d as well but still get it but not as bad. I get it mostly in bed inner upper leg get it so bad that usually faint with it can’t het the spasm out of it. Maybe my legs are tight as well with the walking 😊 would like to think so. You’re still a runner . Well done . I don’t know how u manage all the work you do and hobbies. 👏👏
LOL, I do a lot, yes, but only little bits in each. My walks are mini compared to yours, present and past!! Your are continuing to be my walking inspiration 😊☺️👞🥾👟🦶👣
Your cramps sound painful. Hope the magnesium helps.
Oh no! I’ve never had cramp running…maybe need to hand my medals back! 🤣
You’ve been a proper runner for years! You don’t need to pass some sort of masochistic test to qualify. Do you think getting your massage gun might help? Perhaps you’ve done less of your usual strength and stretch compared with usual and everything’s got a bit tight? I hope you can get everything relaxed for your next run.
Hamstring cramp is very unpleasant! Being a natural pessimist, I always see it as a sign that I haven’t hydrated properly and/or I haven’t stretched off properly post run. These days I take tailwind with me on long runs and often have some energy gums too. I like my hamstrings to feel nice and slack; if they really tighten up, it is time for a physio trip. Her steely hands sort out the problem, and the attendant pain is a lasting reminder to try to avoid it in future 😬!
I suffer terribly from cramps in my legs and feet. I nearly drowned on a holiday because of it. I need electrolytes when I exercise no matter how short the duration and I take magnesium twice a day. I rarely suffer these days thankfully.
yep I’m the same, mainly in the middle of the night ! Calf’s , feet and big top bizzarly. It’s been a lot less since I started Magnesium ( 3 in 1 ) and Potassium from Lo salt in no sugar squash.
I had hamstring cramps when we were at a dinner party with friends. I had run a HM during the afternoon, and all was going well until my right hamstring really cramped up; I almost knocked the table over and couldn’t avoid yelling out; we had a former ward sister with us who went on full heart attack alert! Once the pain cleared I explained that I was fine, which my left hamstring took as its prompt to join in! I think that is the last time I suffered with hamstring cramp; lesson learned!
That sounds really painful! You reminded me of another cramp that I often get which is the left adductor when I use that particular adductor machine at the gym. I have yelped in pain a few times as I’ve hopped off the thing. 😂
Huh… interesting. I have a feeling that as I added walking on my 3% incline treadmill, this might be the additional load. It’s not much of an incline and I don’t notice it really when walking, but as it’s a constant 3% incline so I did wonder if this is an extra load on hamstrings. The article refers to hill runs only once, so not sure but it’s a possibility.
Saying you're a real runner I always say to son in law when I'm running in the half marathon next month I'll be running with proper runners 🏃♂️ he always says you are a proper runner 😆 🤣
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