s2/e21 Muscle Cramps (What We Do & Don't Know) with Coach Elisabeth
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NASTY CRAMPSES! Why do they happen, and always at the worst time? Learn what we do and don't know about the cause of and risk factors for exercise-associated muscle cramps (EAMC) in this episode with Coach Elisabeth, including...
- A history of the research on muscle cramps in the last 100 years
- The basics of muscle types & HOW your skeletal muscles work
- The "electrolyte imbalance" theory of muscle cramping
- The "neuromotor" theory of muscle cramping
- Things you can do to help reduce your risk of muscles cramps
- and more!
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