Mustard and Cramping

[andy aka rut]

Trying google'ing mustard and cramps.

I found this from Team Dicky. Very interesting. I have never tried it, but from what I have read, it sounds like a sure cure.

[RidetheRAAM4]

what did you find?

[bjammin]

Interesting. I'll have to start bring hotdogs on my longer rides to help the mustard go down.

[Dino Brown]

Who need Hammer Gels, when a single packet of mustard will do!

Thanks for reminding ME to give some thought to an overlooked side of our sport!!!

[mp3]

Originally Posted by andy aka rut

Trying google'ing mustard and cramps.

I found this from Team Dicky. Very interesting. I have never tried it, but from what I have read, it sounds like a sure cure.

If you're gonna go that route why not put pickle juice in your bottle too? Try googling pickle juice and cramps.

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by bjammin

Interesting. I'll have to start bring hotdogs on my longer rides to help the mustard go down.

i sometimes bring pastrami sandwiches on long rides

[Letyrides]

Very interesting. Now my mom won't get mad at for drinking the pickle juice out of the jar, I have an excuse.

Mustard For years coaches have given mustard to their athletes with leg cramps. Cramps are sometimes caused by a deficiency in acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that stimulates your muscles to work. Mustard has acetic acid, which helps the body make more acetylcholine. Take a spoonful or two of mustard.
Pickle juice As with mustard coaches have given pickle juice to their athletes with leg cramps. Cramps are sometimes caused by a deficiency in acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that stimulates your muscles to work. Pickle juice has acetic acid, which helps the body make more acetylcholine. Take a few ounces of pickle juice.

[OMR]

Originally Posted by andy aka rut

Trying google'ing mustard and cramps.

Andy,

In the first place, why on earth would you be Googleing mustard and cramps???? Why don't you try peanut butter and pimples...or ice cream and beer kegs???

OMR

[~ Pakiha ~]

No wonder BBQ's and rides go along so well, I'm going to be carrying a few packs of these around now.


And for the Posh riders


Pardon Me, but I've bonked. Do you have any Grey Poupon?

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[OMR]

Originally Posted by ~ Pakiha ~

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This in one cool site! Thanks...

OMR

[Jordansrealm]

Eating a ham sandwich does more for you after a ride than most recovery health nut options

[dubjay]

Originally Posted by ~ Pakiha ~

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Interesting business idea. I should start selling leftover ketchup packs on eBay to fund my next bike. Maybe I'll stop by a food court later to score some relish and mustard too.

[OMR]

Further research:

They have been using pickle juice to prevent and treat muscle cramps at the University of Northern Iowa for the past three years. Primarily, the athletic training staff has used it as a last resort in treating or preventing exercise-associated muscle cramps. When all of the previously mentioned preventive techniques—proper conditioning, nutrition and hydration, and stretching—have been tried and have failed, they add pickle juice to the athlete’s pregame regimen. They have found that by giving two ounces of pickle juice to the athlete 10 minutes before exercise, even the most chronic cramper can remain cramp-free during high-intensity exercise.

Pickle juice also seems to effectively treat acute muscle cramps. They first found this out when an athlete who was on a pickle-juice regimen forgot to take his dose before a game. When he suffered severe bilateral cramps in his gastrocnemius, he was taken out of the game and given two ounces of pickle juice. The cramps were completely gone within 30 seconds. They have tried this technique with other athletes and found it to be universally effective, with the great majority of cramps not recurring.

Usually, two ounces of pickle juice will treat and prevent any cramp. There have been a few situations where the athlete was suffering from muscle cramps in more than one area, or the cramp was in a large muscle group, like the abdomen, and he or she was then given additional pickle juice. It is imperative that the athletic trainer advise the athlete to continue hydrating, keep a balanced diet, and to take pickle juice in moderation.

Additionally, they have treated muscle cramps by giving two ounces of straight vinegar to athletes who were experiencing an exercise-associated muscle cramp. It was found that the involuntary contraction went away in 15 to 30 seconds and did not recur. Although the straight vinegar has worked, it is very difficult for athletes to consume straight vinegar. Pickle juice is more palatable and has been accepted better by the athletes.

Vinegar is the obvious common ingredient in both mustard (which is used by some athletic trainers) and pickle juice. But, as yet, there is no experimental research that has explained the mechanism of how these treatments work.

Please pass the Vlasiks!

OMR

[RidetheRAAM4]

i need to try some pickle juice. I am prone to cramping

[andy aka rut]

I originally posted this as sorta a joke, but kinda fun and informational.

Now I'm thinking I should start using my Hammer Gel flask as my Pickle Juice flask.


Am I the only one???

[Jordansrealm]

I take it the same benefits come from just eating pickles? Just have a couple with your lunch time sandwich and you should be good to go

[xhuskr]

wish I knew this BEFORE the Traverse

[Wrecker]

It seems that the mechanism of action is associated with vinegar, not the pickle itself; being that vinegar is used for making pickles, it seems that you would get some benefit from the pickles, however, the pickle juice would seem to have a higher percentage of actual vinegar than the pickle itself....but, that's just my logic

[~ Pakiha ~]

Do I see a Pre-Ride vinegar Shot Tradition in the works. I always Took a quarter glass of red wine vinegar to kill off a sore throught. You don't realize the kick it has when it's on a salad, but out of a glass it packs a punch.

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