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s2/e21 Muscle Cramps (What We Do & Don't Know) with Coach Elisabeth

s2/e21 Muscle Cramps (What We Do & Don't Know) with Coach Elisabeth

FromThe Running Explained Podcast


s2/e21 Muscle Cramps (What We Do & Don't Know) with Coach Elisabeth

FromThe Running Explained Podcast

ratings:
Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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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Released:
Jun 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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