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I thought about puttin' this in the Hooligan section, but really it applies to the track and even spirited street riding.
The problem is this: Sometimes when hanging a knee out for a turn, I get one king hell cramp right in the hip joint, almost a charlie horse, but on the side rather than the hamstring. If you've ever felt it, you know exactly what I'm talkin' about. Hurts like hell and about the only thing that helps is straightening out your leg by standing up on the bike or kicking the leg out forward or worse, having to stop and stand up.
Anybody have any solutions?
I am older than most rocks but not in bad shape, however, it seems to me that particular motion is not one that occurs in most normal circumstances, so the muscles rarely get used and that may be the problem. So, I got to thinkin' an' wound up tryin' out the hip abductor machine at the gym - you know, the machine you can't help but stare at that they sit on and spread their legs out? Felt kinda, uh... weird, but the first evening after working out on it, I was sore right in the same spot where The Cramp comes. And after a couple of weeks, it seems to be helping, although I haven't been out on a track pushing hard.
Sound logical?
http://west.ballyfitness.com/rapid_results/expert_advice/video_clips/video.asp?29
The problem is this: Sometimes when hanging a knee out for a turn, I get one king hell cramp right in the hip joint, almost a charlie horse, but on the side rather than the hamstring. If you've ever felt it, you know exactly what I'm talkin' about. Hurts like hell and about the only thing that helps is straightening out your leg by standing up on the bike or kicking the leg out forward or worse, having to stop and stand up.
Anybody have any solutions?
I am older than most rocks but not in bad shape, however, it seems to me that particular motion is not one that occurs in most normal circumstances, so the muscles rarely get used and that may be the problem. So, I got to thinkin' an' wound up tryin' out the hip abductor machine at the gym - you know, the machine you can't help but stare at that they sit on and spread their legs out? Felt kinda, uh... weird, but the first evening after working out on it, I was sore right in the same spot where The Cramp comes. And after a couple of weeks, it seems to be helping, although I haven't been out on a track pushing hard.
Sound logical?
http://west.ballyfitness.com/rapid_results/expert_advice/video_clips/video.asp?29