help.. wdf..

[scribbs12]

anyone please tell me how to get rid or prevent ab cramps?? i already take supplemental pottasium pills.. and eat a bannana or 2 on my ab days... anyone please....

[max2extreme]

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[max2extreme]

There are more than one reasons why you have ab cramps. Sugar in sports drinks can cause ab/stomach cramps. If you drink a sports drink of some kind, try going a week or so without it and see if the cramps stop. How much potassium is in your pills? High levels of potassium, like above 18000 miligrams can disrupt muscle contraction. If your supplement has high amounts, or semi-high amounts, and then you actually get enough or high amounts in your normal food, it could be a cause. RDA got potassium is 4700mg. A banana and 8oz cup of yogurt has like 1000. Plus if you eat baked potatoes, spinach, orange juice, baked beans, milk, etc, those all contain at least 400mg of potassium. prob dont need the supplement. Are you killing your abs? Cramps can also come from a buildup of lactic acid or not warming up enough. Check your calcium and magnesium intake which also affect muscle contraction. Also of course, water can be a reason...

Hope this helps.

[nyjetsfan86]

are you taking creatine before you train abs/ i know a couple times i finished my workout took some creatine and then decided i wanted to train abs and then my abs cramped up.....hurt like a bitch

[scribbs12]

i know im late.. but thanks guys.. im not actually killing my abs.. i just do 5 sets of 20 on decline.. and 5 sets of 20 on the "dip stand. with the back on it" i dont know what its called.. i bring my legs up and back down.. with a 10lb wieght...

im taking NOW Magnesium and Potassium Aspartate.

this is what it read on the back


serving size 2 caps.

magnesium. 300mg
potassium 99mg
taurine 100mg

thanks again