tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post4081392839006082463..comments2024-03-17T10:39:40.056-04:00Comments on Hill Junkie: Pennsylvania is way too far to go to suckHill Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-58056583977837237002012-07-17T03:42:17.607-04:002012-07-17T03:42:17.607-04:00Now this is just the type of problem I am working ...Now this is just the type of problem I am working through but higher cadences in easy gears are bringing my cramps. For several months I have laid off alcohol, caffeine, and added table salt. Mild knee discomfort got me to switch from SS/fixed gear to 1x9 and BAM, my 1st cramping episode of the year. In fact, almost every time I ride hard with a high cadence I cramp up. One week I cramped rollingDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384319627418996172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-43316508389445960292011-10-14T18:57:21.941-04:002011-10-14T18:57:21.941-04:00Isn't there a reason why they call it, America...Isn't there a reason why they call it, America's Longest <b>Cyclocross</b> race? Hey, are you riding your mountain bike at Battenkill next year? I call you, Fred.Davepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-5832925987785951452011-10-14T09:07:26.209-04:002011-10-14T09:07:26.209-04:00Anon - perhaps. But that does not explain why ever...Anon - perhaps. But that does not explain why every year I seem to be cramping earlier and more spectacularly in races I've been doing for over 10 years now, on the same bikes. It's not like I'm fogetting how to pace myself. I consider myself a pretty good time-trialist with all the hillclimb events I've done.<br /><br />Battenkill this spring is an example. The previous two yearsHill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-102864128206331452011-10-14T08:25:36.300-04:002011-10-14T08:25:36.300-04:00There is a much easier explaination then caffiene...There is a much easier explaination then caffiene. you were on a mountain bike with large tires with low pressure competing against guys with smaller width tires with various tire pressure. The power you needed to compete against the cross bikes was greater and you needed to sustain it for longer duration. You may have had some advantages on technical sections but in general you motor was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-41995802878414533352011-10-12T21:53:32.647-04:002011-10-12T21:53:32.647-04:00Wow, thats a lot of info about caffiene. Now for t...Wow, thats a lot of info about caffiene. Now for the monkey wrench....I haven't had one single drop of caffiene since October of 2007, but have been dealing with cramps all summer in the long, hilly, hot races. <br /><br />Its pretty obvious to me. You (I) can't just crush the pedals as hard as possible for as long as you want, sooner or later your glycogen is gone and the cramps will be Jonny Boldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530640056245931041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-82314323894563949672011-10-11T22:40:05.610-04:002011-10-11T22:40:05.610-04:00I take your point that average American consumes a...I take your point that average American consumes a comparable amount of caffeine but 66% percent of Americans are either overweight or obese. I’ll go way out on a limb and speculate that 99.99% of Americans would have cramped far before 2 hours in that race can’t even come close to do what you do on a bike. I think your benchmark needs to be other elite athletes and ideally elite athletes over Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-26928862521055751912011-10-11T17:16:23.668-04:002011-10-11T17:16:23.668-04:00Bob - you have some great insight in this matter. ...Bob - you have some great insight in this matter. Not sure how long you've been following along here, but last December I was diagnosed with Osteopenia. I got a bone density scan after shattering my ankle in May 2010. My numbers were scary low, lower than my mother's. I started running this year and now take a Calcium/D supplement. I have my first follow-up scan next month.<br /><br />I Hill Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901432169252097296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-71588606261811718632011-10-11T15:43:29.557-04:002011-10-11T15:43:29.557-04:00Bob back here. I don't know you but I hate to...Bob back here. I don't know you but I hate to see a fellow cyclist struggle with something like nutrition related cramping. The more I think about it the more I believe you are going into race day with deficits in the essential electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium). The first two take weeks or months to absorb and supplements on race day won't help. Caffeine blocks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-44318385112643538482011-10-11T08:24:13.019-04:002011-10-11T08:24:13.019-04:00Seems like staying with Derek Treadwell for a bit,...Seems like staying with Derek Treadwell for a bit, overanalyzing, taking it all too seriously, consuming all that caffeine, overtraining, running, no complete rest days, blah-blah-blah is now working against you.<br /><br />Relax, be more flexible, drink more water, consider cramping isn't really the core issue here, so on and so forth.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />The PreacherDavePnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-88597048216989436022011-10-11T08:13:35.662-04:002011-10-11T08:13:35.662-04:00The story was going so good too!
Sorry to hear abo...The story was going so good too!<br />Sorry to hear about your misfortune Doug.<br /><br />I would tend to agree w/ Bob about the caffeine. I'm a mover and shaker; a coffee achiever, but a strong medium sized coffee (FYI, dark roasts actually have less caffeine in them than regular roasts, I guess the extra roasting does that, but Starbucks is still stronger than what I brew at home), after CB2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01024419369112347720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-7414160503645025722011-10-11T06:47:47.448-04:002011-10-11T06:47:47.448-04:00500 mg of caffeine! Holy $@#*. Everyone is diffe...500 mg of caffeine! Holy $@#*. Everyone is different but I cramp at over 150mg but I don't drink coffee daily and only consume for race situations. Caffeine is a diuretic which means it is dehydrating your fluids and electrolytes even if you are shoveling them in at epic rates. I have got to believe that much caffeine messes with your absorption of electrolytes and fluids. Maybe cut backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-4145119434154013382011-10-11T00:58:42.633-04:002011-10-11T00:58:42.633-04:00Rhabdomyolysis from statins: What's the risk?
...Rhabdomyolysis from statins: What's the risk?<br /><br />How do you know if you have rhabdomyolysis from statin use?<br /><br />Answer<br />from Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D., Ph.D.<br /><br />Although mild muscle pain is a relatively common side effect of statins, some people who take statin medications to lower their cholesterol ..........may have severe muscle pain........... This intense pain Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-56995342442854736272011-10-11T00:52:13.778-04:002011-10-11T00:52:13.778-04:00Another serious complication of rhabdomyolysis is ...Another serious complication of rhabdomyolysis is called the compartment syndrome whereby muscle injury leads to swelling and increased pressure in a confined space (a compartment). This leads to compromised circulation which can endanger the affected tissue. The ......compartment syndrome is most common after injury in the lower leg---(OR ANKLE?)....... or the muscles of the abdominal wall and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5082954078864845206.post-54090160604747508922011-10-11T00:46:11.728-04:002011-10-11T00:46:11.728-04:00Rhabdomyolysis.
http://www.medicinenet.com/rhabdo...Rhabdomyolysis.<br /><br />http://www.medicinenet.com/rhabdomyolysis/article.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com