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

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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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    🕶️🦩This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Get 15% off (my favorite) running sunglasses in the world & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️

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