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CRAMP while benching - 10/26/2007 8:10:54 PM

falestinee4ever

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i keep cramping when i get into my bench pressing....its always my left side of my left thigh?
do u no why? is it lack of water or potassium....once again for some reason this only occurs when im bench pressing...

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RE: CRAMP while benching - 10/27/2007 5:35:25 AM

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I wouldn't potassium load, but I would water load. You should carry a bottle or container of filtered water and drink it throughout your workout. You should be drinking between 8-12 glasses per day, more if you can.

As for the cramping. I don't know why that's happening, unless you are flexing your thigh very hard as you press, to give your lift more power.

You should have a five point posture during bench pressing: butt on the bench, back on the bench, head on the bench, feet on the floor, not spread, but more into the core position.

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