YARGH! back cramps!

DimebagDarrell · 05-02-2005, 11:50 PM

hey what do you guys do about back cramps when youre on m1t or whatever? im on my 4th and final week of m1t and i can barely do deads - 225 is about the max i can rep. the first set is super easy, but then it sucks. then it makes it a bitch to do seated rows, and i couldnt even do good mornings except for just the 45 lb bar. after my back cramps, a heating pad always takes it away, but i cant get through my workout. fuck, it even cramps when im doing hack squats on leg day, and sometimes even on things like bench press or french press. how do you deal with your cramps?

redspy · 05-03-2005, 11:01 AM

Check out this thread, I'm not sure there's much you can do - http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/sh...1t+back+cramps (Muscle cramps on m1t)

**Prince** · 05-03-2005, 03:28 PM

not a heck of a lot you can do, at least not that I know of, Advil helps a little.

nunya53 · 05-03-2005, 05:29 PM

I get aching lower back pain on M1T, but not cramps. I usually take a motrin which seems to help.

Nunya

redspy · 05-03-2005, 06:16 PM

One problem with ibuprofen and acetaminophen is that it inhibits protein sythesis, so don't go overboard as you might hinder gains. See this study for more info http://ajpendo.physiology.org/cgi/co.../3/E551?ck=nck

JoeR. · 05-03-2005, 08:26 PM

Isnt potassium supplemented to help cramping?

**Pirate!** · 05-03-2005, 08:51 PM

It sounds more like you are having sever back pumps, not cramps due to hydration problems--potassium won't help. No supplement will. I can't do deadlifts on orals, and squats are hell. I would do deadlifts last or find a lower back machine until your cycle ends. If possible, don't dose the M1T within 4 hours prior to working out. Much better to time your dosage to take it with PWO shake, IMO.

DimebagDarrell · 05-03-2005, 10:06 PM

yeah, good idea. its my last week on the stuff anywhoo.

05-02-2005, 11:50 PM	#1
DimebagDarrell Cutting sucks. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 774 Photos: 4	YARGH! back cramps! hey what do you guys do about back cramps when youre on m1t or whatever? im on my 4th and final week of m1t and i can barely do deads - 225 is about the max i can rep. the first set is super easy, but then it sucks. then it makes it a bitch to do seated rows, and i couldnt even do good mornings except for just the 45 lb bar. after my back cramps, a heating pad always takes it away, but i cant get through my workout. fuck, it even cramps when im doing hack squats on leg day, and sometimes even on things like bench press or french press. how do you deal with your cramps?
	cutting sucks.

05-03-2005, 11:01 AM	#2
redspy Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,040	Check out this thread, I'm not sure there's much you can do - http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/sh...1t+back+cramps (Muscle cramps on m1t)
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redspy Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,040	One problem with ibuprofen and acetaminophen is that it inhibits protein sythesis, so don't go overboard as you might hinder gains. See this study for more info http://ajpendo.physiology.org/cgi/co.../3/E551?ck=nck Last edited by redspy : 05-03-2005 at 06:49 PM.
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05-03-2005, 10:06 PM	#8
DimebagDarrell Cutting sucks. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 774 Photos: 4	yeah, good idea. its my last week on the stuff anywhoo.
	cutting sucks.

05-03-2005, 05:29 PM	#4
nunya53 jeet yet???? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Redneck Central (Little Rock) Posts: 77	I get aching lower back pain on M1T, but not cramps. I usually take a motrin which seems to help. Nunya

05-03-2005, 08:26 PM	#6
JoeR. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: atl Posts: 455 Photos: 13	Isnt potassium supplemented to help cramping?

05-03-2005, 08:51 PM	#7
Pirate! Gatekepper Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 5,774	It sounds more like you are having sever back pumps, not cramps due to hydration problems--potassium won't help. No supplement will. I can't do deadlifts on orals, and squats are hell. I would do deadlifts last or find a lower back machine until your cycle ends. If possible, don't dose the M1T within 4 hours prior to working out. Much better to time your dosage to take it with PWO shake, IMO.

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