Stomach cramps

[MikeyB]

does anyone's stomach cramp up when doing abs? i dont do abs a whoel lot but usually after a set or 2 they cramp up real bad--yesterday i only got 2 sets in before my stomach tightened up so bad that my body was all bent out of shape :grumpy

[DEEPER KEMICAL]

it may be because you are no breathing. breathing properly is a pivotal part of working out. when you dont breathe, your muscles have no strength. when doing abs, breathe in thru the nose when coming down, and out thru the mouth when coming up

[MikeyB]

it may be because you are no breathing. breathing properly is a pivotal part of working out. when you dont breathe, your muscles have no strength. when doing abs, breathe in thru the nose when coming down, and out thru the mouth when coming up

ill try that :remember

i remember a loong time ago i would forget to breathe when doing the shoulder press and feel like ima pass out when i got off it

[Chris]

ill try that :remember

i remember a loong time ago i would forget to breathe when doing the shoulder press and feel like ima pass out when i got off it

ya man breathing is important, inhale on the way down exhale up (or whavetever excersice your doing exhale on the hard pushing pulling part)

shallow breathing is the main reason you get cramps, i sometimes get them when i run, doubles me over in pain.

[MikeyB]

yesterday i was making sure to breath properly, after 2 sets i stood up and my stomach was pulsating and tightened up so much then i was doubled over cuzx of cramps--


then i had to lean back like soem sorta weirdo to make sure it didnt cramp again:disappoin

[DEEPER KEMICAL]

yesterday i was making sure to breath properly, after 2 sets i stood up and my stomach was pulsating and tightened up so much then i was doubled over cuzx of cramps--


then i had to lean back like soem sorta weirdo to make sure it didnt cramp again:disappoin
interesting. are u drinking large amount of fluid before you workout?

[Chris]

interesting. are u drinking large amount of fluid before you workout?

ya or did you switch possibly to a new creatine? creatine would give me massive charlie horses in my calves.

do't know bro sounds like you should see a doc if it persists.

[MikeyB]

ya or did you switch possibly to a new creatine? creatine would give me massive charlie horses in my calves.

do't know bro sounds like you should see a doc if it persists.

nah--no creatine or massive amts of water--yeah, maybe ur right--this used to happen to me when i used to do abs years ago--i guess i kinda stopped doing them until now.....

[DEEPER KEMICAL]

nah--no creatine or massive amts of water--yeah, maybe ur right--this used to happen to me when i used to do abs years ago--i guess i kinda stopped doing them until now.....
i get real right cramps too when i do my abs too. i dono i love the feeling lol thats how i know im working them hard.

same feeling i get in my bicep when i flex hard after a set, it feels like a charlie horse :chuckle

[woo]

which ab exercise r u doing?

[MikeyB]

which ab exercise r u doing?

umm--my lower maybe lol

i just use this ab machine that is easy to use :shuffle

[vman]

I know exactly what your talking about. I only get it though when I work out my abs when they are out of shape or I havent worked them out in a while. If you work them out consistently you wont have the problem

[MikeyB]

I know exactly what your talking about. I only get it though when I work out my abs when they are out of shape or I havent worked them out in a while. If you work them out consistently you wont have the problem

good to know--im gonna try and work them out regualrly, at least just a few sets....but they were pulsating and so tight i was literally doubled over

[Chris]

good to know--im gonna try and work them out regualrly, at least just a few sets....but they were pulsating and so tight i was literally doubled over

is it off to the left or right or in the center?
is it a cramp only when you workout or all the time afterwards?

sounds similar to what i had. either way take it easy im sure its nothing.

good luck