cramps while doing deads

[Coldshot]

This happened to me twice this year. I do 20 rep deads and i can feel my ass start to cramp arnd rep 11-12. Thats when i'm really feeling it. It gets so bad till i just have to lie on the floor till the cramping subsides than finish up the set.

I do my stretching and warm up sets but i still cramp up. Is there a better way to prevent cramps? Or should i just work through it?

 

[Fatty4You]

make sure you drink LOTS of water. A big cause of cramping is dehydration.

-Fatty

 

[Coldshot]

thanks for the tip fatty.

I will up my H20 intake.

Is it advisable to work through a cramp? Can it cause a muscle to tear? I dont mean to sound like a wuss but having both my ass cheeks cramp up on me simultaneously isnt the most enjoyable feeling.

 

[Fatty4You]

I wouldn't work through a cramp. A cramp is a sign that something is not working correctly... no need to compound the issue.

-Fatty

 

[Fatty4You]

Hey, check out his page about cramping... it gives a little more in depth about the causing of cramping:

http://coachcarl.com/Cramping.html

-Fatty

 

[gymtime]

Uh, why would anyone do 20-rep deads?

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

ass cramps:

--dehydration
--creatine
--your not breathing right during exercise

 

[Coldshot]

Uh, why would anyone do 20-rep deads?

An alternative from 20 rep squats

 

[gymtime]

Of course. What was I thinking.

 

[louden_swain]

Uh, why would anyone do 20-rep deads?

Because it is a shock to the system and forces you to work. I perfrom a set of 20 rep squats. My legs have grown from this.