Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by

Scientific Triathlon.com. I'm your host Michael and this episode is Beginer Tip 36 where we will

discuss seven common strength training mistakes. But first, let's thank our sponsors.

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There are two main theories on what causes muscle cramps.

And the first one is the dehydration slash electrolyte theory that if you lose a lot of sodium for your sweat and you

don't replace enough of it, which is common when you sweat a lot and you have a high

sweat sodium content, this can cause fluid shifts in the body that trigger cramps.

The second theory is the neuromuscular theory that muscles tend to cramp when they're overworked and fatigued

due to electrical misfiring. And both theories have some evidence going for them. Precision

hydration has a big blog on that. So it's quite likely that muscle cramps have multiple causes

including both of these theories, but maybe not even limited to these.

Anyway, this means that it's likely that multiple different interventions are needed to try

to avoid and relieve different types of cramps.

So, on the hydration side of things, you should choose electrolyte supplements that are strong

enough to make a difference.

Most sports drinks are very

light in sodium containing roughly 200 to 500 milligrams of sodium per liter. That's 32 ounces.

But on average, a liter of sweat or 32 ounces of sweat has 950 milligrams of sodium. So if you

lose a liter of sweat and you drink a liter of

sports drink, you go on a very large net negative sodium, which is why precisionization

has sodium concentrations of 1,000 or 1,500 milligrams per liter in their electrolyte supplements.

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