Just what causes the twitching in the first place? "Above all, fatigue is the reason for the muscle twitching," explains Kevin Plancher, MD, a leading sports orthopaedist and sports medicine expert in the New York metropolitan area. "The muscles are most likely overworked at this point. The nerves that send impulses to the muscles become fatigued as well, which can cause erratic firing of the muscles." Long exercise sessions cause lactic acid to build up, resulting in a lack of oxygen. Dr. Plancher says, "This alters the way the muscles contract as well, possibly causing twitching."
As mentioned earlier, cramping can be brought on by stress. But it can also be caused by an electrolyte imbalance in the athlete. "In order for a muscle to contract, electrolytes play a key role," says Dr. Plancher. Cramping and twitching can result from increased amounts of sweating that follow exercise, he says. Also, cramping - or what the athlete describes as such - can simply be caused by an over-worked or over-stretched muscle.
Fasciculations shouldn't be a nuisance, once you realize that they are a normal part of muscle physiology. But there are ways to manage fasciculations, for those who don't like the sensation.
Dr. Plancher says, "Movement is a very good way to minimize the twitching. It helps the body move the excess lactic acid out of the muscles. Secondly, it allows the electrolyte levels in the muscles to normalize if they are unbalanced due to fatigue of the nervous system. Stretching the involved muscles will help as well. This relaxes the muscles. Increasing fluid intake can be key to minimizing these episodes, especially if electrolyte imbalances are the culprit." Try a banana or an all-natural electrolyte beverage.
. Anyway, I would get muscle spasms in multiple places on clen....freaked me out for awhile until it went away after using clen and then having it come back on the second round (at least I could link it to something). Getting extremely sore and having spasms is NOT fun! I'm starting tomorrow too! I was supposed to start today but I have too much homework due tonight to even think about going to the gym. Tonight will have to just be a cardio night. So what does my husband do.... goes and gets us some blizzards! He is a fan of the Ronnie Coleman diet (seems to work for him too!), so he'll get big and I'll get fat, fantastic!:thumbsup:
