I’m curious if anyone else has had an issue like this. For the last few weeks I’ve been using a program that Swolecat did up for me (SwoleGenix) and while it is working great for pulling off fat and not pulling off muscle I seem to be pulling muscles and having muscles cramp all the friggin time. I started a potassium and a calcium supplement and the cramping has gone down but at least once a week I’ll pull a muscle.
Sometimes it’s at the gym and sometimes it isn’t. And yes I take at least 10 minutes to warm up and stretch out before lifting.
So my question is, could I be pulling muscles because of a lack of nutrition? SwoleGenix has me eating whole foods and Low Carb GROW along with flax seed oil. Most of the carbs are post workout and pre-workout. In the past when I’ve pulled muscles I will eat 1/2 of a fresh pineapple every day for a week and I’m back to 100%
A good multi, essential fats, and yes potassium. I would try to get some extra potassium from natural sources. I hear many of the supps. are not that readily available for use.
Banana’s are loaded but high in carbs, another very high source is cabbage.
Cramps are a classic symptom of mineral deficiency. Magnesium is the one that comes to mind. I would definitely give it a try.
There are other causes of muscle cramps and injuries. Number one, antidepressants. Also, overtraining. If you’ve been on the diet for awhile, you might be overtrained/under-recovered. So you might want to look at everything that could be affecting your body, not just your diet.