Why is it that Freddy Roach fighters get leg cramps??

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  1. igor_otsky

    igor_otsky Undefeated Full Member

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    Floyd has vaginal cramps too.
     
  2. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee VIP Member

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    people who run get leg cramps..

    this is sooo f'n elementary.
     
  3. arsabs

    arsabs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    surprisingly, non americans :roll:
     
  4. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Solution: Learn how to cut off the ring. :deal
     
  5. aramini

    aramini Boxing Addict Full Member

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    My whole life I've been plagued with terrible calf cramps after extreme athletic exertion. It's because the cross section of the gastrocnemius is too large for maintenance of adequate hydration during exertion - overdeveloped calves are a curse.

    Pacquiao has the same shape to his muscles - his calves are too big and as he ages it is very difficult for his ion pumps to maintain the correct gradient across all that muscle volume - this is why large muscles are a hindrance in endurance sports, higher oxygen content and an increased likelihood of a ph imbalance that will result in cramping.
     
  6. aramini

    aramini Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Seriously, overdeveloped calves cramp A LOT. For Pac anyway, I don't think it has anything at all to do with PEDs.
     
  7. Ilesey

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    It's because of AIDS.
     
  8. exodus

    exodus Active Member Full Member

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    I'm amazed at the ignorance or deliberate misinformation.

    Speak to any credible strength and conditioning coach. The anaerobic nature of boxing and the volume of work on the calves before championship rounds ≠ cramps in any of the calf musculature. This is even more certain pre-fight and in early rounds.

    Unless the fighter is extremely dehydrated to begin with and/or has imbalanced electrolyte levels due to certain substances or terribly poor nutrition.
     
  9. VivaNazVegas

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  10. aramini

    aramini Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He bounces up and down on his toes. I have cramped in every tough amatuer match I ever had, and these lasted long into the night too. I don't take supplements at all, let alone PEDs.

    What do Pac and I have in common? Ridiculously oversized calves for 125 lb guys.

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    Nutrients do not flow naturally through such dense muscles. It's because of the size of his calves. That's it, cramping happens all the time in them, even from pointing your toes.
     
  11. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leg cramping is one symptom as are muscle pulls.
     
  12. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee VIP Member

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    Solution: Stand in the middle of the ring.
     
  13. GrizzyBeard

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    Freddy roach has nothing to do with Bob arum. He trains GBP fighters aswell
     
  14. kimonerz

    kimonerz Well-Known Member Full Member

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    lol sometimes fighters get leg cramps. Big whoop!
     
  15. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Fixed it for ya.