Avoiding Stomach Cramps

Jedo · Trick Member Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: NYC

When I play DDR for awhile, I get stomach cramps al ot. Am I drinking too much water or something? This happen to anyone else.
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Graviteh · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2005

Happens to me alot. At the place I play DDR at, there are boxes of popcorn for sale. I dehydrate myself before DDR. I notice the cramps when im hydrated.
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Demon Bryant · Trick Member Joined: 27 Mar 2005

Well, from what I've experienced, there's multiple kinds of cramps...
Causes:
Dehydration
Over-hydration
Over-eating
Under-eating (occasionally, usually more-so results in shakey muscles)
Also, sometimes from not streching

That's only in my experience, perhaps others have different kinds to add to this.

EDIT: Yeah, by over-hydration, I meant drinking too much right before you play, which gives you that bloated feeling...yeah...
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Travissssssssss · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2005

You should by hydrating yourself the day before. Drink a few glasses of water the night before you play. Not all at once though. Bananas help level your potassium amounts. Eat a banana the night before or a few hours before you play. Also, lay off of the protein for a few hours before you play because it takes so long to be digested. You should be eating carbs, stuff like pasta, potatoes (not french fries, real potatoes), breads, etc the day you play. The more hydrated you are, and the more room you have in your stomach, the better off you'll be in avoiding cramps.

P.S. I learned this through running cross country, I don't take dancing games this seriously, but if you're having problems this should help.

EDIT: In response to the over-hydration problem, you can't be overhydrated. Being hydrated is having the water in your blood. Any excess water in your blood will be taken out by your kidneys. I think you mean just drinking too much right before you play. That can be a problem. Drink water or Propel while playing. No gatorade or sodas.

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Phrekwenci · Administrator Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Location: New York, NY

This is a Gameplay topic.
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