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I've had a journey on this issue. I was getting charlie horses in both fucking legs while hiking. Turned out it was caused by creatine.
https://www.themotte.org/post/3412/smallscale-question-sunday-for-december-14/391978?context=8#context
My doctor was pretty stumped by this but some meathead suggested I'm not hydrating enough and the creatine worsens it because it pulls so much water into muscles.
Anyway I stopped taking creatine but had other signals I wasn't hydrating enough: I would run with a group and be the only one feeling like shit on the longer runs even though we were training the same.
I figured out I have a very hard time staying hydrated (I'm in my 40s). I just never feel thirsty at all. I basically have to force myself to remember to drink any water, and need to go out of my way to strap bottles of water with an eighth of a teaspoon of salt in them to a vest when I go for runs.
Much better overall now that I'm deliberately hydrating, but damn is it tedious.
btw if you feel one coming on in your leg sit down and grab your toes with your hand and try to extend your leg completely, essentially pulling your toes back and stretching your calf out. It often provides immediate relief without lingering soreness.
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