how to prevent leg cramps (calves)

[emoreira]

I only have calf cramps while swimming back to the dive boat face up with the BCD full inflated.
I've been practicing in the pool swimming face up with my fins on.
I normally eat a lot of bananas and in South America there is no myth about bananas and boats. Even more, bananas are always present in each dive boat, as they are considered to add to prevent calf cramps or cramps in general.
Another thing I normally do is to drink once a day Magnesium Chloride diluted in water (a caffee cup).

 

[BoltSnap]

So the banana shake we drink in Libya is good for something then. I feel better now.

 

[fjpatrum]

I'm sure it's been said already but I feel like posting before reading...

Bananas are a great natural source of potassium that helps prevent muscle cramps. That and keeping hydrated will go a long way.

Another thing is just to do daily stretching to keep the muscles limber.

 

[function12]

A baked potatoe has more potassium then a banana.
One serving of skin-on potatoes (5.3-ounces) contains 720 mg of potassium, making it an excellent source of potassium. Runners-up in the potassium category include broccoli (540 mg per serving), bananas (400 mg per serving), tomatoes (360 mg per serving), and oranges (260 mg per serving).

 

[Domsz06]

stretch and water!

 

[Blair Mott]

A lot of info on this thread. I love bananas, water, stretching. I do it all just so I am fit for diving in general, but for staying away from leg cramps while diving I found Force Fins to be my solution.

Everybody solves their problems differently.

 

[LakeCountyDiver]

A baked potatoe has more potassium then a banana.

Does it have to be baked or can you have it another way?