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I used to experience this a lot when I was involved in track & cross country.You would think I would've learned since I was an athletic trainer as well. I used to treat football players for this ALL the time. It's called a Charlie Horse cramp, it's the fluctuation in your electrolytes. It could be your sodium, calcium, chloride, phosphate, or potassium. Most of the time, it's the potassium.

The cure: I used to give the players, a banana or gatorade. Then I would massage the muscle and wrap a warm towel around the area or I would have them to sit in the tub with warm water. Make sure you drink a lot of water everyday and make sure you stretch properly before and after anything that will over extend your muscles.