Search Results: cramping in upper abs after crunches

Severe Abdominal cramping after doing an Ab workout. Is something wrong?

I must have incredibly weak abs, but considering I’m not obese and I’ve got fairly strong upper body from weight lifting, I’m concerned that there is something more serious going on. I usually have very bad cramping for the first 2 weeks that I’m working on abs and then after that It just gets a little bit better, but it is still fairly uncomfortable.
Is there something (food) that causes a degredation in abdominal muscle tissue? Conversely are there any food that help strengthen abdominal tissue?
Or do I just need to suck it up and deal with the cramping?
Ab workout consists of two sets of 15 doing just normal crunches, coming about halfway up.
Then two sets of 15 side crunches. (I almost never get cramping from the side crunches, only the normal ones)

More Interesting Articles:

3 comments - What do you think?
Posted by WeightLossToday - January 24, 2010 at 9:28 am

Categories: Exercise   Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,