Good day All I get terrible side cramps / side stitches during hard training sessions and outdoor rides; to the point that it interferes badly with my breathing resulting in sessions not being completed as they should be. What causes these? How does one get rid of them when they do occur? How doe…

I train before big meals, and try and limit my fluid intake to a bottle per 2 hr’s of riding. So doubt that it is related to a “full stomach”.

[image] GerhardE: limit my fluid intake to a bottle per 2 hr’s of riding I can’t speak for the side cramps/stitches but for nearly every rider in nearly every riding condition you are underhydrating at one bottle per 2 hours and should consider drinking significantly more - 2-3x as much (work…

Cramps in the side can be from spasms of the large intestine which can be made worse if you have a lot of air in the colon. The distention and subsequent increase in pressure when it spasms/contracts can lead to acute pain. That’s likely why some individuals link these pain to oral intake. Not su…

[image] GerhardE: Good day All I get terrible side cramps / side stitches during hard training sessions and outdoor rides; to the point that it interferes badly with my breathing resulting in sessions not being completed as they should be. What causes these? I’ve had instances of stitches …

I’ve not experienced this while cycling, but 2 years ago I used to do short 2 miles runs first thing in the morning 2-3 times per week. I would have to completely stop running and walk because my side would hurt so bad, and I was only doing a 9 minute per mile pace. This didn’t feel like the side s…

Wonder if anyone else has had these issues? Lately I’ve been getting side stitches on moderate outdoor rides after harder efforts, but I never seem to get them on the trainer. It’s always on my right side. Sometimes they’ll go away if I ride slow for a while, or hop off the bike for a few minutes a…

From what I been able to gether, it’s a matter the muscles are not up to the task as with cramping elsewhere on my body. I believe there’s a short discussion on recent Science of Sports podcast on breathing better (or the podcast before, to lazy to look), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9…

Perhaps you are moving/leaning slightly different outdoors and putting stress on a muscle that you aren’t using indoors.

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GerhardE September 12, 2019, 4:25pm 8

I’m wondering if it is not related to a muscle imbalance around the hip joint, or possibly breathing technique?

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