tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post7356488915831286750..comments2024-03-22T06:21:44.785+00:00Comments on Grappling and BJJ tips by Liam The Part-Time Grappler Wandi: BJJ Injury: Muscle CrampsLiam H Wandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-48865399317162041062011-01-11T16:24:55.639+00:002011-01-11T16:24:55.639+00:00@Julia. That's excellent advice. When you cont...@Julia. That's excellent advice. When you contract a muscle, you send a signal to the brain to relax it's antagonists on the opposite side (sit at a table and try to lift it using your right bicep curl and you can feel your right triceps relax). Thanks for that!Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-26707381865090033432011-01-11T16:13:56.079+00:002011-01-11T16:13:56.079+00:00If I'm not careful, the ball of my right foot,...If I'm not careful, the ball of my right foot, below the big toe will cramp up. Not sure why, but that baby never wants to relax. Wearing heels makes it worse, and some of the things we do in class exacerbate it as well.<br /><br />For a calf cramp, the best advice I've seen and FELT--<br /><br />Have your partner sitting at your feet facing you. He should grab the top of your foot and pull toward himself. While he is doing that you resist and try to keep your foot at a 90 degree angle.<br /><br />If you don't have a partner, use your other foot and push down on the top of your foot while trying to maintain that 90 degree angle.<br /><br />I HATE MUSCLE CRAMPS! Ugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com