re: PP7 cramp issues

If he gets leg cramps against Florida, I say we just cut off his legs and tell him to tuck the ball under his chin and hop with his hands. I say he still scores a TD in that scenario...he's that explosive. Though I do think he'd fail on the Heisman pose attempt after the TD...

Love the pic!

Dammit...work has it blocked so i can't see it.

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I am no athletic trainer, hence the question. I have heard some state that PP7 is in the 5% body fat range and that this could be the reason for cramping. The inability to retain the fluids before a game.

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Oral fluids (hold the jokes) starting Tuesday and an IV pre-game by 3-4 hours.

WTF?

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a lot of new research out is indicating that muscle cramps have less to do with hydration/electrolytes and more to do with the nervous system and a disruption of its ability to control muscle. Ive heard he has had this problem all his life....might be something he is genetically predisposed to

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This is correct..............the PP7 hydration issue is a myth........hydration has nothing to do with this cramping issue......PP7 is experiencing true cramps which is a direct result of muscle fatigue....I think the guy gets so amped that all his endogenous hormones and adrenaline wear it by 2nd half and he can't compensate....

If anything blood work should be taken for magnesium and calcium.........people often think potassium deficiency is a reason for cramps but in actuality hypokalemia causes muscles WEAKNESS.

I'm saying in laymans that PP lives off the adrenaline and natural processes the body uses in fight or flight after walking through the tunnel........He is money and living off a bunch of metabolic processes that help him dominate.....

2nd half rolls around and he lacks the 2nd wind.......WE KNOW HE IS IN PEAK PHYSICAL CONDITION so it has to be something genetic at this point in his career.

I'm doing a report on Maliginant Hyperthermia for anesthesia and alot of studies involve the tetany and cramping seen with this allergic reaction to inhalation agents.

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I'm saying in laymans that PP lives off the adrenaline and natural processes the body uses in fight or flight after walking through the tunnel........He is money and living off a bunch of metabolic processes that help him dominate.....

2nd half rolls around and he lacks the 2nd wind.......WE KNOW HE IS IN PEAK PHYSICAL CONDITION so it has to be something genetic at this point in his career.

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Im sure you're right...i just didn't understand it. I thought i read somewhere that he's actually had this problem since before high school. If thats the case than its probably the type of issue that you're talking about.

I'm pretty disappointed in the LSU's medical staff at this point because over hydration can cause intravascular dilution. I'm sure they are dripping LR when he goes in for IV's which has potassium, calcium, and pretty much everything else you need but if PP is drinking a case of water like he says 2-3 days before a game then they have to stop and say hey............hydration might not be the problem..........lets reevaluate.