big calves - water retention?

TheGreatGatsby
TheGreatGatsby Posts: 818
edited May 2008 in Training, fitness and health
is there any particular reason why my calves are considerably bigger for my ride home than when I get up in the morning? I know it sounds like a weird post but I was wondering if it was due to water retention or something caused by sitting all day after a morning ride? they generally feel much tighter and 'swollen' in the evening despite stretching and drinking about 5 litres of water during the day.

Any ideas anyone or is it just WAAAAYYY too random a question?!

Gats

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  • ut_och_cykla
    ut_och_cykla Posts: 1,594
    During the day? gravity at work would be my guess! Blood & body fluids gather there normally. Feet can often be one size bigger at the end of a day.
    But puffyness - that holds a finger imprint should be worth a doctors visit. 5 litres sounds like a lot GAts - especially as you're probaly not eating lke normal mortals Gats!! :roll:
  • phil s
    phil s Posts: 1,128
    You are a big frickin hypochodriac
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  • TheGreatGatsby
    TheGreatGatsby Posts: 818
    not really - I don't care I was just curious to see if there was an answer is all.

    Gats
  • liversedge
    liversedge Posts: 1,003
    5 litres - are you insane?
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  • TheGreatGatsby
    TheGreatGatsby Posts: 818
    apparently so - why whats wrong with 5 litres?

    Gats
  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    Gats, you must spend the whole day p*ssing! Or have a bladder the size of a beach ball. :wink:
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    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Because your legs are pumped because of the riding?
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • ut_och_cykla
    ut_och_cykla Posts: 1,594
    Gats has an 'unusual' relationship to food and nutrition in general: not sure rinking 5 litres of water a day is necessarily good for you but if kidneys work it shouldn't contributetto fat calves
    Do you measure them Gats?
    no don't answer.... :cry:
  • PhilofCas
    PhilofCas Posts: 1,153
    Maybe the 5 litres of water heads straight to your calves ? (2 1/2 each) :) .

    Echo the others, that's a lot of water Gats

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