The shakes...

Sewinman
Sewinman Posts: 2,131
edited July 2009 in Commuting chat
I have noticed that I have been getting a bit shaky after my commute/weekend rides. My arms and hands shake.

Anyone know what this might be?

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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Too much meth?
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  • Deadeye Duck
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    Just sounds like adrenaline to me.

    When I used to rock climb, if you pushed yourself too much you'd get what was called 'elvis legs', because you'd effectively ran out of steam but were still going purely through adrenaline.

    Have you been pushing yourself harder on your commutes? sprint finishes?

    Not sure why you'd get it in your arms unless you spent a lot of time either out the saddle, or right on the nose of it so your weight was on your arms...
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  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Well i have this new bike, so have been pushing it more yeah.

    My arms don't really shake, its mainly the hands. My arms just feel a bit weird - sort of floppy.
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    prawny wrote:
    Too much meth?

    If you mean crystal, then I was not aware you could get it in Blighty.
  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    Sewinman wrote:
    Well i have this new bike, so have been pushing it more yeah.

    My arms don't really shake, its mainly the hands. My arms just feel a bit weird - sort of floppy.

    Definitely just sounds like adrenaline. Think of is as a sign of improvement, when you can do the same distance in the same time, and not have that feeling :)
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  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    Could be just from the vibrations of the road. Is your new bike stiffer than your old one or thinner tyres?? Do you wear gloves?
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  • Deadeye Duck
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    Oooh, is the new bike longer? You're not locking your elbows out are you?
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  • Sewinman
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    Been doing some googling and it seems that its probably symptoms of hypoglycemia. I basically need to eat more sugary stuff before cycling.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Sewinman wrote:
    prawny wrote:
    Too much meth?

    If you mean crystal, then I was not aware you could get it in Blighty.

    Can you not? There goes my street cred :oops:
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  • amnezia
    amnezia Posts: 590
    Sewinman wrote:
    Been doing some googling and it seems that its probably symptoms of hypoglycemia. I basically need to eat more sugary stuff before cycling.

    +1
  • LDN-Flyer
    LDN-Flyer Posts: 97
    prawny wrote:
    Sewinman wrote:
    prawny wrote:
    Too much meth?

    If you mean crystal, then I was not aware you could get it in Blighty.

    Can you not? There goes my street cred :oops:

    err you definitely can, most of our limey junkies are just to sensible to touch it.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I had a For Goodness Shakes milkshake on Saturday and although it was maybe a teeny bit gloopy, it tasted pretty good so may actually be a pretty good way of avoiding low blood sugar.

    The other thing you should be careful about is taking sugar on board just before a ride. In the space of my 7 mile ride home from work I can bonk easily if I've been eating sweets in the afternoon. I guess the sweets cause an insulin spike which reduces blood sugars to lower than normal, hence the rapid onset of the bonk.
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  • Citizen Smith
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    biondino wrote:
    I had a For Goodness Shakes milkshake on Saturday and although it was maybe a teeny bit gloopy, it tasted pretty good so may actually be a pretty good way of avoiding low blood sugar.

    The other thing you should be careful about is taking sugar on board just before a ride. In the space of my 7 mile ride home from work I can bonk easily if I've been eating sweets in the afternoon. I guess the sweets cause an insulin spike which reduces blood sugars to lower than normal, hence the rapid onset of the bonk.

    +1 - I use the Goodness Shakes immediately post ride and they do wonders.
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  • cjcp
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    Citizen Smith wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    I had a For Goodness Shakes milkshake on Saturday and although it was maybe a teeny bit gloopy, it tasted pretty good so may actually be a pretty good way of avoiding low blood sugar.

    The other thing you should be careful about is taking sugar on board just before a ride. In the space of my 7 mile ride home from work I can bonk easily if I've been eating sweets in the afternoon. I guess the sweets cause an insulin spike which reduces blood sugars to lower than normal, hence the rapid onset of the bonk.

    +1 - I use the Goodness Shakes immediately post ride and they do wonders.

    +2 (on and off).

    Eating before the rides also helps.
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    Could be lack of sugar.

    I was purposefully trying to loose a bit of weight a while back, but I didn't eat enough. I started feeling wobbly and then had to get off and felt like my head was sinking into my body, I was shaking quite badly.

    I only felt better after I scoffed a mars bar.
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  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    +1 for lack of sugar. Onset of the bonk.

    +1 for milkshakes after exercise. Haven't actually tried For Goodness Shakes but a bog-standard chocolate milkshake, as found in fuel station forecourts, work wonders for recovery (have it ASAP after you finish exercising). Even just milk by itself:

    Have a read of this:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandte ... rinks.html
    The protein in milk helps build lean muscle and recent research suggests it may reduce exercise-induced muscle damage. Milk also provides fluids for rehydration and minerals like calcium, potassium and magnesium that recreational exercisers and elite athletes alike need to replace after strenuous activity.
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    I had a Mars choc milk today and felt great. Thanks chaps.
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    For some reason the Yazoo chocolate milk things are dynamite for a hangover. Not sure it isn't psychological though.

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