My tennis teammates and I always have a banana handy during our matches as it gives one an incredible amount of energy between sets as well as drinking large amounts of water. Bananas will also help give you potassium to prevent leg cramps which are so prevalent in tennis players. Did any of you see the match between our US 16 year old girl playing in her first major at the Australian Open? She didn't drink enough water before and during the match, it was close to 100 degrees in the stadium and she got terrible leg cramps which the trainer had to rub out, put cream on, and then insisted she eat a banana immediately. It helped, but she eventually lost the match. If she had taken the banana and drank more water during her second set instead of the third, she would have benefitted earlier and she probably would have avoided excruciating pain. It was terrible to watch her limping around the court.
It definitely will help with those leg cramps or "charlie horses" as I call them in the middle of the night. Lack of potassium!!!
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My tennis teammates and I always have a banana handy during our matches as it gives one an incredible amount of energy between sets as well as drinking large amounts of water. Bananas will also help give you potassium to prevent leg cramps which are so prevalent in tennis players. Did any of you see the match between our US 16 year old girl playing in her first major at the Australian Open? She didn't drink enough water before and during the match, it was close to 100 degrees in the stadium and she got terrible leg cramps which the trainer had to rub out, put cream on, and then insisted she eat a banana immediately. It helped, but she eventually lost the match. If she had taken the banana and drank more water during her second set instead of the third, she would have benefitted earlier and she probably would have avoided excruciating pain. It was terrible to watch her limping around the court.
It definitely will help with those leg cramps or "charlie horses" as I call them in the middle of the night. Lack of potassium!!!
January 26, 2009 - 11:40amThis Comment
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