I wrote an article on this recently: https://www.empowher.com/news/herarticle/2010/03/30/muscle-twitching
In your case, since you don't mention any other muscles twitching or any cramping, my guess is the twitch is directly related to the hill climbing. You may have fatigued that particular muscle and irritated the motor nerve a bit. It is irritating, but it will most likely go away on its own.
If you had multiple twitchy spots or cramping, I would say you might be dehydrated or have an electrolyte imbalance. But this is likely fatigue and motor nerve irritation. Sometimes you can distract your nerve/brain by icing the area briefly. Be sure you are hydrated and eating a balanced diet. If the twitching goes on for more than a week, you should check in with a health care provider just to be sure nothing else is going on.
These twitches are annoying, but very common. I hope it resolves soon.
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Hi Anonymous-
I wrote an article on this recently: https://www.empowher.com/news/herarticle/2010/03/30/muscle-twitching
In your case, since you don't mention any other muscles twitching or any cramping, my guess is the twitch is directly related to the hill climbing. You may have fatigued that particular muscle and irritated the motor nerve a bit. It is irritating, but it will most likely go away on its own.
If you had multiple twitchy spots or cramping, I would say you might be dehydrated or have an electrolyte imbalance. But this is likely fatigue and motor nerve irritation. Sometimes you can distract your nerve/brain by icing the area briefly. Be sure you are hydrated and eating a balanced diet. If the twitching goes on for more than a week, you should check in with a health care provider just to be sure nothing else is going on.
These twitches are annoying, but very common. I hope it resolves soon.
April 27, 2010 - 5:25pmThis Comment
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