I have Water Polo practice tomorrow and am getting cramps quite often. What should I eat or do to avoid them?

Question

I'm getting cramps in my calves, triceps, and upper leg muscles.

Answer 1

Make sure you are stretching both before you get in the water and after you get out.  Cooling up and warming down properly reduces the risks of cramps a lot.  

As for what to eat bananas are good because they contain a lot of potassium and oddly enough potatoe skins contain a lot of potassium (don't think french fries count!), orange juice also contains quite a bit.  Cramps will happen during practice but hopefully by stretching and eating right you can avoid some of the horrible ones.