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Ok, nevermind, it's not a free app. The concept seems good though. If anyone has ever tried it, please feel free to comment here.

Ok, turns out that Dr. Alex Harrison has actually developed an App to recommend electrolyte intake, water intake, and calorie intake DURING and after training, targeted I believe at competitive cyclists. It can be found here...

@veve13 Yeah, that's the default option. I'm trying to set upper and lower bounds and then dial it in. Trying to avoid placebo effects though and I've done so much wrong before in nutrition, I'm trying to figure it out well this time. At some point I'll pay for a good nutritionist, but I want to...

@veve13 I'm taking one of these at night (about 35% RDA) about 2 hours before bed: https://naturestruth.com/products/magnesium-complex-300mg I read that Magnesium helps the body generate melatonin to enable better sleep and it does seem to help. Based on that bottle and some simple math...

So I just found this guy, Dr. Alex Harrison here: Who has a PhD in sport physiology. His youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Xe4xhaXBF2IUE1tAdtwjg I just learned that instead of adding only pure sugar, it's better to mix glucose (pure sugar) with fructose (fruit...

@steve45694 No, not DOMS. I mix up all kinds of exercises in my daily training and some of that is distance endurance such as triathlon stuff. This season, long trips after crossfit training are getting me. I cramped to a stop on my last half-marathon run (just training, not a race). I know it's...

@steve45694 I'm fine with the micro tears. Quite used to that. Stretching after seems to help a lot as does stretching well the next day before starting crossfit training.

@steve45694 I'll do that, thanks! I posted here because whatever I'm doing in crossfit is causing it because if I skip crossfit it doesn't really happen so far. My guess though, is that it's an overall training issue beyond just one aspect of training.

@steve45694 For what it's worth, the micro tears get way worse if hydration / electrolytes are off. When doing distance training if I cramp and seize I double the recovery time in a very obvious way. Directly in crossfit, it's less noticeable, but the same principle applies. It's like that "dry...

@steve45694 Thanks for the advice! I've always sweated a ton, even in high school and drinking water alone was never enough. I have very salty sweat and back then I finally discovered that beef jerky helped a lot as a regular snack. Now I'm trying to do better and in liquid form. Aside from...

@davidm1985 Thank you! Reddit is so hit or miss sometimes with getting useful info. That link is a great start! Any idea where there might be a dedicated discussion of getting proper electrolyte quantities as part of a regular diet for an active athlete? While there is an acute need to get...

I'm cramping hard in hot, humid conditions and drinking only water isn't helping. This doesn't happen to me when conditions aren't hot and humid. Also, I'm a heavy, salty sweater. I'm trying to figure out a way to mix up a good and concentrated electrolyte drink for the days I train multiple...