weird injury

[prodigy06]

I got what feels like a pulled hamstring but I didn't get it from lifting. I got it from a cramp I got in my leg about 3-4 hours after deadlifting on friday night. I woke up in the middle of the night to take a piss and as soon as I stood up and took a couple steps my entire right quad and hamstring cramped up so bad I couldn't even move. It was probably the most pain I had been in in a while. After the pain subsided (like 5-10 mins) I went back to bed and the next mourning and all day yesterday and today my hamstring feels like I pulled it and I'm limping.
How should I treat this? Think it would be ok to train my upper body? Does this sound serious?

[jasthace]

I actually snapped my hamstring{partial}
Whilst doing dumbbell presses on a flat bench.When I stood up after a set it snapped like a twig{that;s what it sounded like!}.
At the time I was taking creatine mono,when it first come out on the market.
I was over dosing and experiencing a lot of cramping.
My hamstring came out with blood and bruising after a day or two.
Perhaps yours has a strain from the intense cramp.
I'd try lightly stretching it for a while to see how it feels and if you can loosen it up slowly.
These pesky little injury's and be a nuisance.

[role model]

Sounds like a muscle strain or pull from the cramp.
This is a rule of thumb on how you should treat pulls and strains.
If its bad, Ice it for the first 72 hrs, then heat starting on day 4 with mild stretching on day 4.

As far as training other muscles; if there is pain, don't do it.
Take a few days off and ease back into it.
Do not train the injured muscle for at least a week, you must go by feel.
There is no exact / precise way to go about this. It has more to do with common sense
than rigid set guidelines.

[prodigy06]

Alright thx. I just didn't know you could get a strain/pull from a cramp. I need to eat more bananas.

[Lizard King]

Prodigy, You may want to try this liquid potassium made from sea salt, I take it when I am on clen and never cramp, works much better then banannas for me. If I can find the link I'll send it to you. Good stuff!

[prodigy06]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

Prodigy, You may want to try this liquid potassium made from sea salt, I take it when I am on clen and never cramp, works much better then banannas for me. If I can find the link I'll send it to you. Good stuff!

That sounds good. thx