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Inverting and cramping
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I don’t get it from inverting… but do always get it from caterpillaring up after I invert. Typically happens when I’m in heels, not so much barefoot. Have no idea…. but it may be that your legs are too bent in general. I noticed from watching my own videos that my legs were really bent in a regular invert. I’m trying now to straighten them out… and let my back hang down more and rely on more of my feet than my knees. Dont know if that helps…
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Today I inverted and got into the caterpillar position to try to do a shoulder dismount (couldnt get it off my collarbone) and my calf started cramping up
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Cramping (when not caused by dehydration or salt imbalance) tends to be caused by confused muscles.
When you say you’re pointing your toes like crazy, are you pointing them ALL the time? I find the most common cause of calf cramp is from flexing the foot when your knee is bending. Pointing toes and bending the knee use the same muscle (calf), so if at one end you’re contracting (bending the knee), and at the other end relaxing (flexing the foot up) the muscle gets confused.
I used to get cramp all the time when air-inverting, as I’d flex my feet AS I did the invert, but by the time my legs were over my head and I could see them, I pointed (So it took me ages to realise the problem).
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