Zhang Lei aka Queen of Cramps

Girlfriend really needs to bring PICKLE JUICE when she plays!

China’s Zhang Lei aka 中國女排張磊 is playing amazing at the ongoing 2011 World Cup! She is becoming like her predecessor, Zhou Suhong, and we’re glad that China’s coach has learned to trust her more, believe in her and of course developed her to be an efficient opposite hitter who can be lethal doing those X plays China is known for.

BUT….

As soon as girlfriend finds her rhythm, she starts to CRAMP! It happened to her twice already during the World Cup. She was cramping against that 5-set loss to Brazil and then just last night it happened again when they played the American Team in another epic 5-set match which the latter won. We also found out that it happened to her a couple of months ago during the gold medal match of the 2011 Asian Championship against Japan.

With 2 more important matches for China at the World Cup, we hope she won’t be cramping again.

In all fairness to Zhang, she has really been impressive. Give her 1 more year to prepare for the 2012 Olympics (if China qualifies) and she’ll help China become a major contender for the gold medal match in London. China has improved tremendously and their performance at the World Cup has been impressive!

On the other hand, we found this video about cramps. Watch & Learn!

Wikipedia Says…

Cramps are unpleasant, often painful sensations caused by muscle contraction or over shortening. Common causes of skeletal muscle cramps include muscle fatigue, low sodium, and low potassium. Smooth muscle cramps may be due to menstruation or gastroenteritis.

Cramps are really annoying especially when you play a crucial or a very close match.

We hope Zhang won’t be cramping moving forward.

Any Other Helpful Tips for Cramps?

Any Other Helpful Tips for Cramps?

Any Other Helpful Tips for Cramps?

Tell us! Tell us!

(images: FIVB)