Ever since Tuesday this past week, I've felt like utter crap in the pool!! I can't swim my usual 500 freestyle warmup without getting winded. I'm not quite sure what's up. I took Wednesday off as a recovery day. Did my dryland/running routine on Thursday, took Friday as a recovery day and was back in the pool today. I was crappy again. Granted, I was sharing a lane today and had to stop to monitor the weather status at the outdoor pool, given by the lifeguards every few minutes. We finally moved inside, and while it did get a little better, it still didn't feel good. I DON'T like it, when I don't feel good in the water. I hate workouts, where I feel like I'm struggling every stroke. What's wrong with me?
The only thing I can figure is I've ramped up my exercise routine the past 3 weeks. For the past 2 weeks, I've worked out/swam 6 days a week. Maybe, I just crashed this week. Here's hoping for a better week next week. Now I have to decide whether tomorrow is a workout day or not? Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing?
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The only thing I can figure is I've ramped up my exercise routine the past 3 weeks. For the past 2 weeks, I've worked out/swam 6 days a week. Maybe, I just crashed this week. Here's hoping for a better week next week. Now I have to decide whether tomorrow is a workout day or not? Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing?
This has happened to me too. It's always been when I've increased either my yardage or the intensity of my practices. When this happens, it seems to come about very suddenly.
I normally swim 3,000 yards per day. Last summer, when I was training for a long distance event, I started adding a few more yards to my daily practice, plus one longer swim each week. I felt great doing the extra yardage, but within a couple of weeks, I was exhausted, and my performance was suffering.
I took a few days off, started being RELIGIOUS about drinking my recovery drink (chocolate milk) as soon as I got out of the pool, and got way more conservative about increasing my yardage. I also kept my repeats shorter on most days.
I don't think the amount of training you're doing is a problem--just that you've increased it too fast. I haven't taken a day off swimming in the past 7 weeks. Daily swimming seems to work great for me (plus, I have to wash my hair anyway).
The suggestion to monitor your heart rate is also a good one. Here's a little more information on that: www.cyclingtipsblog.com/.../
The only thing I can figure is I've ramped up my exercise routine the past 3 weeks. For the past 2 weeks, I've worked out/swam 6 days a week. Maybe, I just crashed this week. Here's hoping for a better week next week. Now I have to decide whether tomorrow is a workout day or not? Anyone have any experience with this kind of thing?
This has happened to me too. It's always been when I've increased either my yardage or the intensity of my practices. When this happens, it seems to come about very suddenly.
I normally swim 3,000 yards per day. Last summer, when I was training for a long distance event, I started adding a few more yards to my daily practice, plus one longer swim each week. I felt great doing the extra yardage, but within a couple of weeks, I was exhausted, and my performance was suffering.
I took a few days off, started being RELIGIOUS about drinking my recovery drink (chocolate milk) as soon as I got out of the pool, and got way more conservative about increasing my yardage. I also kept my repeats shorter on most days.
I don't think the amount of training you're doing is a problem--just that you've increased it too fast. I haven't taken a day off swimming in the past 7 weeks. Daily swimming seems to work great for me (plus, I have to wash my hair anyway).
The suggestion to monitor your heart rate is also a good one. Here's a little more information on that: www.cyclingtipsblog.com/.../
