Soreness, tiredness

I have been working out on and off over the years. After a sedentary period of a few years, I started working out in earnest again in April 2011, following a health scare (borderline diabetes). I added swimming in June 2012 to prepare for a masters meet with some old swim team friends, and have been swimming ever since. I am a former competitive swimmer (from ages 9-18), and just did my second masters meet after a 36 year layoff! I am an expert skier, and have always liked and played sports...but in recent years it's mostly been skiing...and softball in the summer. I have a muscular build, with a few extra pounds (~19% body fat), but have always considered myself to be merely average in terms of natural athletic ability (e.g., I was on the high school football and baseball teams, but saw little playing time). Before recently increasing my yardage, I was doing about 1/2-3/4 of a mile, 2-3 times week, and usually one additional day of weight training with a trainer (pretty vigorous, this guy doesn't mess around). I actually don't have any real injuries, and I am fairly sure my mechanics are correct. I am thinking that maybe I need to do more stretching. My diet is pretty good. I eat fruits, veggies, lean meats, and avoid junk food...my biggest offense it the occasional bagel with cream cheese for breakfast, or a slice of pizza here and there.

I just recently posted about increasing my workouts, which I have done to some extent. I swam 2000 yds Friday and Monday (Saturday dry land weight training; Sunday rest). I am experiencing a lot of soreness (even before increasing). ... I feel like I am swallowing Alleve tablets like candy (2-4 a day). I take tons of supplements and have been using Dotfit Lean MR powder post-workout. Whatever I am doing isn't really working. I dont' have a solution, just some ideas (which might not even be right) Is your soreness muscle soreness? That's what I'm assuming. If it's joint pain, you might want to see a doc to get a script for a PT. First, some questions, to get a sense of what's happening here. How much were you swimming before you increased to 2000? Did you increase speed and increase distance at the same time? How many months have you been working out? How old are you? Do you have a background in athletics? If you are too sore, you might want to keep doing what you are doing, for a while, rather than increasing now. Regular exercise will get you fit, even if the workout is not intense. Many intense workout regimes ahve a rest week built in. If you are sore, you might want to ease off for a a few days or a week. Anti-inflammatories, like Aleve, don't help the muscle regeneration process (which is related to inflamation). I tend to be very skeptical opf suppliments - healthy diet works wonders. That being siad, I looked at the Dotfit Lean MR powder site and I didn't see anything that raised any flags for me (but then I did not recognize all the chemical names, even with a chemistry/medical science background). It might be that adding healthy but fast carbs to your recovery would make a difference. Like fruit, for example - or maybe even something less healthy, like chocolate milk. Good luck

A couple of ideas stretch before and after your workout ,make sure you warm up and cool down completely , don't go heavy on the weight training ,I do yoga and it works wonders it goes very well with swimming imho I hope you feel better Cheers :)