I'm a practicing Muslim and Ramadan is coming up very soon so that means I'm gonna be fasting. And due to time constraints I can only swim at one very tiny pool that must be less than 12.5 meters. The problem is that I've worked hard on getting my times low and the championship meet I want to compete at lies the day after Ramadan ends. So I can compete, but I don't just want to compete I want to win. I'm a freestyle sprinter and I focus on the 50 free and 100 free with a little bit of phases on breastroke. The question is can I do it? In such a tiny little pool, I'll probably train using USRPT but I'm not even sure if the pool is 12.5 meters.. What can I do? I just need advice, I've worked my butt off just to get to this moment and my religion is in the way
I have no opinion on if you should break your fast or not.
If you do, I'd like to point out that a lot of your speed can be maintained with much diminished exercise, particularly if you keep some sprinting. Short hard sprints against stretch cords could actually make you faster, as well. (See the Stretchcordz short belt). I've had a lot of friends take of for a few weeks and go faster than tapered times in short events.
Alternatively, there are other meets, not during Ramadan. It's one meet. So what?
I have no opinion on if you should break your fast or not.
If you do, I'd like to point out that a lot of your speed can be maintained with much diminished exercise, particularly if you keep some sprinting. Short hard sprints against stretch cords could actually make you faster, as well. (See the Stretchcordz short belt). I've had a lot of friends take of for a few weeks and go faster than tapered times in short events.
Alternatively, there are other meets, not during Ramadan. It's one meet. So what?
