Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:24:53 GMT

Be aware that the difference in health and well-being between sedentary and three short, light workouts a week is WAY larger than the difference between that lite regimen and olympian stuff. Thanks Mick. Your comment was very helpful - particularly what you said above. Also, knowing what kind of shape I want to be in 20 years from now is helpful in designing workouts. Amit, thank you. I do get plenty of sleep. I'm thinking now of taking a nap in the afternoon on weekends after a tough workout. Maybe that will help too.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 16:46:10 GMT

Just bringing up another point, how well do you sleep? Sleep is key for recovery. I know that when I'm sleep deprived (children waking me up a lot during the night for example) I'm not recovering and feel a tiredness similar to what you describe. Maybe try to a little more sleep before and after a hard workout.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 10:41:21 GMT

The general rule of thumb is not to increase your workouts more than 10% a week, That is very conservative for most people who work out, but for a 50+ person, starting a new sport, it's about right. At 66, after being sidelined with shoulder problems for a few years, it took me 9 months to work back up to 3000 yard easy workouts. And I bike for transportation in a very hilly area, so my old carcass was at least used to putting out. Be aware that the difference in health and well-being between sedentary and three short, light workouts a week is WAY larger than the difference between that lite regimen and olympian stuff. Overdoing it can harm you in many ways -maybe even end your athletic career, Taking it easy will test your patience and pride - but that's good practice for being the geezer you hope to be in 20 years.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 06:46:54 GMT

Great points and information Sojerz. Thanks. This is very helpful to know - I was unaware of this aspect of over-training. Much appreciated.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 06:41:53 GMT

Great points and information Sojerz. Thanks. This is very helpful to know - I was unaware of this aspect of over-training. Much appreciated.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Sojerz — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 01:19:56 GMT

The danger of over training is that you don't ever really realize the benefit of the training. Your body adapts to training when you rest (not while you are actually training). So if you are tired, and not rested, no adaptation and the training benefits are reduced. You're also probably more likely to get sick and become a grumpapotamus. Unfortunately, you just can't recover like you could when you were a kid or a 20 something, but you do have the advantage of being more experienced and smarter. Don't count laps make the laps count.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:16:31 GMT

Thanks 67. My coach warned me of the same thing last week - about going out too hard. Though this was about coming back after an injury. I'll stick to slow and steady wins the race for now. Hopefully this will help reduce the tiredness as I gradually increase the intensity of my workouts.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

67King — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:34:14 GMT

Thanks Allen. I hope taking things a bit slower will help. It's pretty discouraging to think I can't put a tough workout it without heavy eyelids for the following two days. I'll take a look at my nutrition too - it's not the best. I pretty much avoid the real junk but I'm sure I could do better. Too much too quickly is a good way to injure yourself, too. I had several setbacks dating to October, then after a couple of failed restarts, I said "screw it, I'm just going to go hard," and injured my elbow (!?). So instead of slowing down, I just did more kick sets and different UDK drills. And then I hurt my back......pretty badly. So that impatience set me back nearly 2 months. Not to mention the cost of the physical therapy.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:17:09 GMT

I think you did too much too soon. If you can't recover from a workout in 24 hr it is likely you did too much. You are just getting back in to it. Give you body time to adjust with less intense work until that is comfortable and then increase the effort slowly. In another 3 mo. that workout will be much easier to recover from. Can you talk a little bit more about recovery and response to training volume increase? Any thoughts on how soon an intensity increase can elicit changes in fitness/speed?

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:53:09 GMT

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:13:44 GMT

Thanks. Recently I read that cooling down with easier laps helps flush out things (lactic acid, waste products?). But wouldn't this be to prevent muscle soreness? My muscles actually aren't too sore usually - I'm just somewhat sleepy for about 2 days following a tough workout. I've only been swimming for about 2.5 months now with a hard workout 1x per week. Hopefully my recovery time will improve when I get more conditioned. I just haven't pushed myself physically like this for awhile and I'm surprised how long I feel it after a hard workout.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Former Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:47:59 GMT

Maybe try and get a longer cool down in after a very tough workout. Also make sure you are getting a good recovery meal in after you are done. Your muscles will need protein. Stay hydrated.

RE: Residual Tiredness for 2 Days After Workouts - Help!

Allen Stark — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 06:37:08 GMT