I've been increasing my swim workouts (currently up to 1hr 45min, 5 days a week). However with the increased time in the water I have found a corresponding difficulty in recovering after the work out.
I've seen a couple comments posted in the past about various supplements that can help you recover faster, etc., but I can't locate the posts now.
If you have some information on the subject I'd love to hear it.
Thanks,
Parents
Former Member
Each February I do the February Fitness challenge and lately I do about 2.5 hours in the morning and about 1.25 hours around noon. I find that taking a multivitamin each morning followed by a pint of gatorade and a promax protein bar on the drive up, gets me ready for my workout. During the first workout I go through about 3-4 pints of gatorade with another 1-2 pints afterwards. I then head to work for a couple hours and usually eat an orange or two and usually some nuts and fresh veggies along with 1-2 pints of water. Right before my second workout I have a pint of gatorade and 1-2 pints of gatorade during the workout. I follow it up with about a pint of gatorade on the drive back to work. I'll snack on some more fruit and nuts and veggies until about 3pm and then eat a small lunch, usually with chicken in some form and some more veggies and an apple or banana. I will also consume about 2-4 more pints of water during this time. At about 6pm I'll have another orange and when I get home I'll eat a small dinner.
So in total I go through about a gallon of gatorade and another .75-1.0 gallon of water each day. Hyrdration is important.
Each February I do the February Fitness challenge and lately I do about 2.5 hours in the morning and about 1.25 hours around noon. I find that taking a multivitamin each morning followed by a pint of gatorade and a promax protein bar on the drive up, gets me ready for my workout. During the first workout I go through about 3-4 pints of gatorade with another 1-2 pints afterwards. I then head to work for a couple hours and usually eat an orange or two and usually some nuts and fresh veggies along with 1-2 pints of water. Right before my second workout I have a pint of gatorade and 1-2 pints of gatorade during the workout. I follow it up with about a pint of gatorade on the drive back to work. I'll snack on some more fruit and nuts and veggies until about 3pm and then eat a small lunch, usually with chicken in some form and some more veggies and an apple or banana. I will also consume about 2-4 more pints of water during this time. At about 6pm I'll have another orange and when I get home I'll eat a small dinner.
So in total I go through about a gallon of gatorade and another .75-1.0 gallon of water each day. Hyrdration is important.
