Lately, I have been feeling unreasonably tired. I'm only 27, I haven't recently upped my training (I typically do about 3500 yards 4-5 times a week), I'm not sick, I don't feel more stressed than normal -- I just don't know what's going on. I feel fatigued at practice, at work, and especially in the evenings when I get home. Getting extra sleep and extra vegetables hasn't done anything to help so far. Has anyone else been through a time of being really run down for no reason? Did you swim through it since exercise is supposed to give you energy? Did you take a break? (I don't want to take a break if I don't have to because I love swimming and miss it whenever I can't go.) I know there is probably nothing anyone can really do to advise me, but I guess I just wanted to know if it's happened to anyone else. Thanks!
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Been there. Hadn't heard "the plods" before, that's funny.
The kids on our team will cycle their training so they swim more during parts of the year and take a long complete break from the pool once a year post-championships. The harder they work, the longer they rest but it's always at least 2 weeks since our pool's shut down.
I think swimmers should have a cyclical plan of workouts to some extent whether they go to meets and prepare for a season championships or not.
I'll throw in to be sure you're warming down after practice and getting plenty of water.
As a side note: 1/2 mile of butterfly per workout is my limit. Doesn't matter if it's 800 straight, a bunch of 25s, in IMS, easy with fins, whatever. More than that and I won't be getting out of bed and getting to work the next morning.
Been there. Hadn't heard "the plods" before, that's funny.
The kids on our team will cycle their training so they swim more during parts of the year and take a long complete break from the pool once a year post-championships. The harder they work, the longer they rest but it's always at least 2 weeks since our pool's shut down.
I think swimmers should have a cyclical plan of workouts to some extent whether they go to meets and prepare for a season championships or not.
I'll throw in to be sure you're warming down after practice and getting plenty of water.
As a side note: 1/2 mile of butterfly per workout is my limit. Doesn't matter if it's 800 straight, a bunch of 25s, in IMS, easy with fins, whatever. More than that and I won't be getting out of bed and getting to work the next morning.
