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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Leslie,
You exactly get the point. I sleep for 5-6 hours before workout (too little!!!). Then I try to make it up during the day (fortunatelly I work mainly at home so I can afford it) but probably this post-workout sleep is not as good as that done before workout. You will not cheat your body, I'm afraid.
As to post-workout food - I refuell too late. I swim hard sets in training but have nothing to eat afterwards and eat breakfast no sooner than 2 hours after finishing the workout. Too late for my hungry muscles :(
How much carbs (I mean how many gramms per body weight) should I take in within this 30 minutes after workout?
Leslie,
You exactly get the point. I sleep for 5-6 hours before workout (too little!!!). Then I try to make it up during the day (fortunatelly I work mainly at home so I can afford it) but probably this post-workout sleep is not as good as that done before workout. You will not cheat your body, I'm afraid.
As to post-workout food - I refuell too late. I swim hard sets in training but have nothing to eat afterwards and eat breakfast no sooner than 2 hours after finishing the workout. Too late for my hungry muscles :(
How much carbs (I mean how many gramms per body weight) should I take in within this 30 minutes after workout?
