I'm starting two-a-day practices in a desparate attempt to get ready for Nationals. So I'm swimming 3 times a week, twice a day, running and light weights the other two days, and resting on weekends.
Any ideas for making the transition from swimming just 3 times a week to this new schedule easier? My muscles are screaming right now!! :help:
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If you have time around 4, have a snack and take a short (15-20 min.) nap and see if that helps. Don't nap for more than that though or you will really feel like s**t, and it may also make it harder to get to sleep later.
Because of my work I can't nap in the afternoon, but I find that just eating something between 4 and 5 helps a great deal when I go to the pool at 5:30. I don't eat much either. An orange or banana or a cup full of trail mix is all it takes.
I usually do eat...I eat constantly. And I've tried taking "naps" (usually just lay and rest, I can't fall asleep in the afternoons), and I feel better, but within about an hour I feel exhausted again.
If you have time around 4, have a snack and take a short (15-20 min.) nap and see if that helps. Don't nap for more than that though or you will really feel like s**t, and it may also make it harder to get to sleep later.
Because of my work I can't nap in the afternoon, but I find that just eating something between 4 and 5 helps a great deal when I go to the pool at 5:30. I don't eat much either. An orange or banana or a cup full of trail mix is all it takes.
I usually do eat...I eat constantly. And I've tried taking "naps" (usually just lay and rest, I can't fall asleep in the afternoons), and I feel better, but within about an hour I feel exhausted again.
