Ok, here's my background. I'm, training for USMS NATS in Washignton. Training has been going well and I've been pleased with my meet performances thus far. However, I just swam a meet yesterday as my last meet before I taper for nats. Well, to ensure a good meet I rested two days prior, something I never do going into a meet. At the meet I swam a half a second slower in all my 50's and a full second slower in my 100 fly based on all previous meets. I actually swam A 100 fly in practice last week that was much faster then my race at this meet.
I don't understand, I should have swum faster then other meets this year because I rested going into it. Other meets I swam a hard workout the night before. Could anyone please share any insight into this phenomenon. I have now suffered a huge blow to my confidence going into nationals.
You're at the end of your training period. Even with that two day rest, your body is exhausted. :whiteflag:
Meets like these, although you want to do well, they are essentially a weelend-long lactic acid set. And probably the last one you'll do before nationals. Use it to practice your race strategery and then go kick some rear in Seattle!
You're at the end of your training period. Even with that two day rest, your body is exhausted. :whiteflag:
Meets like these, although you want to do well, they are essentially a weelend-long lactic acid set. And probably the last one you'll do before nationals. Use it to practice your race strategery and then go kick some rear in Seattle!
