Hit the wall today in practice. Do you eat before you go.
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WOW I am tired. I hit the wall early in practice today but kept plugging along. I am a 41 year old female who has been out of the water for 22 years ( competitivley). I have been told that is common and it will get better.
How long to build up ones endurance and when does it get easier, though I know you will always have to push yourself. I just see some of the longterm swimmers glidding through the water like it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy. I must admit I am swimming much better than I thought I would be for how long it has been.
I am swimming at 5:30 am. Do you eat before you go? and if so what.
I also have a bit of a lower calf cramp.
Tomorrows practice should be something :thhbbb:. But I am determined to do this.
I need to get in shape lose some weight and just really love the swimming. SIGH
Katie
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Alison is right about the chocolate milk. It is very important to eat something within 20 min. of finishing your workout to repleniish muscle glycogen. A 4:1 carbs:protein is ideal.There are energy drinks with this ratio,but a study was done that chocolate milk was just as good and cheaper.
I was reading something similar about the chocolate milk. The article also suggested, pre-workout, to consume around 400 calories of low-glycemic index foods to avoid too much insulin while swimming and a possible crash in blood sugar.
Something I've noticed about my own swimming is that I won't crash while swimming, I'll crash on the drive home and I'll eat *way* too much afterwards, contributing to weight gain. Perhaps some dilute carbs during swimming will help me avoid this.
Alison is right about the chocolate milk. It is very important to eat something within 20 min. of finishing your workout to repleniish muscle glycogen. A 4:1 carbs:protein is ideal.There are energy drinks with this ratio,but a study was done that chocolate milk was just as good and cheaper.
I was reading something similar about the chocolate milk. The article also suggested, pre-workout, to consume around 400 calories of low-glycemic index foods to avoid too much insulin while swimming and a possible crash in blood sugar.
Something I've noticed about my own swimming is that I won't crash while swimming, I'll crash on the drive home and I'll eat *way* too much afterwards, contributing to weight gain. Perhaps some dilute carbs during swimming will help me avoid this.
