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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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.
Okay, I tried the chocolate milk thing yesterday after a 90min practice. I drank it within 20mins of getting out the pool but it made me feel ill. I started to sweat and felt nauseaous. Perhaps I drank it too quickly. It didn't taste off or anything like that. Maybe it was totally unrelated and I would have felt that way regardless of whether I drank the milk or not. I don't know. Anyone have a similar experience?
Syd
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.
Okay, I tried the chocolate milk thing yesterday after a 90min practice. I drank it within 20mins of getting out the pool but it made me feel ill. I started to sweat and felt nauseaous. Perhaps I drank it too quickly. It didn't taste off or anything like that. Maybe it was totally unrelated and I would have felt that way regardless of whether I drank the milk or not. I don't know. Anyone have a similar experience?
Syd
