Question: How do you feel the day after a hard swim/ swim meet or time trials?
We had time trails yesterday.
I swam well, took about 2 sec's off my back, and 1 sec off each free.
50 yd, back .34
50 yd free - .29
100 yd free- 1:05
This morning I'm stiff and hungry which has made my stomach feel a little shaky.
I'm not a big breakfast eater, but munching on crackers is making me feel better.
I'm not swimming today ( which was already planned) by will be back on Thurs.
I'm just wonder is it me or just getting older or both?
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Maybe you just met Ms Lactate or some of her friends who visit after a hard set of swimming without an extra long warmdown.
After a day involving true maximum effort swimming (e.g. a meet), I am usually at least a tiny bit sore. You raced a bit over two minutes at maximum effort compared to zero effort like that in practice. Max effort in practice is still not the same as racing. If it were - your times would be the same.
So what you feel is normal (at least to me).
I'm wondering if I'm not eating right... correction I know I'm not eating right.
I'm going to have to step up and start eating right.
We don't have a master team, so I get to swim 3 days a week with age groupers
(up to 6th grade) It's the only time I have so I can be coached... I can keep up ...it's so different that on your own. Faster pace and we avg. about 2000 yds, in about 40 mins. more or less. If I can I'm going to stay later and show up earlier to get in more yardage.
Sunday's is going to be land exercise, 1 mile power walk followed by 20 - 30mins. weights, then 1 mile on the bike.
Concho, I am hit or miss for post-event soreness. Some soreness is worse than other times. I am not observant enough to know what the source is, but I think stretching before, during and after seems to help.
Food-wise, oddly enough, i actually tend to gain weight on the day of a meet. I make sure to eat breakfast and if i remember, i'll have a power bar or granola bar or mom's blueberry muffins (my meet favorite) in my bag waiting for mid-meet consumption. Then afterwards, I'll eat everything in sight.
