How do you feel the day after??

RE: How do you feel the day after??

Muppet — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:03:02 GMT

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.

RE: How do you feel the day after??

Former Member — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:00:40 GMT

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.

RE: How do you feel the day after??

Former Member — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:45:24 GMT

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).

RE: How do you feel the day after??

Former Member — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:39:27 GMT

Maybe you just met Ms Lactate or some of her friends who visit after a hard set of swimming without an extra long warmdown.