Recovery Please

What about L-Glutamine? Has anyone tried that? You did not hear this from me and if anyone asks if I said it, I will deny it.... but, extract of the herb known as "Devil's Claw" works very well at reducing post-hard workout soreness. It works better than, say Aleve and the like. en.wikipedia.org/.../Harpagophytum_procumbens The local grocey store sells a drink in the health foods section called "Function Shock Sports" that contains this and works very well. http://www.functiondrinks.com/ OK, since you are a lawyer, I have to note that I am not a medical professional, nor do I play one on TV. Further, the above does not constitute an endorsement of the use of herbal products or any particular product. It is merely an anecdotal discription of an non-scientific, non-controlled personal experience and your mileage may vary. The user neither claims that the above supplement is fit for either its stated purpose or any other purpose so, if you decide, say, to use it for enemas, hey - that's your kink not mine. Not all potential side effects are known. If your breasts fall off or you suddenly decide to sing the entire score of "Cats" at work, I had nothing to do with it. Any and all use of herbal supplements should be undertaken only under the supervision of a trained medical professional or witch doctor or that strange girl who you used to know in high school who wanted you to call her "Moonflower" when, in fact, her name was really "Phyllis Glumpfenmeyer", although she always had the best pot. And, as always, do not remove mattress tags under penalty of law and a visit from the matress police. -LBJ

extract of the herb known as "Devil's Claw" works very well My girlfriend took that. Look what happened to her.

one anecdotal story: I took a break sunday from my usual weightlifting routine, and rested instead. Monday at swim practice I zipped through 16x100 on 1:30 with no real difficulty. Tuesday I did my usual weightlifting, and today at swim practice I felt quite a bit more sluggish than monday. Maybe a day of rest made the difference between monday and wednesday for me.

Fort I think cycling would be a great change for you. You could buy one of theses bikes and never leave the pool. Watch the video you have to go to their home page to see the video. translate.google.com/translate

Anyone try traumeel? I did, at my Chiro's recommendation, when I fractured a rib, last March. I really don't know if it helped, assisted in helping (Rub A535 + Tylenol 3) or had no effect at all. I used both the ointment and tablets. At some points I was even ready to swallow the ointment if it would have helped at all.

I did, at my Chiro's recommendation, when I fractured a rib, last March. I really don't know if it helped, assisted in helping (Rub A535 + Tylenol 3) or had no effect at all. I used both the ointment and tablets. At some points I was even ready to swallow the ointment if it would have helped at all. My ART doc gave me a sample of the tablets to try. I feel better today, but I don't know if it's due to the traumeel or the fact that I didn't swim over the weekend. Probably the latter.

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Anyone try traumeel? Added bonus: if it doesn't work for you, you can give it to your dog, cat, or horse. From www.1800petmeds.com/Traumeel Tablets-prod10795.html: How this product should be used: The usual dose of Traumeel Tablets for newborn puppies is ½ tablet 3 times a day, for weaned puppies 1 tablet 3 times a day and for adult dogs 1-3 tablets 3 times a day. The usual dose for adult cats is 1 tablet 3 times a day. The usual dose for foals is 5 tablets 3 times a day and for adult horses 6 tablets 3 times a day. Tablets can be mixed with a little water without losing their effectiveness. It is preferable to administer tablets between meals. For ease of administration tablets may also be mixed with a little honey and spread on the part of the animal where it tends to lick itself. For instance, on a cat's front extremities. Another possibility is to insert tablets into a small amount of food, with horses into a piece of dry bread, carrot or apple and with cats or dogs into a piece of cheese or meat.

Love the Deep Tissue Massage (find one that specializes in sports) -- and Bi-Weekly Chiro apts. Worked like a dog all week, 31+ hours of exercising and pool time and "spinned" on top of that, took it easy on Saturday (only 1 1/2 hours of pool time) then posted three PR's on Sunday's meet. Tapering? What tapering?? Wait - is it time to eat?

When it comes to recovery, the best thing is to use what strength and energy you have wisely and don't break yourself down beyond a nights repair, especially if you like training hard everyday. Seems simple enough, but what if you are a butterflyer and want to train for the 100 or 200? Are you going to train 500, 1000, 2000 yards a day at 40+? Maybe Dennis Baker could handle it, but many of us would be destroyed for days or weeks. Beginning a butterfly regimin, I budget my workout for about 500 yards a day to start (and not every day). I could swim 10 x 50, or 5 x 100, or whatever fits into my coaches workout. Swimming it all together is ok for the first few, but then the pain, fatigue, dropping the legs, and poor technique result in much of it being wasted effort and reinforcing poor habits. The best results for the least amount of pain (and I don't mean the tired kind of pain) is to salt that 500 yards over the entire workout. The first 25 of 100 fly in a race is not that difficult, so why not focus on the back half or last 25? If the coach gives you a 10 X 100 freestyle set, do the last 25 fly.... take an extra 5 seconds from the normal send off if you like. Maybe go the last 50 if you are ready for it. Your heartrate is already up and you should have enough energy to maintain good butterfly technique.... for sure more than if you did the first 75 fly and are now struggling for the finish.:dedhorse: I guarantee you will not be afraid of that last lap anymore... in fact you will look forward to your new found confidence in completing it faster and better than before.