After hard workouts where we do a lot of sprint work, I have noticed that my stomach is in knots and it stays that way for hours. I don't know why- lactic acid build up maybe? I am eating a banana before practice, like I have done before every practice for the last 8 years. I drink water during practice and I warm down at least 300-400 yards at the end. The stomach issues (pain, lack of wanting to eat, etc) come in to play only when we're doing a lot of sprint work (yes, I'm a distance lover). Today it's so bad that I've only eaten a banana and a bit of chicken and green beans and it's 2:30 now and yet I swam 7-9 this morning.
What can I do to prevent this? What is causing this?
in the sprints, you tighten the muscles in your core a lot more than you do while doing a 3/4/500. after that sprint pyramid thing, you did a boatload of stomach clenching, and that probably exacerbated any other internal issues going on in there.
with the eating before practice thing, perhaps your body has suddenly cried foul on eating before practice. it happens for people of all ages, that suddenly the body stops liking something you've been doing regularly for years, so i wouldn't rule that out either. if the issues are indeed digestive, the tums may help out too.
in the sprints, you tighten the muscles in your core a lot more than you do while doing a 3/4/500. after that sprint pyramid thing, you did a boatload of stomach clenching, and that probably exacerbated any other internal issues going on in there.
with the eating before practice thing, perhaps your body has suddenly cried foul on eating before practice. it happens for people of all ages, that suddenly the body stops liking something you've been doing regularly for years, so i wouldn't rule that out either. if the issues are indeed digestive, the tums may help out too.
