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?
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Hey, Swimshark. I have the same stomach issues after sprinting. I agree that it may be the lactic acid. Our college coach used to tell us that 300-400 warm-down is simply not after all that sprinting. He told us it took at least 12-15 minutes of 'active recovery' to flush out all that lactic acid. So I try to swim at least 800 yards (e.g. 16 X 50s or 8 X 100s) at 60% at the end of a sprint set. The more, the better. Keep sprinting, and good luck!
Hey, Swimshark. I have the same stomach issues after sprinting. I agree that it may be the lactic acid. Our college coach used to tell us that 300-400 warm-down is simply not after all that sprinting. He told us it took at least 12-15 minutes of 'active recovery' to flush out all that lactic acid. So I try to swim at least 800 yards (e.g. 16 X 50s or 8 X 100s) at 60% at the end of a sprint set. The more, the better. Keep sprinting, and good luck!
