How do you recover after a meet?

Well, not sure what would happen if you trained 80K a week. I would bet your body would put a stop to it pretty quick. :afraid: I currently swim 4x a week with the kids and 1x a week with masters (5 swimming sessions a week) averaging 30,000 yds a week. I did average more last summer when I trained for the 25K, but I no longer do that. This 30-32K is about what I averaged when I swam masters. So to answer your question, I did have the same post meet results when swimming masters or with the kids. The only time I felt AWFUL post meets was the first couple of years when I started up swimming after a 12 year break - and I was a physical fitness mess. :D I'm liking your current plan. What I normally do - not stay hydrated at the meet - not warm up and cool down before and after events - leave immediately after the meet - do not eat for at least an hour after the meet - eat an unhealthy meal washed down with alcohol when I do finally eat - do not workout for at least a day At my last meet - drank 96oz of water during the 4 hour meet - warmed up before events and a short (~100yds) cool down after - everything else the same I felt much better than normal after that meet. My next meet is an other short local meet. I expect to be there 3 to 4 hours and I will try the following. - stay well hydrated with water during the meet - warm up and down after events (hopefully the outdoor pool is open for warm up/down) - cool down ~500yds if the outdoor pool is open - Endurox immediately after my last event - pack something to eat (peanut butter sandwich maybe) to tide me over until I can get some real food - eat a healthly meal washed down with water - hit the gym a little later for 1-2k yoga swim + hot tub - workout Sunday After zones, my post meet will resemble Daaaave's and I should have no trouble achieving the pain level Patrick so enjoys. CreamPuff, Did you feel differently about post meet before you started training mega yardage? Maybe all I need to do is start training 80k/week.

Well, not sure what would happen if you trained 80K a week. I would bet your body would put a stop to it pretty quick. :afraid: I currently swim 4x a week with the kids and 1x a week with masters (5 swimming sessions a week) averaging 30,000 yds a week. I did average more last summer when I trained for the 25K, but I no longer do that. This 30-32K is about what I averaged when I swam masters. So to answer your question, I did have the same post meet results when swimming masters or with the kids. The only time I felt AWFUL post meets was the first couple of years when I started up swimming after a 12 year break - and I was a physical fitness mess. :D I'm liking your current plan. What I normally do - not stay hydrated at the meet - not warm up and cool down before and after events - leave immediately after the meet - do not eat for at least an hour after the meet - eat an unhealthy meal washed down with alcohol when I do finally eat - do not workout for at least a day At my last meet - drank 96oz of water during the 4 hour meet - warmed up before events and a short (~100yds) cool down after - everything else the same I felt much better than normal after that meet. My next meet is an other short local meet. I expect to be there 3 to 4 hours and I will try the following. - stay well hydrated with water during the meet - warm up and down after events (hopefully the outdoor pool is open for warm up/down) - cool down ~500yds if the outdoor pool is open - Endurox immediately after my last event - pack something to eat (peanut butter sandwich maybe) to tide me over until I can get some real food - eat a healthly meal washed down with water - hit the gym a little later for 1-2k yoga swim + hot tub - workout Sunday After zones, my post meet will resemble Daaaave's and I should have no trouble achieving the pain level Patrick so enjoys. CreamPuff, Did you feel differently about post meet before you started training mega yardage? Maybe all I need to do is start training 80k/week.