Is there any harm if you don't eat anything before swimming at 5am, 6am (though I suppose that's what most early swimmers do)?
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This is part of the reason I just decided to give up swimming in the morning (again). It sucks because it is the most efficient time for me to do it but my body just can't handle it. I need coffee, potty, a nice long shower to wake up, food and then time to digest it. I had made it several months of early morning workouts this time - and I had never made it more than a couple weeks before in several other failed attempts over the years. I thought I really had a routine going this time and then one day a couple of weeks ago I just couldn't swim at all. Somedays feel better than others and I might cut a set short, but this was the only time I just could not do it - at all. Maybe it was just a bad day but I decided enough was enough.Sorry for my own lame story. I say do whatever works for you.
This is part of the reason I just decided to give up swimming in the morning (again). It sucks because it is the most efficient time for me to do it but my body just can't handle it. I need coffee, potty, a nice long shower to wake up, food and then time to digest it. I had made it several months of early morning workouts this time - and I had never made it more than a couple weeks before in several other failed attempts over the years. I thought I really had a routine going this time and then one day a couple of weeks ago I just couldn't swim at all. Somedays feel better than others and I might cut a set short, but this was the only time I just could not do it - at all. Maybe it was just a bad day but I decided enough was enough.Sorry for my own lame story. I say do whatever works for you.
