Difference in recovery between tapered vs. non-tapered meets
Former Member
Just wondering if any of you have experienced a difference in your recovery between tapered and non-tapered meets. This weekend I swam my first truly non-tapered meet. My times weren't that far off my best times, which was fairly encouraging. However, I did notice that on the second day of the meet I was more fatigued than I normally am on the second day of meets, with other variables being similar. And today I had a particularly crappy practice -- couldn't hit intervals that normally wouldn't be a problem for me, even the day after most meets. Should I be concerned, with Nationals two and a half weeks from now? Or is this to be expected and the result of not tapering for this meet?
I think I'm probably obsessing too much. Nats nerves, I guess. :)
There have been a few studies that have shown that chocolate milk is a good recovery drink.
www.fitnessmagazine.com/.../
At my last meet (the New England Championships at Harvard), I made sure to drink chocolate milk after I finished my cool down swims for most of my events, though particularly the longer ones. It seemed to help stave off fatigue, particularly towards the end of the day, though YMMV.
There have been a few studies that have shown that chocolate milk is a good recovery drink.
www.fitnessmagazine.com/.../
At my last meet (the New England Championships at Harvard), I made sure to drink chocolate milk after I finished my cool down swims for most of my events, though particularly the longer ones. It seemed to help stave off fatigue, particularly towards the end of the day, though YMMV.
