Feeling exhausted after workouts?

Sometimes after our workouts I feel completely wiped. (I refer to this as "blowing a gasket"). It's all I can do to drag myself to the car and drive home, which is luckily not very far. Usually it's a sprint workout that will do it. Let's just say that it makes it hard to get work done the rest of the day... Does this happen to anyone else? Any suggestions, other than "don't swim as hard," which seems to be defeat the reason why I am there in the first place? (It doesn't seem to me that I am swimming harder than anyone else).
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  • Sometimes after our workouts I feel completely wiped. (I refer to this as "blowing a gasket"). It's all I can do to drag myself to the car and drive home, which is luckily not very far. Usually it's a sprint workout that will do it. Let's just say that it makes it hard to get work done the rest of the day... Does this happen to anyone else? Any suggestions, other than "don't swim as hard," which seems to be defeat the reason why I am there in the first place? (It doesn't seem to me that I am swimming harder than anyone else). I agree to check out both your hydration level and your nutrition - I find I swim much better when I've had something in my stomach. I eat a banana and drink some tea prior to practice and then do best if I eat quickly after practice. I also have noticed that over time, it's gotten easier as I have gotten into better shape. Keep at it - it does get easier.
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  • Sometimes after our workouts I feel completely wiped. (I refer to this as "blowing a gasket"). It's all I can do to drag myself to the car and drive home, which is luckily not very far. Usually it's a sprint workout that will do it. Let's just say that it makes it hard to get work done the rest of the day... Does this happen to anyone else? Any suggestions, other than "don't swim as hard," which seems to be defeat the reason why I am there in the first place? (It doesn't seem to me that I am swimming harder than anyone else). I agree to check out both your hydration level and your nutrition - I find I swim much better when I've had something in my stomach. I eat a banana and drink some tea prior to practice and then do best if I eat quickly after practice. I also have noticed that over time, it's gotten easier as I have gotten into better shape. Keep at it - it does get easier.
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