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).
Here's my latest.
Earlier this week, many hours after my workout, I found myself at one of those restaurants where you sit on the floor for a long time and stuff yourself full of food. When I got up, I felt very dizzy and nauseous. I went outside to get some fresh air, but couldn't get it under control. Sitting down and putting my head between my knees didn't help. Finally I laid down and put my feet up, and that helped almost immediately. (Yes, I made quite the scene). But I basically felt like crap the rest of the evening.
So, my latest hypothesis is that low blood pressure is the culprit, at least partially. My blood pressure tends to be on the low side anyway, and as I get into better and better shape, it gets lower and my dizziness episodes increase. (I've experienced this at other points in my life, unrelated to swimming).
Today we did sprints and I was feeling pretty poorly afterward. (Banana was consumed ~1 hr before... I did not like banana in my stomach at all). So, I had some chocolate milk, which definitely helps, and then thought, why not lie down proactively, rather than try to fight through it and then succumb later? So, I put my feet up for just a few minutes. That seems to have made all the difference. I can't say that I am leaping around the room, but I don't feel that overpowering urge to nap.
I think my blood really gets pumping while I swim, and then as I cool down in the pool and afterward, less blood is going to my brain and I feel faint. The longer it stays like that, the worse it is for me, until I just completely bonk. And that is my hypochondriac's analysis for the day. :-) Thanks again to everyone for all of the good suggestions.
Here's my latest.
Earlier this week, many hours after my workout, I found myself at one of those restaurants where you sit on the floor for a long time and stuff yourself full of food. When I got up, I felt very dizzy and nauseous. I went outside to get some fresh air, but couldn't get it under control. Sitting down and putting my head between my knees didn't help. Finally I laid down and put my feet up, and that helped almost immediately. (Yes, I made quite the scene). But I basically felt like crap the rest of the evening.
So, my latest hypothesis is that low blood pressure is the culprit, at least partially. My blood pressure tends to be on the low side anyway, and as I get into better and better shape, it gets lower and my dizziness episodes increase. (I've experienced this at other points in my life, unrelated to swimming).
Today we did sprints and I was feeling pretty poorly afterward. (Banana was consumed ~1 hr before... I did not like banana in my stomach at all). So, I had some chocolate milk, which definitely helps, and then thought, why not lie down proactively, rather than try to fight through it and then succumb later? So, I put my feet up for just a few minutes. That seems to have made all the difference. I can't say that I am leaping around the room, but I don't feel that overpowering urge to nap.
I think my blood really gets pumping while I swim, and then as I cool down in the pool and afterward, less blood is going to my brain and I feel faint. The longer it stays like that, the worse it is for me, until I just completely bonk. And that is my hypochondriac's analysis for the day. :-) Thanks again to everyone for all of the good suggestions.
