3 day swim meets?
When I have 2 or 3 days meets I feel completely exhausted after the first day. I perform excelent the first day but my whole body just has an exhaustion the next 2 days. I sleep plenty, even before the meets a couple day in advance, I use icy hot for my muscles after the first and second nites. I dont kno, but I would like to perform better in the next days.
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Your question was kind of vague but I understand how you feel after meets like those. I've developed some good things to do over the course of them so here it goes...For the sleeping, don't sleep beyond the normal sleeping time during the night (or whenever your coach makes you sleep in a bed for that matter!). Once you're up, you're up. Don't fall back to sleep in your folding chair on the deck because that WILL ruin your swims. You really have to be awake and alert for your races to really swim well, otherwise you're going to be tired from sleeping and your body still has a lot of sleeping chemicals in it from the time you were sleeping. Personally, I'd say it takes about 2-3 hours for a body to be fully awake after sleeping. Otherwise, you're still going to be tired and not perform at your best.
For practice before the big meet you should basically do a pre-meet practice but it should be harder than your average pre-meet workout. Also, you should be in the pool for 4 sets of time during the days that the meet is on: once for warm ups, once for your actual swims (combined), once for warm down and then another time for more workouts. All the swimming that you do during competition won't, believe it or not, sustain your muscles well enough to keep them if you go for a long period of time without practicing. If you don't go into the water for another workout on these days during these meets you really should ask your coach about it. Of course he might have courage in you that you and your teammates will swim well without the workout (or that it's just a time to have fun so that you're prepared phychologically) but I'd say you really need an extra workout during these days. Or the people who run the event and/or the pool itself might not allow it either. In that case I'd say just do some light dryland when you can like go for a team jog if it's not too cold outside or run on an indoor track if there are proper facilities at the host of the days-long meet. The practices shouldn't be too hard though, that's the obvious thing you need to see, just enough so that your muscles will be properly worked and prepared for the rest of the meet.
Next, you really have to eat well. Food is such a key component of your swimming I honestly can't describe it. Make sure you get about one good meal for every 4 hours you're awake (if you're awake for 16 hours a day during these 3 day meets I'd say you should have 2 lunches if your stomach doesn't cramp up while swimming after eating). Also, eat ONLY what you know you'll like. These 3 day meets aren't the best time to try that chili pot with jalapeno peppers and hot sauce at a Mexican Restaurant that you've never been to before. It'll mess you up really bad and you'll have unimaginable stomach pains.
Next, swim only with stuff you've swam in before. If you bought anything new that you've never swam in before test it out during warm ups. If you've got a new pair of goggles you must get those properly adjusted so that they don't fall off when you dive in. Any new suits should be checked for any uncomfortable feelings about them such as a zipper on a fastskin or whatever the case may be.
The last thing that I have for you is keep yourself entertained. If you get bored with watching people swim you should have a book to read or some sort of puzzlebook to keep yourself occupied. You preferably want something that doesn't have noise, something that has a sound on/off switch or something that has headphones. If you bring something like a PSP or your MP3 player you must make sure you have your charger with you! If you don't you'll really be in trouble and you'll likely get bored even quicker. If you're into crossword puzzles or Sudoku then those are highly advisable as well. You can play cards while on the deck (preferably a water proof deck too). Just don't say "$5" when you're coach is around either!!
If you have any other questions regarding long meets just send me a message via my profile. I've been through some long ones before and I know how to get through them.
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Make sure you are getting plenty of food, especially carbs. This helps your body replenish it's energy stores. Try a big spaghetti dinner after the first day. And having some healthy snack foods available during the meet is helpful as well. Just don't eat too much right before you compete!Your problem is one of three things...
1)It's all about the warm up and warm down...
on my team we do a 1200 yard warm up but a basic meet warm up should have every stroke(but focus on yours), drills, aerobic and a little burst work... if your aren't one of the first events you may want to warm up right before your first event so that your body is comfortable in the water... after your race you go straight to the cool down pool and i personally like to do an warm up where i start slow and build to an aerobic pace, again the length is all how you feel as everyones body is different. After the meet you need to do another cool down again just so your body stays loose...
2) Food and water...
you need to be eating a lot of carbs... and you need to be drinking a lot of water in the days beforehand. oh and I'm big on no soda and candy... I do that before the whole month before my final meet (that's just me though) really you need to eat healthy...
3) Your tapor/base... I'd talk to your coach about how you feel during the 2nd and 3rd days of a meet that way he or she can adjust their training.. the more input they have on how you feel the better...
good luck and swim fast!
First of all, EAT A LOT. It will give you energy to swim. Also, make sure you don't sign up for too many events. It will just make you even more tired.
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Warm down! it gets the lactic acid out of your muscles so they will be able to handle more stress. Also stay in the shade it makes you lose less energy. Lastly stay hydrated!Any pre physical condition to become a good swimmer?
1. get a lot of rest2. drink lots of water
3. eat well, not just the day before but constantly. and eat carbs the days before.
4. warm up and warm down before each event
5. dont overdo yourself (dont swim too many events)
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Maybe don't go all out on the first day... and make sure you eat plenty of carbs, and potassium for your muscles cramps and soreness. maybe your body just isn't use to it! Keep trying and hope this helps...Only for girls. Does anyone go for swimming during periods?
dude.you only swim like 3-7 events per day...thats about 1/10 of an average practice!Is anyone out here a swimming champ?Please give guidelines on how make workouts interesting?
my sister sometimes does 5 day meets...shes only 10 so my mom makes her take a nap in between pre-lims and finals.She's #1 in the state, and 7 in the counrty so i think napping helps.
Try getting a light massage at the end of each of your races, after you warm down. Check what sort of nutrition you are ingesting during the day. Glucose and bananas are great for the body during meets.
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Okay first off, It sounds like you are swimming the mile or 400 im, and your also doing distance oriented events. I used to have the same thing, the mile was always on the first day. We'd have meets where no one would swim the mile, and save their distance racing for the 1000(800m).In practice, you probalby do around 200 for a cooldown where you drift. This works for practice, because everyone is sore during the season. And your always sore, and work it out with stretch cords.
No matter how you swim the first day, get at least twice your swim time in the warm down pool.
If you swim a 16:30 mile, you have to cool down 33 minutes. And while you do that, your first 10 minutes should be relaxed real easy swimming. Don't let the coach interrupt you, just keep going, and work out the lactic acid in your muscles.
Then, actually swim a set. My fav after distance swimming is 10*100's on something like 1:45 or 2:00. Aim for a time and hit it. Even if its 1:15 and you just held 59's for a mile, it'll make you feel better, and gear you back up. Do more easily swimming, and add some trash talking(not too much though).
Always stretch after a cool down. Start stretching after regular practices, and before it to if you don't, flexibility is the key.
keep your daily routine while on the road, try to get sleep, and swim fast in prelims.
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