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Competition Swim

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Pageant Figure Competition Swimsuit NWOT by Lady M size SM Turquoise Swim Suit
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BALKAN SWIMMING COMPETITION HUNGARY BUDAPEST PLAQUE
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Lady M Pageant Competition Swimwear Galaxy Swim Suit
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Polo Ralph Lauren Black Swim Briefs XXL Shorts Competition Suit
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WOMEN RACING COMPETITION SWIM BODYSKIN SIZE 34 16 XL
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TRAINING COMPETITION SWIM BODYSKIN GIRLS 12 M 30
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Competition Swim
How can I get energy for my swim meet?

So I've dropped a ton of weight this passed week, and over-exercised myself. I'm exhausted, and I have a swim competition, where I'm doing a freestyle sprint and a butterfly sprint. Are there any good tricks or methods to gaining some energy back?

If you've dropped a ton of weight in only a week then you've been starving yourself (which, btw, is the WORST way to lose weight). Due to your lack of food, you've not eaten enough to supply the basic and minimal amounts of vitamins and minerals needed to liberate energy (or for cell function which is detrimental to your body) from the food you needed to eat as well as from stored energy in your body. In addition, you've depleted what are called "glycogen" stores in your muscles and liver.

Glycogen (glucose) is the main source of energy for sprints. To replenish the glycogen you need to rest for a day or two. You can easily replenish your vitamin/mineral depletion by simply taking a vitamin/mineral supplement. Be sure to take a B-12 supplement, too.

There is not a single study that shows the use of caffeine improves athletic performance. It does make you more awake but caffeine does not help your muscles work better.

You should eat some form of pasta today and be certain to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables over the next days and always into the future.

You should also eat some egg whites so as to help your body repair any damage it may have incurred during your "diet". Egg whites provide you with the very best source of protein that is available for humans and protein is what your muscles are made from.

Eating the pasta will help replenish the glycogen that has been depleted in your body. However, pasta should, in general, be avoided the day of a competition. Pasta causes you to retain water and also causes you to become, in the long run, sleepy. In addition, people think that pasta improves athletic performance. Well, if your athletic event requires long and CONTINUOUS aerobic performance lasting more than about 30 minutes, eating pasta the NIGHT BEFORE does help. But, there are no swim meet events (this excludes open water swimming) that last more than about 17 minutes (and that is ONLY one race). All but one race lasts about 5 minutes or less.

BTW ... starving yourself is a great way to temporarily lose weight. However, it is also an almost guaranteed way to end up gaining more weight than you lost. Your body will adjust to the starvation and then you'll end up gaining back the weight you lost plus more.