Oh, what a glorious feeling after a long swim, just wish I was outside but I'll take the yardage. One day a week I do a straight, long with no rest, seems to fall on a Saturday lately.
Today, 11,500 yards.
Training Food
Total Body Confusion
I usually train on 2 cups of coffee, with cream and sugar. I don't drink anything special while swimming, just some water, if the water is too warm.
Some may say, "don't you need to hydrate or feed the muscles?" I use the concept that my pilot, Mike Oram, terms as Total Body Confusion. Confuse the body, by not feeding during workouts, you make the body get used to low stores in the muscles. When you do feed your body, i.e. on longer swims than 4 hours, it should respond with a burst of energy.
Don't get me wrong, I have practiced feeding my body and what it performs best with. I use Maxim, a high carbohydrate powder. It can be mixed your favorite drink or soup, and it feeds the muscles nicely.
This, of course is my opinion, everyone has different training and feeding styles. This works for me.
Dream, Prepare, Succeed.
i like the cutting water passage, its a reminder of what your supposed to be doing. i'll use that in my thoughts. i often train on ''empty fuel'' apart from say water or maxim or similar drinks. you can feel the maxim kick in! i look forward to reading this blog.
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