i learnt swimming 2 years back but have been practising about 4 months. i am trying to get myself to be able to swim continuosly atleast 400m. i can swim 50 m and i have to stop to catch my breath. i can do this about 10 times. My problem is there have been times when i did not get tired at all and i could swim continously and did not have to stop to catch my breathe. Why does this happen.
I am in my 20ies, does age matter in terms of stamina for swimming. I am thin, not much fat on my body, does that matter.
Any special diet that i should be following...
I breathe only on my right side and turn to breathe and i blow underwater.
I used to swim everyday but someone told me to swim alternate days so that my muscles get time to grow, is it true
I dont know what i am doing wrong and i am really frustrated.
Every answer is appreciated. Thank you
2007-01-14 12:03:27 · 12 answers · asked by cauvery555 1 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
Swimming is tough and it will tire you out, but if you're getting tired and out of breath after only 50m, and you've swimming for 4 months, there is something wrong. I seriously doubt it is what you're eating, althouigh if you're eating too much, you might get cramps. Obviously, being thin, you have less weight to pull, so it should be easier, but if you lack muscle, you obviously will get tired. Muscular strength is not nearly as important as muscular endurance in swimming, so if you plan on lifting weights to improve yout swimming keep that in mind. You definitely should continue to turn to breathe and blow underwater. The advice that you should only swim on alternate days is crap. If you're serious about improving your swimming, the more you swim, the better. Swimming 50m 10 times (for a total of 500m) will not damage your muscles (on average I swim about 10,000-12,000 yards a day on weekdays). My best guess is that there is a problem with your technique. Bend your elbows, kick hard, extend your arms, rotate your body, etc. A minor flaw in your technique will cause you to waste energy and a better technique will maximize your efficiency and allow you to swim for much longer period's of time without getting tired. Ask a swim coach to look at your stroke and see if he notices anything.
P.S. I have a job teaching little kids how to swim, and I also have been swimming competitively for 7 years so I know what I'm talking about.
2007-01-14 15:10:15 · answer #1 · answered by samdaman99x 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Swimming takes a lot of power, you use almost every muscle in your body. Carbs are very critical, carbs are the best source of energy for short term. I eat spaghetti everyday I have a meet. Try that and if it still isn't helping try buying a protein shake. Alternate sides when you brethe, like breathe everythree stokes so you alternate automatically. Your spine will thank you! Try getting a kickboard and only kicking for awhile, then get a pull bouy, that you put between your legs and just pull for awhile. Hope it works!
2007-01-14 13:13:03 · answer #2 · answered by swimming♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well swimming does use practically all your muscles so you cant blame your body and i don't think it matters if you swim every day or not i did for about 2 months on my school swim team about a hour and a half each day, I would start to get used to breathing on each side like go every 3 strides and each time breathe on the opposite side.
2007-01-14 15:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by Shelby N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same ideally I found that diving helped me the most. For
me tiring was from balance defeciencies in my minerals. Also
I had to try the banana with kellogs special k. After one year
I was able to do all my assignment, up to 400 meters. Then
I added grapes, and grape juice for something to do with tendon
energy. Now I can do 1000 meters, 3 times a week. Hope it helps. http://www.sportsafety.com
2007-01-14 13:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by mtvtoni 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might need to eat carbs for energy before you swim. A girl friend of mine is a swim coach and they eat spaghetti the night before a big swim meet.
2007-01-14 12:12:09 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure you have plenty of energy before swimming. try eating a banana just before you get in the water, and maybe carbs earlier in the day or the night before.
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2017-02-17 14:08:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
swimming is a big excercise it takes a lot out of a person, take big breaths and pace yourself
2007-01-14 12:12:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-14 12:17:23 · answer #9 · answered by nameless8976 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is exercise that is the only exlpanation i have sorry
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