I think i had pretty severa withdrawal symptoms last week before an ironman and i feel i have slight symptoms this weekend
Do you have any experience with it, what exact symptoms did you experience and what did you do about it ?
I don’t know about endorphins specifically, but any time I have a significant taper, I get incredibly hyper and have serious problems getting myself to sleep. It may certainly be mental, but I feel compelled to do a workout with some amount of race-level intensity a few days before racing, and a couple of easier workouts in the days leading up, or I feel incredibly rusty and stale on race day itself. Mind you, I generally do Olympic races (when I do triathlons) or time trials, so take my habits with that in mind.
What kind of symptoms are you specifically feeling?
During race week (pre race day workout took care of it)
- headache
- feeling depressed
- insomnia
Same symptoms now but lighter
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During race week (pre race day workout took care of it)
- headache
- feeling depressed
- insomnia
Same symptoms now but lighter
I’ve had this problem for years, both during tapers and during the 2 to 4 wk break at end of season. I’ve found that just taking really long walks with my dog(s) helps a lot, e.g. 2 to 3 hr walks, during the time that I would normally be SBR-ing. You burn some calories, get outside, and get some mild exercise. Don’t get the real strong high but rather just a very mild version, but it works well enough and allows the SBR muscles to recover. I’ve been using these long walks with the dog since age 15, i.e., since my age group swimming days:)