My coach today told me that cooling down at the end of practice was not good for the body. He said it could rip muscles that were just worked. I have always been taught that the cool down was important, especially after working hard and getting the heart rate up.
Keep in mind that this is an USA-S practice and those I'm swimming with are teenagers.
I'm curious what others think?
Did he mean cooling down in general or just a specific workout?
I always do a cool down it is needed not only for decreasing heart rate but also for relieving the muscles off lactate.
As far as I know the existence of a pool for warm up/cool down is a must for performing any important swimming competitions.
He said in general, mentioning the muscles being more in-shape when you don't cool down. I told him I get sick if I don't cool down and get my heart rate lower. He said I was hurting my body. He made a good point, though when he asked me what I do when I get done lifting weights. I told him I do a small stretch and that's it. But it's a tiny stretch and he said you're supposed to just finish so why do we cool down after swimming and not after other things like weights?
Did he mean cooling down in general or just a specific workout?
I always do a cool down it is needed not only for decreasing heart rate but also for relieving the muscles off lactate.
As far as I know the existence of a pool for warm up/cool down is a must for performing any important swimming competitions.
He said in general, mentioning the muscles being more in-shape when you don't cool down. I told him I get sick if I don't cool down and get my heart rate lower. He said I was hurting my body. He made a good point, though when he asked me what I do when I get done lifting weights. I told him I do a small stretch and that's it. But it's a tiny stretch and he said you're supposed to just finish so why do we cool down after swimming and not after other things like weights?
