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?
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I am having a hard time believing that, after practice, your muscles are so fragile that they can suffer microtears from easy swimming. What about walking to the car? Opening the locker room door?
My thoughts exactly. What if one were to swim a race pace 50 Free from the blocks at the end of practice instead of an EZ 200? Wouldn't the race pace swim be more likely to damage muscle than an EZ swim?
I am having a hard time believing that, after practice, your muscles are so fragile that they can suffer microtears from easy swimming. What about walking to the car? Opening the locker room door?
My thoughts exactly. What if one were to swim a race pace 50 Free from the blocks at the end of practice instead of an EZ 200? Wouldn't the race pace swim be more likely to damage muscle than an EZ swim?
