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?
Since Jeremy was very sick this morning (fever, cold, etc) I didn't ask him about Marc's cool down theory but I did ask in the locker rooms. The girls all agreed that cool down is needed to get the lactic acid out, if there is any.
Are you sure you guys didn't cross wires in some way? Doesn't seem remotely possible, to me, that cooling down could be dangerous! Was he maybe talking about intense stretching or something else and you both misunderstood each other? Or was he being silly because he needed you all to get out on time? This just seems too bizarre to be a real theory!
Since Jeremy was very sick this morning (fever, cold, etc) I didn't ask him about Marc's cool down theory but I did ask in the locker rooms. The girls all agreed that cool down is needed to get the lactic acid out, if there is any.
Are you sure you guys didn't cross wires in some way? Doesn't seem remotely possible, to me, that cooling down could be dangerous! Was he maybe talking about intense stretching or something else and you both misunderstood each other? Or was he being silly because he needed you all to get out on time? This just seems too bizarre to be a real theory!
