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?
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!
I think he and I were on the same page as far as what we were talking about - cool down. His room mate has a fever, maybe he got one too and it went to his brain. hee-hee. I have to say, though, I agree with 99% of the things he says, just not this, especially after an intense set.
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!
I think he and I were on the same page as far as what we were talking about - cool down. His room mate has a fever, maybe he got one too and it went to his brain. hee-hee. I have to say, though, I agree with 99% of the things he says, just not this, especially after an intense set.
