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?
This makes no sense at all. Scientific explanations aside, how would slow swimming after a hard workout cause any damage at all? Would it be worse than swimming a longer workout?
If my workout is 3000 yards and I decide to do a 200 cool-down how is that more damaging than doing a 4500 yard workout? I know # of yards is not measure of intensity, but you get my point, I'm sure. How could easy swimming of any kind be detrimental in any way? Nonsense.
This makes no sense at all. Scientific explanations aside, how would slow swimming after a hard workout cause any damage at all? Would it be worse than swimming a longer workout?
If my workout is 3000 yards and I decide to do a 200 cool-down how is that more damaging than doing a 4500 yard workout? I know # of yards is not measure of intensity, but you get my point, I'm sure. How could easy swimming of any kind be detrimental in any way? Nonsense.
