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?
Thanks for the link. That was very interesting! Based on this I would think the vast majority of swimmers aren't swimming a long enough warmdown after their races. 10 minutes seems like the minimum for distance swimmers and up to almost 30 minutes for sprinters. It also verifies something I've noticed: I don't need as much recovery after a long race like a 1500.
Thanks for the link. That was very interesting! Based on this I would think the vast majority of swimmers aren't swimming a long enough warmdown after their races. 10 minutes seems like the minimum for distance swimmers and up to almost 30 minutes for sprinters. It also verifies something I've noticed: I don't need as much recovery after a long race like a 1500.
