Hi all!
So I've noticed during my workouts, I tend to blast through my warmup laps, which makes for sore arms and out-of-breath/slower swimming later. Any tips and tricks to get into the midset of swimming slower during warmups? :)
We do a good drill on my team that forces you to take few strokes per length. Here's the drill: alternate corkscrew stroke in one direction for three strokes (arm pulls), then three in the opposite direction. Start out slowly and build to a sprint by the end of the 25. You are allowed a total of 12 strokes (i.e., four complete cycles of corkscrew in each direction). 12 total is difficult. You might want to start by shooting for 15 strokes. You'll find that in order to make this you will have to get a good streamline off the wall, a continuous kick and a long stroke.
We do a good drill on my team that forces you to take few strokes per length. Here's the drill: alternate corkscrew stroke in one direction for three strokes (arm pulls), then three in the opposite direction. Start out slowly and build to a sprint by the end of the 25. You are allowed a total of 12 strokes (i.e., four complete cycles of corkscrew in each direction). 12 total is difficult. You might want to start by shooting for 15 strokes. You'll find that in order to make this you will have to get a good streamline off the wall, a continuous kick and a long stroke.
