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? :)
Correct. Pull on your stomach and rotate to your back, pull on your back and rotate in the same direction to bring you back to your stomach. Then repeat the sequence in the opposite direction (i.e., ccw if you started in a cw direction).
Here's a video of someone swimming corkscrew:
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The difference in my drill is you switch the rotation direction atter each front-back-front series.
The first couple of laps are devoted to scooping up band-aids and skimming off the mystery clumps. Then I assess whether there are any weirdos around me and change lanes as necessary. Afterwards, I try to stretch out a bit (from the core) and make sure my body is moving smoothly through the water. Then I practice some odd breathing patterns and sighting drills. Finally, in the last 300 or so, I start glancing at the clock (if it is working) and inch my way down to the cusp of my base pace. At that point, I reflect on my last few workouts and highlight what I want to do today.
So honestly, I don't do anything strenuous until I've been in the water for 10-12 minutes.
Unlike the other posters, I usually do SWIM GOLF during my cooldown. Not sure why...probably some relic of childhood.
