I had a conversation about pre-meet routines with a few of my masters swimmers before the holidays, thought it'd be interesting to see what y'all do.
Here are my routines:
Generic fall in-season meet:
Verify I've got a tech suit that's not too stretched out
Verify my general music, pump-up music, and mellow music playlists are up to date
Generic post-holidays in-season meet:
Switch to my Nationals tech suit from the previous season
Though I keep a full beard in-season, I shave any stubble around the beard
Same as above for the music playlists
In-season focus meet:
Same as above but add in trim my toenails :D
Nationals/other shave and taper meet if I can't go to Nats:
Get a new tech suit
Wacky hair for the two days prior to the meet (I've done mutton chops, burnsides, handlebar, and a mohawk in the past, I like to change it up year to year), then full shave the first day of the meet
Trim my toenails :D
Revamp music playlists
Ensure that I have two new assembled pairs of swedes and at least two more unassembled pairs
No Dr Pepper or other kinds of pop for a week prior to the meet
Get a long massage 3-5 days before my first day of the meet
Anyone else got any idiosyncratic routines before meets?
