i usually swam evenings to start with,then increased to 3 evenings per week.I tried today(because i work mon to fri,and today is sat)swimming in the morning.I got up at 6 and got to the pool for 7am,i really enjoyed it the only thing was i didn't feel as flexible in the water as i do evenings after work,i tried stretching but still not much improvement..will this improve with more morning workouts or should i stick to nights?
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When I was swimming in Vancouver a few years ago, I switched from afternoon swims to early morning swims. It was hard for a few months but now I prefer to swim early. I swim from 6:45 to 8:15 or 8:30, then have a BIG breakfast.
My coach in Vancouver, Paul Cross, told me that when you swim early in the morning that you can be 3 to 6 seconds slower for each 50m. This is down to flexibility and blood flow etc being more sluggish. He also told me that after a year or two the body adapts and that the differential is less, 2 seconds / 50m, I think.
The only time that they have lanes in my local pool is in the early morning slot, so if you are serious about training then that is when you swim.
When I was swimming in Vancouver a few years ago, I switched from afternoon swims to early morning swims. It was hard for a few months but now I prefer to swim early. I swim from 6:45 to 8:15 or 8:30, then have a BIG breakfast.
My coach in Vancouver, Paul Cross, told me that when you swim early in the morning that you can be 3 to 6 seconds slower for each 50m. This is down to flexibility and blood flow etc being more sluggish. He also told me that after a year or two the body adapts and that the differential is less, 2 seconds / 50m, I think.
The only time that they have lanes in my local pool is in the early morning slot, so if you are serious about training then that is when you swim.
