Every single time I practice in the pool I start off in a weird way - as if my muscles are asleep or something(I feels like I do not move what my potential allows me) and only some time throught he work-out it clicks and I start swimming faster , easier and smoother.That probably is nothing strange, 'cause obviously muscles need some warm-p first.
That brings me to the following question: at meets(any level - up to Olympics) do swimmers prefer to warm up somehow(maybe go for a short swim) and is that even possible to do, i.e. are there usually certain areas for that?
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Meet warm-up is totally dependent on the individual. Find a warm-up that works for you and do it time and again. Then use it as your meet warm-up. I don't like to warm-up much. I love when there is a 500 as the first race, that I use as my warm-up. I'll get in the water swim about 200 yards do some starts then use the 500 to really get warmed up. I'm not big on warm-ups.
Also, move around right before your race, swing your arms, jump up and down, etc. This will get the muscles warmed up and allow you to explode a little more.
If you need a little more warm-up, which it sounds like you do, allow for that.
Also, there is always at least a lane to warm-up and down in once the meet starts, and frequently a second pool.
Meet warm-up is totally dependent on the individual. Find a warm-up that works for you and do it time and again. Then use it as your meet warm-up. I don't like to warm-up much. I love when there is a 500 as the first race, that I use as my warm-up. I'll get in the water swim about 200 yards do some starts then use the 500 to really get warmed up. I'm not big on warm-ups.
Also, move around right before your race, swing your arms, jump up and down, etc. This will get the muscles warmed up and allow you to explode a little more.
If you need a little more warm-up, which it sounds like you do, allow for that.
Also, there is always at least a lane to warm-up and down in once the meet starts, and frequently a second pool.
