As I was warming down the other night it occured to me that our workout was all freestyle that night and I wanted to do some other strokes before I got out of the water which lead me to this question...
Do most or all of you warmdown with freestyle only? or do you mix up strokes for your warmdown?
Former Member
I generally do backstroke...let's me breath the most. Sometimes I do breaststroke...and occasionally really easy free to stretch out.
It varies what stroke or drill I use to warmdown. My main concern is to do something I can execute flawlessly. See:
www.totalimmersion.net/.../mcadams.html
Bob
I alternate freestyle and backstroke (granted those are the only strokes I can do right now...) because they're my favorite and it gives me some variety in my cool down.
Originally posted by waves101
I'm a free/flyer. I love to do just a little bit of fly in the warmdown. Just a slow paced, elongated, stretching fly. It helps me to relax some of the different muscles used and I always imagine holding that feeling together for a 100/200 race.
I sure wish I could do a relaxed fly.. though that's just not in my vocabulary right now, I think I'd drown! (still working on it)
lol!
I usually just did freestyle, but I think I'll try doing a relaxed style of some of the other strokes next time.
btw.. great article Bob! thanks for the info!
I'm a free/flyer. I love to do just a little bit of fly in the warmdown. Just a slow paced, elongated, stretching fly. It helps me to relax some of the different muscles used and I always imagine holding that feeling together for a 100/200 race.
