I am new to tri-training and I have a question regarding warm-up and cool down in swimming.
I swim intervals three times a week with a fellow (49 years old) who has been competing for many years. He stresses warm-up including easy swimming, drill and kick and a thorough cool down. Warm-up is usually around 800m and cool down 300 - 400m of easy swimming or drilling down. Total workout is 3000 - 3500 m.
Another fellow who swims at the same time (but not with us) ALWAYS starts his swim with a 400 build and goes very hard after the first 100 - 150 m. He then does a main set of intervals totalling between 800 and 1000 m and his warm down is always 50m. He says 400 build as warm up and 50 m cool down is more than adequate.
I may be new to training but this seems to be inadequate for warm-up (if going hard after 100 - 150m could be called warm-up) and warm down. This seems to contradict all principles of training and athletic performance that I have read about.
Comments?
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You have to do what works for you.
Our HS coach has us age groupers do a 500 IM warm-up w/ fins every time I swim.
I kinda like it, 100 freestyle pencil drill, 100 back, 100 *** w/dolphin kick 100 kicks ,
4 x 25 fly resting 15 sec between. It lets me do a little of everything be starting transition sets or main sets. Using the fins, lets me go a little faster while working out my leg muscles.
If I have done 2000-2400 yds (hard workout) I do about a 200 cool down.
Other wise I may do 100 WD, it really depends, but I always do both.
Warm -up to get muscles going, cool down to help bring the heart rate down at an slow easy pace.
You have to do what works for you.
Our HS coach has us age groupers do a 500 IM warm-up w/ fins every time I swim.
I kinda like it, 100 freestyle pencil drill, 100 back, 100 *** w/dolphin kick 100 kicks ,
4 x 25 fly resting 15 sec between. It lets me do a little of everything be starting transition sets or main sets. Using the fins, lets me go a little faster while working out my leg muscles.
If I have done 2000-2400 yds (hard workout) I do about a 200 cool down.
Other wise I may do 100 WD, it really depends, but I always do both.
Warm -up to get muscles going, cool down to help bring the heart rate down at an slow easy pace.
