Here's the thing. I always swim my best times at the end of practice or at the end of a set. I don't deliberately hold out (maybe in a set but not in a practice as a whole). If I am doing a set of 10 x 50 free sprint, I always descend the set and usually in 1 second intervals. So if I did the final 50 in 27 the previous one would have been in 28 and the one before in 29, etc. In fact it is almost as if I have to go through the whole progression to get to my best times. I find it very difficult to just dive in and do a good time.
What should I do at a meet? I don't know what the situation is going to be with warm up pools etc. I know I would want to do at least a 500m slow warm up and then, at least, 5 - 7 fast 50's getting my time down as low as possible (without burning myself out) on the last few. I don't know if this is going to be possible though.
What does everyone else do for a race day warm up?
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Allen you are so right what he posted may be good. I am just afraid that some warmup too much, but it is up to the person who has to race.
I have done many differrent types of warm ups.
My favorite is the very warm shower and wrapping my body very warm water soaked towels without swimming.
Over the years some do not even go near a pool and just do land exercises. Some just do stretches.
The main thing after the warmup is to keep warm.
Allen you are so right what he posted may be good. I am just afraid that some warmup too much, but it is up to the person who has to race.
I have done many differrent types of warm ups.
My favorite is the very warm shower and wrapping my body very warm water soaked towels without swimming.
Over the years some do not even go near a pool and just do land exercises. Some just do stretches.
The main thing after the warmup is to keep warm.
