Stupid question.. But what is a good pace for warm up? I get some slight twinges of shoulder and elbow pain lately, I'm young and don't do much with the shoulders, get 1-2 days of rest (at least) a week from swimming... But when warming up, I end up getting that "good burn" after just a few hundred yards and almost feel my shoulders tiring. I am probably warming up with 500/600 yds at a 1:45/100 pace. Is this too fast? Too Slow?
I find it hard to slow myself down if that makes any sense.. I am no speed demon but I seem to be set for one speed unless sprinting.
My warm up pace is finally getting to where it needs to be. When I do the initial 400-500 swim to start warm up. I try to shoot for a 1:45 (SCM) or 1:35 (SCY) pace. My normal pace during 100 repeats is 1:20 (SCM) and 1:12 (SCY), my best times are 59 (SCM) and 52 (SCY) to give you points of reference.
For the longest time my warm up pace was too fast and was killing me for the rest of the workout. If you think you are going too fast, throw some drills in. Finger tip, distance per stroke, catch up, whatever it takes to slow you down to a nice even slow pace to let your body get ready for what's to come.
My warm up pace is finally getting to where it needs to be. When I do the initial 400-500 swim to start warm up. I try to shoot for a 1:45 (SCM) or 1:35 (SCY) pace. My normal pace during 100 repeats is 1:20 (SCM) and 1:12 (SCY), my best times are 59 (SCM) and 52 (SCY) to give you points of reference.
For the longest time my warm up pace was too fast and was killing me for the rest of the workout. If you think you are going too fast, throw some drills in. Finger tip, distance per stroke, catch up, whatever it takes to slow you down to a nice even slow pace to let your body get ready for what's to come.
