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.
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I guess it is a case of 'different strokes...' I like a brisk warm up. I start off with a 500 free which I always aim to bring in under 7 mins. That is below a 1:25/100 pace SCM. Sometimes I go even faster. (I have brought it in at 6:22 before, but it is more often a 6:40 something). I usually follow that up with a much slower 300 of the other strokes before I move onto my main set.
I focus on good form and strong swimming in my warm up. I seem to get into my main set much more quickly with a faster warm up.
I guess it is a case of 'different strokes...' I like a brisk warm up. I start off with a 500 free which I always aim to bring in under 7 mins. That is below a 1:25/100 pace SCM. Sometimes I go even faster. (I have brought it in at 6:22 before, but it is more often a 6:40 something). I usually follow that up with a much slower 300 of the other strokes before I move onto my main set.
I focus on good form and strong swimming in my warm up. I seem to get into my main set much more quickly with a faster warm up.
