I've been doing masters for about a year and a half now and was thinking of MAYBE doing a meet or two this season. I was wondering if anyone could provide suggestions regarding a pre-meet warmup routine. What do you do, and why? Do you always do the same pre-meet warmup? What works, and what does not work for you? How long, realistically, should one allow for warmup? I am mainly looking for examples of routines that I could tweak for my own purposes. (I'll probably do short distance events, like 50 free and 100 free, as well as one or two stroke events and/or IM. In other words, NO distance events for me.) :bolt:
I do much like those above. I like to do between 1000-1500 depending on what I'm swimming. More if I'm doing distance events because I will do some pace 100's. I try to get away with doing some pulling with paddles if I can...last time I got stopped a few laps into my 400 pull and told I couldn't use paddles in warmup due to the number of people (mind you I had one other person in my lane, oh well). The pulling helps loosen my shoulders up.
I like to get in around 1000-1200 yards with a bunch of drills mixed in that yardage. Then 4-6 starts of the blocks followed by 100EZ. If I start to feel fast and smooth quickly I may cut it down to around 800 yards. It also depends on what I am swimming.
I love to pull and like Lump it loosens me up too. However many meets won't allow "toys" during warmup.
USMS rules expressly outlaw paddles in warm-up, see below. I recall a George Carlin routine where, after giving the "No running with scissors" rule some thought, he decided "Damn, dad, good rule!" Warm-up at most of the meets I attend is usually very crowded, and paddles would only add to the mayhem.
102.4 Warm-up/Warm-down
102.4.1 Availability—If there is no other warm-up/warm-down area available in
pools of five lanes or more, one lane shall be set aside for warm-up/warmdown
during the conduct of the meet. If there is no other warm-up/warmdown
area available in pools of four or fewer lanes, swimmers shall be
allowed to swim to the other end of the pool at the end of each heat, and
a warm-up/warm-down period shall be offered at least once during each
half-hour of competition.
102.4.2 Procedure—Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and
controlled manner. Diving shall be permitted only in the designated lanes.
No hand paddles are allowed.
I do much like those above. I like to do between 1000-1500 depending on what I'm swimming. More if I'm doing distance events because I will do some pace 100's. I try to get away with doing some pulling with paddles if I can...last time I got stopped a few laps into my 400 pull and told I couldn't use paddles in warmup due to the number of people (mind you I had one other person in my lane, oh well). The pulling helps loosen my shoulders up.
I like to get in around 1000-1200 yards with a bunch of drills mixed in that yardage. Then 4-6 starts of the blocks followed by 100EZ. If I start to feel fast and smooth quickly I may cut it down to around 800 yards. It also depends on what I am swimming.
I love to pull and like Lump it loosens me up too. However many meets won't allow "toys" during warmup.
USMS rules expressly outlaw paddles in warm-up, see below. I recall a George Carlin routine where, after giving the "No running with scissors" rule some thought, he decided "Damn, dad, good rule!" Warm-up at most of the meets I attend is usually very crowded, and paddles would only add to the mayhem.
102.4 Warm-up/Warm-down
102.4.1 Availability—If there is no other warm-up/warm-down area available in
pools of five lanes or more, one lane shall be set aside for warm-up/warmdown
during the conduct of the meet. If there is no other warm-up/warmdown
area available in pools of four or fewer lanes, swimmers shall be
allowed to swim to the other end of the pool at the end of each heat, and
a warm-up/warm-down period shall be offered at least once during each
half-hour of competition.
102.4.2 Procedure—Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and
controlled manner. Diving shall be permitted only in the designated lanes.
No hand paddles are allowed.
