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:
Salty,
The meet warm up I usually do is 5 4 3 2 1, the one Eddie Reese had us do.
500 fr
400 im dr
300 fr pull
200 k
100 done as 4 x 25
odds: half lap fast
evens: build
followed by 2 or 3 fast 25 with an easy 75 between each
also if you've been sitting around more than an hour or two at a meet with out swimming
it's a good idea to get in around 20 - 40 minutes before your race and loosen up again
Plus if you never swam in the competition pool before, it's a good idea to swim in it before the meet to get used to the walls & turning on them. Becasue they will be different from where you train.
The general rule is swim around in warm up till you feel pretty good.
I suggest you do a practice meet then go to Zones.
Or if you're going to Nationals, do zones then Nationals.
Ande
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:
Salty,
The meet warm up I usually do is 5 4 3 2 1, the one Eddie Reese had us do.
500 fr
400 im dr
300 fr pull
200 k
100 done as 4 x 25
odds: half lap fast
evens: build
followed by 2 or 3 fast 25 with an easy 75 between each
also if you've been sitting around more than an hour or two at a meet with out swimming
it's a good idea to get in around 20 - 40 minutes before your race and loosen up again
Plus if you never swam in the competition pool before, it's a good idea to swim in it before the meet to get used to the walls & turning on them. Becasue they will be different from where you train.
The general rule is swim around in warm up till you feel pretty good.
I suggest you do a practice meet then go to Zones.
Or if you're going to Nationals, do zones then Nationals.
Ande
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:
