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:
... 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?
To avoid as much crowd as possible, I try to be first or nearly first in the pool. To date I only swim longer freestyle and backstroke events, no *** or fly.
300 EZ free. Purpose is to loosen up, find out how it feels to swim in this pool, find out how do I feel today, and get a good look at the walls. Long strokes, very low stroke count. If I need more, it may turn into 400 or 500.
300 EZ back. Same deal.
3-5 50s free, for calibration. For pacing, not fast. Find a clock, pick a target time (e.g. 31 for SCY or 35 for SCM), and hit that time from a push 3 or 4 times. How does it feel to swim that fast, in this pool, today? How many strokes per length? Maybe do one or two backstroke.
I like to get in the pool maybe an hour before the meet starts, and get out half an hour before. Then I put on a warm pullover and slippers to stay warm.
This seems to work ok for me, though I'm sure it could be improved. I do not take practice starts or do sprint 25s.
... 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?
To avoid as much crowd as possible, I try to be first or nearly first in the pool. To date I only swim longer freestyle and backstroke events, no *** or fly.
300 EZ free. Purpose is to loosen up, find out how it feels to swim in this pool, find out how do I feel today, and get a good look at the walls. Long strokes, very low stroke count. If I need more, it may turn into 400 or 500.
300 EZ back. Same deal.
3-5 50s free, for calibration. For pacing, not fast. Find a clock, pick a target time (e.g. 31 for SCY or 35 for SCM), and hit that time from a push 3 or 4 times. How does it feel to swim that fast, in this pool, today? How many strokes per length? Maybe do one or two backstroke.
I like to get in the pool maybe an hour before the meet starts, and get out half an hour before. Then I put on a warm pullover and slippers to stay warm.
This seems to work ok for me, though I'm sure it could be improved. I do not take practice starts or do sprint 25s.
