I have a Tri relay coming up that I do every year and I typically warm up maybe 600-1000 yds and then it is usually at least 30-45 minutes of standing around before the wave goes off.
My question is, does a warm up last 30-45 minutes even though the pulse is at rest? I've heard of coaches who have asked their swimmers to go hard without warm up. Of course in a pool I don't have time to warm up and then sit for 30 minutes, so is going hard without a warmup of any kind a training technique with benefit, or should it be avoided due to injury or potential heart attack?
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You have to show up for the swim leg of a tri as a warrior. Being prepared for a 100m all out followed by whatever the remaining of the distance is, cold turkey.
But it's easier to warm up before. I see no use for a swim specialist to warm up in the water, other than getting used to the water temperature and swim equipment (wet suit).
Light jog followed by dryland routine such as arm circles etc should do.
Training wise, the better you are as a swimmer, the more you got to prepare for tri specific race dynamics. And this dynamics is very simple: Start fast, hold on to the lead group no matter how fast they go. Try to follow in their footsteps (drafting) hoping that the aerobic boost will kick in before you feel like puking. And preferably, you should be the one swimming over people, not the opposite.
That's how you race a swim leg when your 1500m in the pool is say, under 21m.
Also, since it is a matter of life or death, a heart attack is very unlikely if you are in a good heath condition.
It would be good practice to do all out 100's followed by a recovery 200 without rest to simulate a race start.
Yeah, it's a must. Even better to perform fast 100s followed by steady state swim at threshold speed. Not at recovery speed.
You have to show up for the swim leg of a tri as a warrior. Being prepared for a 100m all out followed by whatever the remaining of the distance is, cold turkey.
But it's easier to warm up before. I see no use for a swim specialist to warm up in the water, other than getting used to the water temperature and swim equipment (wet suit).
Light jog followed by dryland routine such as arm circles etc should do.
Training wise, the better you are as a swimmer, the more you got to prepare for tri specific race dynamics. And this dynamics is very simple: Start fast, hold on to the lead group no matter how fast they go. Try to follow in their footsteps (drafting) hoping that the aerobic boost will kick in before you feel like puking. And preferably, you should be the one swimming over people, not the opposite.
That's how you race a swim leg when your 1500m in the pool is say, under 21m.
Also, since it is a matter of life or death, a heart attack is very unlikely if you are in a good heath condition.
It would be good practice to do all out 100's followed by a recovery 200 without rest to simulate a race start.
Yeah, it's a must. Even better to perform fast 100s followed by steady state swim at threshold speed. Not at recovery speed.
