Breaking 1:00 in the 100 free SCY for the 1st time

I think the amount of warm-up can vary a lot from person to person. Maybe if you are in better shape and used to doing a lot of yards you need more. Me, I have a limited amount in the tank and don't want to waste much energy warming up. A couple of hundred yards really easy and a couple of 25 sprints is what I do. I almost think if I did zero warm-up my time would be just as good, but I at least just want to get my muscles eased into swimming a little so I won't pull something. I see some people using kickboards in a warm-up and that would be insanity for me to do. That's not warming up that is getting my legs sore. I don't really understand the point of warm-ups in workouts either. I do the same 150 really easy every time and then go to a main set. I guess if it is to tack on yardage and add to your aerobic conditioning I can see that benefit. But if I am going to do a set of 10X200s, why would I need to swim a non-stop 800 first? Of-course, I am not a very good swimmer so shouldn't be giving advice. I will say just sign-up for a meet and just do it. I did it knowing I wasn't as prepared as I wanted, but there is no pressure in these things and then you get a base time to improve from. My times also decrease a lot in races from meets. If I were to swim 2000+ my 100 time would prolly be about 1:13. If I did less than a 1000 I could go 1:07-1:10 and then in a meet I go 1:01-1:03.

I think the amount of warm-up can vary a lot from person to person. Maybe if you are in better shape and used to doing a lot of yards you need more. Me, I have a limited amount in the tank and don't want to waste much energy warming up. A couple of hundred yards really easy and a couple of 25 sprints is what I do. I almost think if I did zero warm-up my time would be just as good, but I at least just want to get my muscles eased into swimming a little so I won't pull something. I see some people using kickboards in a warm-up and that would be insanity for me to do. That's not warming up that is getting my legs sore. I don't really understand the point of warm-ups in workouts either. I do the same 150 really easy every time and then go to a main set. I guess if it is to tack on yardage and add to your aerobic conditioning I can see that benefit. But if I am going to do a set of 10X200s, why would I need to swim a non-stop 800 first? Of-course, I am not a very good swimmer so shouldn't be giving advice. I will say just sign-up for a meet and just do it. I did it knowing I wasn't as prepared as I wanted, but there is no pressure in these things and then you get a base time to improve from. My times also decrease a lot in races from meets. If I were to swim 2000+ my 100 time would prolly be about 1:13. If I did less than a 1000 I could go 1:07-1:10 and then in a meet I go 1:01-1:03.