Breaking 1:00 in the 100 free SCY for the 1st time
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I'm interested in hearing from people that did it for the 1st time in their life as a Masters swimmer. Who is the oldest out there to accomplish this feat?
I'm 42 and went for a best of 101.xx for the 2nd season in a row. I think I am going to do it, maybe next year. But I know I am not getting younger.:frustrated:
I think the amount of warm-up can vary a lot from person to person.
This is very true. I've seen some of the blogs, one in particular where someone does IM for meet warm-up. Since I don't really even do fly, just the thought of that makes my head spin.
As for kicking...there are some swimmers with a really fast kick, and maybe they think that needs to be warmed-up on its own. As long as they're not interfering with the other swimmers, I don't have an issue.
Depending on what I'm swimming for a workout, I usually do at least a 500 warm-up, usually closer to 1000. The warm-up doesn't have to be just aerobic swimming, it could include kicking, pulling, stroke, drills, etc. Since I swim in the morning most of the time, I try to get my heart rate a little higher, my body warm and ready to do the main set. Our coach had us do a 100 fast off the blocks right at the beginning once, then again later in the set...I was at least 3 seconds faster the 2nd time (he was trying to prove a point not to just stand on deck chatting but get in and do something).
In an ideal world, I'd do about 1500 to 2000 warm-up at the beginning of a meet, then about 300 before + after each event. I try to time it that I get out of the warm-up pool just a few minutes before my heat, so I don't really have time to cool that much. As soon as I finish an event, I like to get right back in to warm-down.
I think the amount of warm-up can vary a lot from person to person.
This is very true. I've seen some of the blogs, one in particular where someone does IM for meet warm-up. Since I don't really even do fly, just the thought of that makes my head spin.
As for kicking...there are some swimmers with a really fast kick, and maybe they think that needs to be warmed-up on its own. As long as they're not interfering with the other swimmers, I don't have an issue.
Depending on what I'm swimming for a workout, I usually do at least a 500 warm-up, usually closer to 1000. The warm-up doesn't have to be just aerobic swimming, it could include kicking, pulling, stroke, drills, etc. Since I swim in the morning most of the time, I try to get my heart rate a little higher, my body warm and ready to do the main set. Our coach had us do a 100 fast off the blocks right at the beginning once, then again later in the set...I was at least 3 seconds faster the 2nd time (he was trying to prove a point not to just stand on deck chatting but get in and do something).
In an ideal world, I'd do about 1500 to 2000 warm-up at the beginning of a meet, then about 300 before + after each event. I try to time it that I get out of the warm-up pool just a few minutes before my heat, so I don't really have time to cool that much. As soon as I finish an event, I like to get right back in to warm-down.
