I know this is a very newbie question, and there is ample info in swim books/sites about this, but I'd love to hear from REAL SWIMMERS like you, thank you very much.
What works for you?
Lately I've been doing a series of 200m to 25m swims, usually totalling 800m, as a warmup.
Example: 2x200m + 2x100m + 2x50m + 4x25m, starting very easy, ending at "fast" pace.
In the future I hope to incorporate drills into the warmup, but I don't have a clue yet. :)
Our "default" warm-up at practice is:
200 swim
200 kick
200 pull
8x50 drill/swim
I'm a slow warmer upper, and will start out at an easy 1:50-2:00 100 pace until I get loose and get my HR and breathing going. I'll work up to doing the 50's on 1:00 interval.
Our coach will do some creative warm ups occasionally to keep it from getting too boring or mundane.
At meets I try to do a longer warm up an hour before my first race, cycling through some long swims, kicking/drills, starts & turns at race speed and then some 25 builds. Maybe 800-1000yds. I'll wrap up to stay warm and then hop back in about 15 minutes before, mostly to get my HR up and to get a "feel" for the water again.
After a race I'll warm down for an easy 200-400 yds.
Our "default" warm-up at practice is:
200 swim
200 kick
200 pull
8x50 drill/swim
I'm a slow warmer upper, and will start out at an easy 1:50-2:00 100 pace until I get loose and get my HR and breathing going. I'll work up to doing the 50's on 1:00 interval.
Our coach will do some creative warm ups occasionally to keep it from getting too boring or mundane.
At meets I try to do a longer warm up an hour before my first race, cycling through some long swims, kicking/drills, starts & turns at race speed and then some 25 builds. Maybe 800-1000yds. I'll wrap up to stay warm and then hop back in about 15 minutes before, mostly to get my HR up and to get a "feel" for the water again.
After a race I'll warm down for an easy 200-400 yds.
