Swimming warm ups - Triathlon

matt edwards

09/10/2003 at 08:32

Any cheats for swimming warm ups? I find I have to do 3 or 4 sets of 10 - 12 lengths before I get a decent rhythm, and then I can swim all day. But 40 lenghts warm up seems a bit much....

moosey

09/10/2003 at 11:16

am usually pushed for time, so do a short (300m) 'warm up', stretch a bit, then into steady paced sets, then kick, then sprints at the end. This post is of absolutely no use to you whatsoever.

ummmm. How long do you usually swim for - do you go for time/ m's.

WildWill..... pirate

pirate

09/10/2003 at 13:51

If im doing long continuous swim - i just dive staight in :o)

But for structured sets i do 3x100 : RI30 @
100 steady
100 easy
100 steady building to hard

Stretch a bit then get on with main sets

matt edwards

09/10/2003 at 14:12

Swim b/w 80-120 lengths. which is hour - hour/half with breaks.

I just find a start of week, and keep getting stronger - Tuesday I did 7 sets of 10, followed by a straight 50, the last 5 of which were flat out.
I;ve not been swimming for long tho so am mainly working on getting sustainable, steady technique - for ultimate ironman goal, naturally!

Tim Dobson

09/10/2003 at 14:20

Imagine a shark behid you?

Daz

09/10/2003 at 14:36

or a frisky david dickensen....that would def get me moving

moosey

09/10/2003 at 14:42

daz. your mind is a dark and dingy place.

09/10/2003 at 14:47

lol

but there's SO much material there!

ed_m (a.k.a. ultra bunny)

09/10/2003 at 14:51

dark.. dingy.. and empty

Daz

09/10/2003 at 15:00

hmmm i wonder what i should do with those eggs that have gone past there best before date at home. might try a bit of target practise on saturday.....hmmmm where to go, hmmm what to throw at.....

let me see i need somewhere quiet like the tooting track and field, need something nice and bright - white with blue spots sounds ideal

something pretty ugly so i get to enjoy throwing them, and, and last but not least......something moving very very slowly!!!!

Daz

09/10/2003 at 15:01

Daz

09/10/2003 at 15:01

.......attention drawn to eds pic....

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