I have always been told that figure skating and swimming do not mix. I understand that swimming relaxes the muscles while figure skating needs "tight" muscles. For that reason, you cannot go from swimming to ice skating. This make 100% sense to me.
Here is what I do not fully understand. Why can you not go swimming, wait 4+ hours and then go figure skating? I would think that 4 hours or so would be enough time to allow the muscles to recover.
My daughter's coaches told me told that even a little bit of swimming could undermine all jumps (starting at doubles and up). One coach told me that during his skating peak, he was not allowed even to take a bath (showers only!) because that slight bit of buoyance could throw off his jumps.
I would love for someone to explain the whys!
Here is what I do not fully understand. Why can you not go swimming, wait 4+ hours and then go figure skating? I would think that 4 hours or so would be enough time to allow the muscles to recover.
My daughter's coaches told me told that even a little bit of swimming could undermine all jumps (starting at doubles and up). One coach told me that during his skating peak, he was not allowed even to take a bath (showers only!) because that slight bit of buoyance could throw off his jumps.
I would love for someone to explain the whys!