Do distance swimmers spend less time w/kicking workouts
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Just curious if sprinters spend more time kicking as a percentage of their overall workouts compared to distance swimmers? Can and do distance swimmers have to spend less time?
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I think the answer is "not necessarily" and I agree with chowmi's assessment. If distance swimmers are doing less distance kicking in practice it's probably because they are spending more time on long aerobic sets, but that isn't always the case. Coaches also tend to vary quite a bit on kicking. I've had some coaches who have kick sets in every workout and some that rarely have kick sets. My current coach only puts kick sets in the secondary workouts, so unless you're doing doubles you'll virtually never do a kick set.
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I think the answer is "not necessarily" and I agree with chowmi's assessment. If distance swimmers are doing less distance kicking in practice it's probably because they are spending more time on long aerobic sets, but that isn't always the case. Coaches also tend to vary quite a bit on kicking. I've had some coaches who have kick sets in every workout and some that rarely have kick sets. My current coach only puts kick sets in the secondary workouts, so unless you're doing doubles you'll virtually never do a kick set.
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