Question about Kick exercises

RE: Question about Kick exercises

Former Member — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:18:07 GMT

You don't HAVE to use a kickboard for kick exercises. You could just streamline flutter kick and stroke occasionally to breath to the side. Lets you incorporate some rotation into the kick exercise as well!:)

RE: Question about Kick exercises

Former Member — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:31:34 GMT

You don't HAVE to use a kickboard for kick exercises. Yesterday my workout started off with this exercise: 4 X 100 - 50 DRILL, 25 KICK, 25 SWIM @ 1 : 45 (about 15 sec rest) In this case I just kicked w/o a kickboard. My question was more if these exercises are intended to be done with a kickboard or not since it doesn't make sense that the board would be at the far end after each round.

RE: Question about Kick exercises

knelson — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:40:31 GMT

My question was more if these exercises are intended to be done with a kickboard or not Hard to know the coach's intent but my experience is some people choose to never kick with a board. I'd consider using a board optional in all cases. If you don't like kicking on your stomach w/o a board just flip over and kick on your back.

RE: Question about Kick exercises

__steve__ — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:03:17 GMT

Yesterday my workout started off with this exercise: 4 X 100 - 50 DRILL, 25 KICK, 25 SWIM @ 1 : 45 (about 15 sec rest) In this case I just kicked w/o a kickboard. My question was more if these exercises are intended to be done with a kickboard or not since it doesn't make sense that the board would be at the far end after each round. You could share the lane with someone that does 25 swim and 25 kick instead, then exchange boards. But using a board, snorkel, both or neither is probably optional for kick

RE: Question about Kick exercises

Former Member — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:29:12 GMT

For a set that ended up that way, you could always just SDK one length til you get back to the board ;) Prolly wouldn't hurt matters.

RE: Question about Kick exercises

Former Member — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:11:04 GMT

Assuming you are in a 25yard pool, you only need 1 board for this. Kick the 25 and leave the board at the far end of the pool. Swim/drill 2 50’s and you will end up at the far end with your 1 board. Ah, ok......I see what you mean. My example was bad. Last week one workout included this exercise: 4 X 50 KICK/SWIM SPRINT @ 1 : 00 In that case the board would end up on the other side of the pool.

RE: Question about Kick exercises

bassboneman — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:05:44 GMT

Ah, ok......I see what you mean. My example was bad. Last week one workout included this exercise: 4 X 50 KICK/SWIM SPRINT @ 1 : 00 In that case the board would end up on the other side of the pool. For this exercise, you could KICK/SWIM the first 50, SWIM/KICK the second 50, and so on.

RE: Question about Kick exercises

Rob Copeland — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:06:19 GMT

If a workout includes a kick exercise, does that always mean kicking with a board? For example if the exercise is: 4 X 125 25 KICK/50 DRILL/50 SWIM @ 2 : 00 (about 10 sec rest) that would mean that if I use a board for the 25 kicking the board would always be at the other side of the pool for the next round. I would technically need 4 boards piled at my pool end or do I just do kicking w/o a board?Assuming you are in a 25yard pool, you only need 1 board for this. Kick the 25 and leave the board at the far end of the pool. Swim/drill 2 50’s and you will end up at the far end with your 1 board.