I'm something of a newbie to masters, though I've been swimming a long time. I have no kick, zero, nada. I have tried at masters swim workouts, but if I attempt to move down the lane using kick only, I float absolutely still in the water. If I kick a lot, I get cramps in feet and calfs. What to do???
So, tonight I went to a coached session. Part of the session involved a hard 400m followed by, a few minutes later, a hard 200m. I obliged with a surprisingly pleasant feeling 6:20, followed by a somewhat tired/messy 3:04.
And then, there was a 100m kick portion. I went absolutely nowhere. Maybe I went backwards? We agreed to just skip this part of the session for me. The coach seemed....surprised.
What will it take for me to actually move forward on kicking-only, and how much does it really matter?
I was a hardcore runner for 45 years before taking up swimming this year. Did all of that running guarantee my current "kicking" situation?
I want sub 6min 400m by the end of this year. What % of importance is the "kick"? Does it merely stabilize me? Some comments in this thread regarding some world-class swimmers dragging their feet for most of a 1500m gives me some (false?) hope.
Thanks for any imput you may provide.
So, tonight I went to a coached session. Part of the session involved a hard 400m followed by, a few minutes later, a hard 200m. I obliged with a surprisingly pleasant feeling 6:20, followed by a somewhat tired/messy 3:04.
And then, there was a 100m kick portion. I went absolutely nowhere. Maybe I went backwards? We agreed to just skip this part of the session for me. The coach seemed....surprised.
What will it take for me to actually move forward on kicking-only, and how much does it really matter?
I was a hardcore runner for 45 years before taking up swimming this year. Did all of that running guarantee my current "kicking" situation?
I want sub 6min 400m by the end of this year. What % of importance is the "kick"? Does it merely stabilize me? Some comments in this thread regarding some world-class swimmers dragging their feet for most of a 1500m gives me some (false?) hope.
Thanks for any imput you may provide.
