I like to swim with fins some days, I have the zoomers and some regular fins. I notice when I swim finless that I feel slow as a snail.If I have been using the fins for a couple of days. I know some swimmers that only use fins as thats the only way they have been able to learn, to them I say great what ever works for exercise but have noted to them that they should at least be able to swim finless to get out of the pool for safety if they fell into water anywhere.
Leslie, I too love my fins, and use them as a tool for training (rather than a crutch). Could you provide a typical AFAP fin set that you do? I would love to try one out. Thanks in advance!
Wow, I do so many different ones. You can check my blog to get an idea. But ones I do frequently are:
lactate sets:
8 x 100 @ 2:00, hold best average
10 x 50 @ 1:00, hold best average
-- I frequently kick these w/fins or monofin.
speed sets:
6-8 x 50 AFAP @ 3-4:00
4-5 x 100 broken AFAP 100s (broken for 15 seconds at 50, 15 seconds at 75, last 25 kick) @ 7-8:00
3-5 x 100 @ 8-9:00
8-10 x 25 AFAP
shooters -- 25s, 50s, 75s
10 x 30 seconds strong vertical dolphin kicking with fins + right into fast 25 UW shooter + 25 EZ
9 x 100 @ 2:00, every 3rd one fast
-- I'll kick or swim these sets or do some of both. I do recovery swimming between the fast efforts. Sometimes I don't even bother with an interval. The key thing is that you are going at absolutely max effort on these sets with ample rest between each effort.
Leslie, I too love my fins, and use them as a tool for training (rather than a crutch). Could you provide a typical AFAP fin set that you do? I would love to try one out. Thanks in advance!
Wow, I do so many different ones. You can check my blog to get an idea. But ones I do frequently are:
lactate sets:
8 x 100 @ 2:00, hold best average
10 x 50 @ 1:00, hold best average
-- I frequently kick these w/fins or monofin.
speed sets:
6-8 x 50 AFAP @ 3-4:00
4-5 x 100 broken AFAP 100s (broken for 15 seconds at 50, 15 seconds at 75, last 25 kick) @ 7-8:00
3-5 x 100 @ 8-9:00
8-10 x 25 AFAP
shooters -- 25s, 50s, 75s
10 x 30 seconds strong vertical dolphin kicking with fins + right into fast 25 UW shooter + 25 EZ
9 x 100 @ 2:00, every 3rd one fast
-- I'll kick or swim these sets or do some of both. I do recovery swimming between the fast efforts. Sometimes I don't even bother with an interval. The key thing is that you are going at absolutely max effort on these sets with ample rest between each effort.
