can anyone tell me the benefit of using swim fins? i'm beginning to start my training for olympic distance triathlons. any training program assistance would be helpful.
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There are three benefits that I can think of (or, more accurately, that my coach has been telling me :) ) :
1. They promote ankle flexibility, which is essential to developing an effective kick -- long fins are better at this than zoomers.
2. They let you swim faster than you normally would in practice, so you get a sense of how swimming at race pace feels.
3. If you don't get lazy and let them do all the work, they can function as resistance training for your legs -- zoomers are better for this than long fins.
But, as has been noted elsewhere in the forums, if you use them too much you can become dependent on them (see number 3 :D)
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There are three benefits that I can think of (or, more accurately, that my coach has been telling me :) ) :
1. They promote ankle flexibility, which is essential to developing an effective kick -- long fins are better at this than zoomers.
2. They let you swim faster than you normally would in practice, so you get a sense of how swimming at race pace feels.
3. If you don't get lazy and let them do all the work, they can function as resistance training for your legs -- zoomers are better for this than long fins.
But, as has been noted elsewhere in the forums, if you use them too much you can become dependent on them (see number 3 :D)
