Where I work out there is usually a girl who swims at around the same time as I usually do.Well, a lot of times she is in the lane next to mine.She is quite a good swimmer.I noticed that my average pace is faster than hers by about 7-8 meters per 50 , but there is one thing that bothers me - kicking sets!Whenever I happen to be doing a kicking set(ok, I have to admit here - I do very little kicking work, which I should probably improve on) and she happens to be kicking, too, she goes FASTER!!!Does that mean that she is just a good kicker or I am missing out on some improvements that I could see if I kicked more?I do a constant 6-beat kick when swimming free and it is not bad, but that girl just made me think.Do you think my times would drop by a considerable amount if I concentrated on hard kicking sets?
you won't improve by concentrating on kicking
you will improve by doing kicking sets where you strive to beat your best times.
and by getting better at kicking while you are swimming
since you're focused on sprints kicking is essential
if you improve your kick, you will probably swim faster faster
ande
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
Where I work out there is usually a girl who swims at around the same time as I usually do.Well, a lot of times she is in the lane next to mine.She is quite a good swimmer.I noticed that my average pace is faster than hers by about 7-8 meters per 50 , but there is one thing that bothers me - kicking sets!Whenever I happen to be doing a kicking set(ok, I have to admit here - I do very little kicking work, which I should probably improve on) and she happens to be kicking, too, she goes FASTER!!!Does that mean that she is just a good kicker or I am missing out on some improvements that I could see if I kicked more?I do a constant 6-beat kick when swimming free and it is not bad, but that girl just made me think. Do you think my times would drop by a considerable amount if I concentrated on hard kicking sets?
you won't improve by concentrating on kicking
you will improve by doing kicking sets where you strive to beat your best times.
and by getting better at kicking while you are swimming
since you're focused on sprints kicking is essential
if you improve your kick, you will probably swim faster faster
ande
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
Where I work out there is usually a girl who swims at around the same time as I usually do.Well, a lot of times she is in the lane next to mine.She is quite a good swimmer.I noticed that my average pace is faster than hers by about 7-8 meters per 50 , but there is one thing that bothers me - kicking sets!Whenever I happen to be doing a kicking set(ok, I have to admit here - I do very little kicking work, which I should probably improve on) and she happens to be kicking, too, she goes FASTER!!!Does that mean that she is just a good kicker or I am missing out on some improvements that I could see if I kicked more?I do a constant 6-beat kick when swimming free and it is not bad, but that girl just made me think. Do you think my times would drop by a considerable amount if I concentrated on hard kicking sets?
