I am slow, and when I mean slow, I mean slow. I can do a 26 sec 50 with fins, but without I come in just under 1:20! I think a big part of it is just taking the fins off and doing a lot of kick sets to learn to feel the water better with my feet. I have a good breaststroke kick so I don't think my problem is an overly weak pair of legs, although they could be in better shape. Also, myankles are fairly flexible as I can point my toes and make my feet bend backwards past an even position with my shins. However, I do think that I need to loosen up my ankles when I kick. I feel like I get more out of my kick for those brief moments when I allow my ankles to snap back and forth with my kick. I think I actually need to relax more to kick faster as weird as that sounds.
I suppose the answer to my question is that I simply need to take of the fins and do kick set after kick set until I learn to feel the water better with my feet and become more efficient.
blue,
I'd like to see you continue to do the sprint kick training and report your times
ande
Originally posted by Blue Horn
I hope I am not boring everyone with these updates, but I am very excited about my progress with my kick after implementing som eof Ande's ideas.
Anyway, I did a 2x800 with 15 seconds rest today at the end of the work out and the one thing I noticed is that my new kick really made the swim much easier. I stuck to a two beat kick, but once I got into a rythm I could really feel the extra umpphhh. I could also tell that it made my pull much easier in that I seemed to get much better leverage on my pull.
My six beat kick is coming along, but I am still not getting into a good rythm with it yet. It is better though.
As to the ankle stretching with the rack, it has been about a week and a half and I actually would say that I have seen some difference. My times aren't much different, but I feel like I am grabbing the water better with my feet. I am definitely cruising better.
Hook'em
Blue
blue,
I'd like to see you continue to do the sprint kick training and report your times
ande
Originally posted by Blue Horn
I hope I am not boring everyone with these updates, but I am very excited about my progress with my kick after implementing som eof Ande's ideas.
Anyway, I did a 2x800 with 15 seconds rest today at the end of the work out and the one thing I noticed is that my new kick really made the swim much easier. I stuck to a two beat kick, but once I got into a rythm I could really feel the extra umpphhh. I could also tell that it made my pull much easier in that I seemed to get much better leverage on my pull.
My six beat kick is coming along, but I am still not getting into a good rythm with it yet. It is better though.
As to the ankle stretching with the rack, it has been about a week and a half and I actually would say that I have seen some difference. My times aren't much different, but I feel like I am grabbing the water better with my feet. I am definitely cruising better.
Hook'em
Blue
