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.
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Did a quick 1 hour double today. The second practice was almost all kick.
400 Warm up (Swim)
KICK
4x200 @ 3:30 (Flutter and Fly kick with and without a board) - made easily
4x100 @ 1:45 - a bit tight here; getting tired
4x50 @ :50 - a bit tight here
4x25 @ :30 - made easily
In the future, will aim to tighten up the intervals to 3:15, 1:40, :45 and :25
Note: Could NOT kick a 100 straight flutter kick as of a year ago! 200 - forget about it.
10x50 SDK w/ FINS @ 1:00
Odds: No breather SDK on side down and EZ free back
Evens: Sprint 25 free w/ 10 SDKs off the wall and 1 breath/ EZ free back
Goal to do these on :50 and eventually :45 (had plenty of rest on 1:00)
10x25 NO FINS SDK @ :45 (Should have done these on :30 but chickened out)
Used a band around ankles
Took about 18 SDKs no breath and made it to the 15M mark
Ah ha moment: There are TRICKS to holding your breath correctly and exhaling on the SDK stuff! Now to just figure out the dolphin motion.
150 EZ
Working on tightening up the intervals for the future. Hope to make SDK no fins for an entire 25 w/ no breath.
Was actually sort of fun! :groovy:
BTW, saw a video of myself for the 100 FR. Basically, I did not kick except for the first lap. :cane:
Did a quick 1 hour double today. The second practice was almost all kick.
400 Warm up (Swim)
KICK
4x200 @ 3:30 (Flutter and Fly kick with and without a board) - made easily
4x100 @ 1:45 - a bit tight here; getting tired
4x50 @ :50 - a bit tight here
4x25 @ :30 - made easily
In the future, will aim to tighten up the intervals to 3:15, 1:40, :45 and :25
Note: Could NOT kick a 100 straight flutter kick as of a year ago! 200 - forget about it.
10x50 SDK w/ FINS @ 1:00
Odds: No breather SDK on side down and EZ free back
Evens: Sprint 25 free w/ 10 SDKs off the wall and 1 breath/ EZ free back
Goal to do these on :50 and eventually :45 (had plenty of rest on 1:00)
10x25 NO FINS SDK @ :45 (Should have done these on :30 but chickened out)
Used a band around ankles
Took about 18 SDKs no breath and made it to the 15M mark
Ah ha moment: There are TRICKS to holding your breath correctly and exhaling on the SDK stuff! Now to just figure out the dolphin motion.
150 EZ
Working on tightening up the intervals for the future. Hope to make SDK no fins for an entire 25 w/ no breath.
Was actually sort of fun! :groovy:
BTW, saw a video of myself for the 100 FR. Basically, I did not kick except for the first lap. :cane:
