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.
great
on the 6th week you keep training
do your swimming
just take it easy on kicking and
skip the speed sets till after you test
anyone else want to try this
this way we get to see if your 25 swim gets faster as your kick gets faster
Well, since I'm already on the old program, I'll be a guinea pig for the new one. All of the times are from a push start, and I kick face down.
1) 25 yds kick with board: 32.17 (Not my favorite activity)
2) 25 yds kick no board: 25.55
3) 25 free: 17.38
4) 50 free: 38.88
Research notes:
a) The timekeeping isn't perfect, since I time myself. #2 may be understated slightly and #3 may be overstated.
b) My times have been dropping over the past couple months as I've stepped up my exercise program, so I'd expect that to continue.
As you can see from the times, I'm practically a noodler. I'm self taught, only started a couple of years ago, and my schedule doesn't let me swim much during the week. But I'm healthy, persistent and patient, so I do improve.
Ande, when you prescribe rest the sixth week, do you mean:
-no exercise at all
-no swimming at all
-no kicking at all, or
-don't do the drills at all?
great
on the 6th week you keep training
do your swimming
just take it easy on kicking and
skip the speed sets till after you test
anyone else want to try this
this way we get to see if your 25 swim gets faster as your kick gets faster
Well, since I'm already on the old program, I'll be a guinea pig for the new one. All of the times are from a push start, and I kick face down.
1) 25 yds kick with board: 32.17 (Not my favorite activity)
2) 25 yds kick no board: 25.55
3) 25 free: 17.38
4) 50 free: 38.88
Research notes:
a) The timekeeping isn't perfect, since I time myself. #2 may be understated slightly and #3 may be overstated.
b) My times have been dropping over the past couple months as I've stepped up my exercise program, so I'd expect that to continue.
As you can see from the times, I'm practically a noodler. I'm self taught, only started a couple of years ago, and my schedule doesn't let me swim much during the week. But I'm healthy, persistent and patient, so I do improve.
Ande, when you prescribe rest the sixth week, do you mean:
-no exercise at all
-no swimming at all
-no kicking at all, or
-don't do the drills at all?
