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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Hi Ande,
I'm back for another season, the slogan is "The One where I build up" toward respectability.
I've restarted training a months ago, unfortunately for only 2 times 50min a week with a team, but with the new year I'll go back to training alone also for about 2 more sessions a week, so I dont' think to improve at lot until X'mas. We do fewer kicking sets that I used to do.
BTW I'm working on my core and my legs at home, I'm stretching my ankles with a homemade rack with good results, my core is more strong, my SDK is improved, my legs feel great, I've gained some degrees on the ankles flexibility.
Training my legs with ankles weight and exercise on the floor works better for me that working out them at gym with leg press, leg extension. I gain better endurance in water.
Soon I'll start to timing myself again. I feel that I'm still a little bit slower that last july.
I'll get back with more update soon.
(Push off the wall, kickboard, Timing Myself, SCM pool, 25m )
- Early October 07 45.0sec
- Early january 08 30.5s
- End July 08 23.7 secs
- restart training mid-Sept
- Goal July 09 Under 20s x 25m, Under 50s x 50m)
Hi Ande,
I'm back for another season, the slogan is "The One where I build up" toward respectability.
I've restarted training a months ago, unfortunately for only 2 times 50min a week with a team, but with the new year I'll go back to training alone also for about 2 more sessions a week, so I dont' think to improve at lot until X'mas. We do fewer kicking sets that I used to do.
BTW I'm working on my core and my legs at home, I'm stretching my ankles with a homemade rack with good results, my core is more strong, my SDK is improved, my legs feel great, I've gained some degrees on the ankles flexibility.
Training my legs with ankles weight and exercise on the floor works better for me that working out them at gym with leg press, leg extension. I gain better endurance in water.
Soon I'll start to timing myself again. I feel that I'm still a little bit slower that last july.
I'll get back with more update soon.
(Push off the wall, kickboard, Timing Myself, SCM pool, 25m )
- Early October 07 45.0sec
- Early january 08 30.5s
- End July 08 23.7 secs
- restart training mid-Sept
- Goal July 09 Under 20s x 25m, Under 50s x 50m)
