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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By popular demand :), an attachment, best as I can figure out this morning. . .
If you click on it a few times, you'll see an image that shows declining times through spring and summer, then no change since about August.
During summer, I ride my bike to 3 miles or so to the train station, and I put the bike away around the end of August, when the days get shorter. (Don't like riding dark busy streets at 5 a.m. By killing you, one groggy trucker can really give your training regimen a setback.)
Lately, I've been doing more leg presses/lifts at the gym. I still spin a couple of times a week.
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By popular demand :), an attachment, best as I can figure out this morning. . .
If you click on it a few times, you'll see an image that shows declining times through spring and summer, then no change since about August.
During summer, I ride my bike to 3 miles or so to the train station, and I put the bike away around the end of August, when the days get shorter. (Don't like riding dark busy streets at 5 a.m. By killing you, one groggy trucker can really give your training regimen a setback.)
Lately, I've been doing more leg presses/lifts at the gym. I still spin a couple of times a week.
