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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Set: 8x : 25k sprint, 50 ez
Goal: 8x 25 sprint k under 20, 50ez between each
12/8/08: 20 (1st) to 25 (last)
12/10/08: 20,21,21,24,21,21,22,23
12/12/08: 19,20,20,21,21,23,22,21
12/15/08: 18,21,19,22,21,21,22,23
12/17/08: 19,21,19,21,20,21,22,22
-- Started using the same clock for timing instead of 2 clocks
12/19/08: 21,21,21,20,21,21,21,21
12/22/08: 21,21,21,21,20,21,21,21
12/24/08: 19,19,19,20,21,21,21,21
1/23/09: 22 on the last 25 of a 400 kick.
I don't have the pool space I had before January, so I have not been able to do my test set recently, but I have been stretching my ankles, kicking hard without fins during the kick sets, and kicking throughout the entire workout. My kick endurance has improved considerably.
Today's kick set was actually after the main set. I am trying to drop down an interval, so the main set was actually on a 100 pace that was faster than I can handle. I am very happy with that 22.
All my times are with a kickboard. I use a kickboard to normalize my timing, so I don't use my arms for anything but holding the board, and the clock stops when the board hits the far wall.
Set: 8x : 25k sprint, 50 ez
Goal: 8x 25 sprint k under 20, 50ez between each
12/8/08: 20 (1st) to 25 (last)
12/10/08: 20,21,21,24,21,21,22,23
12/12/08: 19,20,20,21,21,23,22,21
12/15/08: 18,21,19,22,21,21,22,23
12/17/08: 19,21,19,21,20,21,22,22
-- Started using the same clock for timing instead of 2 clocks
12/19/08: 21,21,21,20,21,21,21,21
12/22/08: 21,21,21,21,20,21,21,21
12/24/08: 19,19,19,20,21,21,21,21
1/23/09: 22 on the last 25 of a 400 kick.
I don't have the pool space I had before January, so I have not been able to do my test set recently, but I have been stretching my ankles, kicking hard without fins during the kick sets, and kicking throughout the entire workout. My kick endurance has improved considerably.
Today's kick set was actually after the main set. I am trying to drop down an interval, so the main set was actually on a 100 pace that was faster than I can handle. I am very happy with that 22.
All my times are with a kickboard. I use a kickboard to normalize my timing, so I don't use my arms for anything but holding the board, and the clock stops when the board hits the far wall.
