Does anyone else here NOT kick when they swim freestyle?
When I was 19, a coach told me that a lot of "real" freestylers don't kick, which was a surprise to me because every other coach I'd had would yell at me to kick during my events. I grew up thinking I was the odd one out, but maybe someone on here knows what I'm talking about...
I've had to minimize (sometimes even eliminate) kicking lately b/c of IT band problems (pain when kicking much more than the basic I need to keep my legs from sinking)... sometimes have to do one-legged kicks or use the pull buoy for a good part of my workout.
And while I'm not that great w/ kicking, my current "work around" strategies definitely slow me down!
But there is an upside: the knee pain doesn't occur if I focus on what a coach once described as kicking from the hips, not from the knees... So actually this injury seems to be a good opportunity to improve kick technique.
I've had to minimize (sometimes even eliminate) kicking lately b/c of IT band problems (pain when kicking much more than the basic I need to keep my legs from sinking)... sometimes have to do one-legged kicks or use the pull buoy for a good part of my workout.
And while I'm not that great w/ kicking, my current "work around" strategies definitely slow me down!
But there is an upside: the knee pain doesn't occur if I focus on what a coach once described as kicking from the hips, not from the knees... So actually this injury seems to be a good opportunity to improve kick technique.
