So my kick sucks, or rather I don't do much kicking so it's very inefficent. It takes me about 30 seconds to do 25 meters. I don't use fins since I don't much like them. I have a very slow two beat kick in freestyle, and on longer fly sets I'm lucky to get one kick per beat. My only strong kick is in the ***.
I'm a strong swimmer, I'm close to having a top 10 in the 200 fly, so it's not a case of the rest of my stroke being bad. I think that if I can actually get some sort of kick then I can drop my times. I do dolphin kick off the walls, and that works well for me. I've tried swimming 25s underwater kick, but that doesn't work for me, after a couple of kicks I slow down and they are inefficent.
So how can I improve my kicks? Do I need to do 1000 kick sets every so often? There are times when I try and kick during workouts, but I seem to forget after a minute or so. It seems to me that while I have stong legs, they just don't want to kick, maybe my core isn't strong enough, and my mind says, you're moving fast enough, why worry about wasting the energy kicking?
I think this is my breakthrough to the next level, I've been at my times for awhile now.
And, when I was competing, I did spend much time in the weight room working on my quads, as well as biking hills. Strength is necessary.
Be safe on that bike! :dedhorse:
My kick was mediocre until my first broken wrist due to bicycle accident. Trust me, 6 weeks of Kick-only workouts will make you an awesome kicker, but thats not the way you want it to happen.
If you have access to a monofin and a long, deep pool, I recommend working on that. You really get a good feel for undulating body position with fly, but it also shows you that you dont need a massive kick for power, that a smaller but still forceful one will work just fine.
And, when I was competing, I did spend much time in the weight room working on my quads, as well as biking hills. Strength is necessary.
Be safe on that bike! :dedhorse:
My kick was mediocre until my first broken wrist due to bicycle accident. Trust me, 6 weeks of Kick-only workouts will make you an awesome kicker, but thats not the way you want it to happen.
If you have access to a monofin and a long, deep pool, I recommend working on that. You really get a good feel for undulating body position with fly, but it also shows you that you dont need a massive kick for power, that a smaller but still forceful one will work just fine.
