Originally posted by Paul Smith
Here's the deal folks...forget about weights...if you REALLY want to make a significant break through in your swimming relative to competition stop swimming for 4-8 weeks and go to kick only workouts...as you ease back into swimming you will have the opportunity to "learn" how to integrate a new and powerful element to your stroke...something that 90% of the swimmers I see competing do not do well....
This really caught my attention. I seem to have been hearing this a lot lately: people coming back after a shoulder op, doing kick only workouts and then having their best seasons ever.
I don't doubt the authenticity of it either. I am just interested on what is actually going on. Why should this be the case?
Has anyone ever scientifically measured the amount the kick contributes to forward propulsion? I mean ratio wise, compared to the arms, what would it be? 80% arms : 20% legs?
What about the swimmers who are great kickers in workouts but can't translate it into faster swimming?
How do we actually integrate the kick into our swimming so that it becomes a new and powerful element to our stroke as Paul suggests?
Would it be fair to say that a big part of the improvement these (post op/ focus on kicking )swimmers achieve can be attributed to the strengthened core which is a result of the additional kicking. In other words more credit given to the strengthened core than increased forward propulsion.
I don't know. I just throw out these ideas for discussion.
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No, they reseeded the 500 after positive check-in and well after the heat sheets were created on Friday night. I'm 40. So, yes, that was me beside you in the 500.
Here are the results:
www.ncmasters.org/138-01res.pdf
That makes sense now Geek. I was wondering if they reseeded. Fortunately, I stayed in the same lane.
Wanted to make sure I was thinking of the right person! You really do look 30!
Don't know if you get your body fat measured, but I would guess you are in the "superior" range for men your age. Am I right?
Thanks for posting the results. My husband actually emailed me and asked for them!? I think he's got some competition thing going on at his office. Supposedly, there's some girl triathlete who sometimes wins over the men and women and now hubby will get to say the same thing for me. Sheesh. What people entertain themselves with. I hope he doesn't start placing bets on me:doh:
No, they reseeded the 500 after positive check-in and well after the heat sheets were created on Friday night. I'm 40. So, yes, that was me beside you in the 500.
Here are the results:
www.ncmasters.org/138-01res.pdf
That makes sense now Geek. I was wondering if they reseeded. Fortunately, I stayed in the same lane.
Wanted to make sure I was thinking of the right person! You really do look 30!
Don't know if you get your body fat measured, but I would guess you are in the "superior" range for men your age. Am I right?
Thanks for posting the results. My husband actually emailed me and asked for them!? I think he's got some competition thing going on at his office. Supposedly, there's some girl triathlete who sometimes wins over the men and women and now hubby will get to say the same thing for me. Sheesh. What people entertain themselves with. I hope he doesn't start placing bets on me:doh:
