Some time before xmas someone, it might have been Chris Stevenson, posted about a workout where they did a kick set with shoes on, reducing the flexibility of the ankle. He commented that his kicking speed was cut in half. I didn't get around to asking but have been wondering if that was literally true? If the difference is that large perhaps I'll start doing ankle stretches when we are assigned kick sets... :D
Some time before xmas someone, it might have been Chris Stevenson, posted about a workout where they did a kick set with shoes on, reducing the flexibility of the ankle. He commented that his kicking speed was cut in half. I didn't get around to asking but have been wondering if that was literally true? If the difference is that large perhaps I'll start doing ankle stretches when we are assigned kick sets... :D
Yes, though I don't remember the specifics any more. I do remember that underwater SDK was effectively impossible (at least, I didn't feel I was going anywhere).
After practice tomorrow morning I'll experiment a bit, do some timed 25s of dolphin and flutter kick, with and without shoes to quantify the effect.
Some time before xmas someone, it might have been Chris Stevenson, posted about a workout where they did a kick set with shoes on, reducing the flexibility of the ankle. He commented that his kicking speed was cut in half. I didn't get around to asking but have been wondering if that was literally true? If the difference is that large perhaps I'll start doing ankle stretches when we are assigned kick sets... :D
Yes, though I don't remember the specifics any more. I do remember that underwater SDK was effectively impossible (at least, I didn't feel I was going anywhere).
After practice tomorrow morning I'll experiment a bit, do some timed 25s of dolphin and flutter kick, with and without shoes to quantify the effect.
