Kick speed with shoes on

You want a REALLY good torture? Ask John and Ande about Eddie Reece's use of small "carts" that the swimmers kneeled on and used their hands to "pull" themselves along and up the ramps of UT's football stadium...you GOTTA love the 80's! :dedhorse: And the 90s! I remember how much my hands smelled like pigeon and bat poop after a long afternoon of hauling myself up those ramps. The real torture was having to climb a 20-foot rope after that without using your legs. 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? This is true in my life every day ... without shoes. :(

You want a REALLY good torture? Ask John and Ande about Eddie Reece's use of small "carts" that the swimmers kneeled on and used their hands to "pull" themselves along and up the ramps of UT's football stadium...you GOTTA love the 80's! :dedhorse: And the 90s! I remember how much my hands smelled like pigeon and bat poop after a long afternoon of hauling myself up those ramps. The real torture was having to climb a 20-foot rope after that without using your legs. 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? This is true in my life every day ... without shoes. :(