In the 50 Free and 500 Free respectively what percentage of my propulsion would ideally come from my legs versus my arms?
I understand that in the 50 free I'd use both for all their worth, but would still like to know for the typical swimmer what that ratio turns out to be.
In the 500 free I'm sure the tactics of oxygen consumption come in to play.
Thanks.
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Well, if my strongest kick produced 20, 30, 50% (pick one) of my propulsion but used 80% of my oxygen then it would be wise to reduce the effort placed on the kick during the aerobic races (like the 500).
I assume that I want to give 100% effort to both legs and arms in a 50, but in a 500 what amount of effort do I give the legs?
Well, if my strongest kick produced 20, 30, 50% (pick one) of my propulsion but used 80% of my oxygen then it would be wise to reduce the effort placed on the kick during the aerobic races (like the 500).
I assume that I want to give 100% effort to both legs and arms in a 50, but in a 500 what amount of effort do I give the legs?
