OK gang.
The "kicking" bullies have rounded on me even though I had a fantastic swim this weekend. They are telling me I need to kick, my coach said don't over do it b/c it disrupts the stroke...
I can kick, I maybe didn't intergrate it in my 100FR to their approval but I am not convinced that kicking alone is the way to go.
I think working 100's with kick focus is a better way rather than yards and yards at "meh" pace.
What % of your yards do you kick per week, and how much of that is with fins?
I put 30%. It is probably about 25%, but 30% is about right if you subtract the warmup (there is no 25% option or I would have chosen that).
I am not going to try to convince anybody. But I will point out some interesting observations/quotes from the new "Complete Conditioning for Swimming" by Dave Salo and Scott Riewald:
-- "strive to have kicking make up at least 25% of the distance you swim during practice"
-- "we view kicking as a form of strength training and do a lot of kicking sets to build lower-body strength. In recent years, more and more coaches are placing greater emphasis on kicking."
-- "the majority of the kicking sets in our program are designed to be performed at a very high intensity, and many of the kicking sets are done with snorkels as well as fins."
-- "kicking with fins is just like doing weight training for the legs."
Take from this what you will.
Oh, and to any of my competitors out there who don't like kicking in workouts: you're absolutely right, it is a waste of time, don't do it. :)
Ya baby!
I selected 30%. Don't know exactly how much I do with fins. It could be 50% as I do shooters and high intensity kicking with a monofin or fins at times.
Sometimes, a la Tall Paul, I will do more kicking, particularly in the beginning of a season (which for me is effectively now, as I have no meet on the horizon). Today, I did about 70% kicking.
I put 30%. It is probably about 25%, but 30% is about right if you subtract the warmup (there is no 25% option or I would have chosen that).
I am not going to try to convince anybody. But I will point out some interesting observations/quotes from the new "Complete Conditioning for Swimming" by Dave Salo and Scott Riewald:
-- "strive to have kicking make up at least 25% of the distance you swim during practice"
-- "we view kicking as a form of strength training and do a lot of kicking sets to build lower-body strength. In recent years, more and more coaches are placing greater emphasis on kicking."
-- "the majority of the kicking sets in our program are designed to be performed at a very high intensity, and many of the kicking sets are done with snorkels as well as fins."
-- "kicking with fins is just like doing weight training for the legs."
Take from this what you will.
Oh, and to any of my competitors out there who don't like kicking in workouts: you're absolutely right, it is a waste of time, don't do it. :)
Ya baby!
I selected 30%. Don't know exactly how much I do with fins. It could be 50% as I do shooters and high intensity kicking with a monofin or fins at times.
Sometimes, a la Tall Paul, I will do more kicking, particularly in the beginning of a season (which for me is effectively now, as I have no meet on the horizon). Today, I did about 70% kicking.
