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?
PLEASE tell me HOW. My kicking with a board has improved but I am still not integrating it properly into my full stroke. It still feels as if my legs and upper body are working independently of one another.
Syd...all I can tell you is that the answer is not to kick more...but rather to swim more sets at race pace practicing "over-kicking".
Stud...saying you can't do a hard kick set over a 25 is the same as saying you can't do a swim set over a 25. Bottom line is it hurts and you have to push thru on hard kick sets to improve..and just like quality speed work in general it needs to be done at the start of workout not at the end when so many coaches/swimmers "plug-in" kicking.
Try doing broken 100 & 200 "power kick" sets. Just like a normal broken swim with 10-15 seconds rest a the 25 or 50 but instead of swimming push off deep and kick as hard/far/fast as you can nderwater and when you need to breathe surface and swim easy free to the wall. Try this 1-2x a week (2-3 days rest between) for 4 weeks and come back and tell me about your kick!
PLEASE tell me HOW. My kicking with a board has improved but I am still not integrating it properly into my full stroke. It still feels as if my legs and upper body are working independently of one another.
Syd...all I can tell you is that the answer is not to kick more...but rather to swim more sets at race pace practicing "over-kicking".
Stud...saying you can't do a hard kick set over a 25 is the same as saying you can't do a swim set over a 25. Bottom line is it hurts and you have to push thru on hard kick sets to improve..and just like quality speed work in general it needs to be done at the start of workout not at the end when so many coaches/swimmers "plug-in" kicking.
Try doing broken 100 & 200 "power kick" sets. Just like a normal broken swim with 10-15 seconds rest a the 25 or 50 but instead of swimming push off deep and kick as hard/far/fast as you can nderwater and when you need to breathe surface and swim easy free to the wall. Try this 1-2x a week (2-3 days rest between) for 4 weeks and come back and tell me about your kick!
