I am a beginning swimmer, are training fins a good thing?
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Yeah you wouldnt use fins for the whole workout.. just short bursts of using fins.
www.riverfallsswimclub.org/why_fins.htm has a few reasons why.
That seems to cover all the reasons I have heard in the past. Except for reason #4, which im not really convinced about
1) Improve Body Position and Technique
2) Develop Leg Strength
3) Increase Ankle Flexibility
4) Increase fitness and Cardiovascular Conditioning
5) Fast Swimming! (Get a feel for swimming fast).
I would only use fins during a drill set or maybe sparingly through a swim set to get the feel for swimming faster then race pace (I've only had one coach do this and it was during taper to a champ meet).
Yeah you wouldnt use fins for the whole workout.. just short bursts of using fins.
www.riverfallsswimclub.org/why_fins.htm has a few reasons why.
That seems to cover all the reasons I have heard in the past. Except for reason #4, which im not really convinced about
1) Improve Body Position and Technique
2) Develop Leg Strength
3) Increase Ankle Flexibility
4) Increase fitness and Cardiovascular Conditioning
5) Fast Swimming! (Get a feel for swimming fast).
I would only use fins during a drill set or maybe sparingly through a swim set to get the feel for swimming faster then race pace (I've only had one coach do this and it was during taper to a champ meet).