My masters coach, who used to coach high schoolers, insists that we do (lately all) kick sets with running shoes (all stroke kicks, usually 5 sets of 100 or 2 hundred). I absolutely hate it! I can't feel the water on my feet, I feel like it's way too much effort to make any positive forward movement, and don't see how it will make me a faster swimmer. :bitching: So, am I just a big whiner, or do any of you see any benefit from a masters swimmer swimming with running shoes?
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At Cal in the early and mid 1980s, we used to kick with running shoes, crawl on our hands (with our feet supported by "wheels") up puke-covered ramps in the football stadium, etc etc. We also pulled with paddles the size of refrigerator doors, FWIW.
I'd like to think that just because some great coaches use(d) certain training techniques, doesn't mean they're still "best practices" or applicable to athletes of all ages and abilities...
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At Cal in the early and mid 1980s, we used to kick with running shoes, crawl on our hands (with our feet supported by "wheels") up puke-covered ramps in the football stadium, etc etc. We also pulled with paddles the size of refrigerator doors, FWIW.
I'd like to think that just because some great coaches use(d) certain training techniques, doesn't mean they're still "best practices" or applicable to athletes of all ages and abilities...
