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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Good article, Coach T. So I guess my coach is not crazy or delusional (at least not as much as I thought he was). I still don't think I will look forward to shoe sets, but I will try to remember that if they don't kill me, they will make me stronger.:fish2:
I don't think mental toughness should be a required part of Master's practice.
I have done kick sets with shoes, and I never saw any benefit. It certainly would make me look for another team if the coach thought they should be a regular part of practice.
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Good article, Coach T. So I guess my coach is not crazy or delusional (at least not as much as I thought he was). I still don't think I will look forward to shoe sets, but I will try to remember that if they don't kill me, they will make me stronger.:fish2:
I don't think mental toughness should be a required part of Master's practice.
I have done kick sets with shoes, and I never saw any benefit. It certainly would make me look for another team if the coach thought they should be a regular part of practice.
