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?
The evil side of me does some running - 1 marathon, several 1/2s and now social running with buddies on weekends to keep up the conditioning and maybe do duathlons or tri's. I used a worn-out pair of running shoes. Some others used canves type shoes, they had a much easier time of it than I did. Everyone hates or hated it, but now that I have really rebelled, the coach is not assigning as many sets and he no longer fights me when I don't bring them, he just shortens my interval - I'd much rather have a shorter interval!!:fish2:
None of this sounds good to me.
Your coach yelling at you continually, and sets you not only don't enjoy, but feel like you have to "rebel" against? What about this program feels good?
Good for you for doing what seems right to you!
What type of shoes? Steel-toe combat boot's, loafers, my unused running shoes, flip-flops... I would have to purchuce a specific pair of shoes for swimming if requested of me.
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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:cane:
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When confronted with similar situations, I always evoke the "over 55 rule" which basically states that any workout can be changed/modified/adapted at any time for any reason.
