What would you consider as the most important reason to include kicking in your workouts?
Also, what do you see as the main difference and purpose between the exercises kicking with a board and kicking without a board?
Parents
Former Member
The favorite "social kick" set is pretty difficult without a board ... it's too hard to chat it up with your head in the water.
I am a member of the "shoulder surgery" club, but I find kicking without a board puts undue stress on my lower back and I have trouble breathing.
I would like to recommend, if kicking on a board hurts a shoulder: change your arm position on the board so one arm is straight and grips the front end of the board; the other arm is bent 90 degrees at the elbow and rests across the width of the board. I only do this once in a while but it seems to help.
The favorite "social kick" set is pretty difficult without a board ... it's too hard to chat it up with your head in the water.
I am a member of the "shoulder surgery" club, but I find kicking without a board puts undue stress on my lower back and I have trouble breathing.
I would like to recommend, if kicking on a board hurts a shoulder: change your arm position on the board so one arm is straight and grips the front end of the board; the other arm is bent 90 degrees at the elbow and rests across the width of the board. I only do this once in a while but it seems to help.
