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?
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Actually I'm a 2 beat kicker except if I do sprints. I'm still pretty fast with a 2 beat kick.
I include kicking in most of my workouts and get good exercise from that but I'm not sure if it's necessary to always have a 6 beat kick while swimming although it does probably give you an additional exercise but you get tired sooner too.
I agree with Oguz, it makes sense to practice what you race. If you are a D person, then your 2 beat kick makes sense if that is what you are going to race with. If you are a sprinter, it is worth it to kill yourself a little earlier with a six beat kick.
Sometimes you have to fail to succeed :) Over the summer, there were several practices where I had to move from the lead to the back of the lane because I ran out of gas. I am training to swim a 200 fast, not a one hour practice at best average pace.
Of course, if you are training for a 2.4 mile swim... :)
Actually I'm a 2 beat kicker except if I do sprints. I'm still pretty fast with a 2 beat kick.
I include kicking in most of my workouts and get good exercise from that but I'm not sure if it's necessary to always have a 6 beat kick while swimming although it does probably give you an additional exercise but you get tired sooner too.
I agree with Oguz, it makes sense to practice what you race. If you are a D person, then your 2 beat kick makes sense if that is what you are going to race with. If you are a sprinter, it is worth it to kill yourself a little earlier with a six beat kick.
Sometimes you have to fail to succeed :) Over the summer, there were several practices where I had to move from the lead to the back of the lane because I ran out of gas. I am training to swim a 200 fast, not a one hour practice at best average pace.
Of course, if you are training for a 2.4 mile swim... :)
