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?
I love strength training but have found that there is very little relation between my squat or deadlift numbers and my swimming. I also don't really buy the swim specific stretch cord type training. The movement patterns in swimming are so unique that they can't be duplicated on dry land. The goal of land based strength training, IMHO, should be GPP.
My sprint times have dropped dramatically with strength training. I can leg press 400 pounds and deadlift and squat fairly nicely. And the latter two exercises are great for strengthening the core. I have compared my times with half assed weight lifting and more serious strength lifting and they are quite different. YMMV. That said, I don't do swim specific weight training or any stretch cord type training. I do a mix of things.
I never kick with zoomers. I think they are a waste. Doings swimming sprints with them is fine, I guess; the Finis 2 fins are nice. When I kick with fins, though, I use long blade fins for streamlining or a MF. I've had good results with increasing my kicking -- both yardage and intensity. And it saves the shoulders.
I love strength training but have found that there is very little relation between my squat or deadlift numbers and my swimming. I also don't really buy the swim specific stretch cord type training. The movement patterns in swimming are so unique that they can't be duplicated on dry land. The goal of land based strength training, IMHO, should be GPP.
My sprint times have dropped dramatically with strength training. I can leg press 400 pounds and deadlift and squat fairly nicely. And the latter two exercises are great for strengthening the core. I have compared my times with half assed weight lifting and more serious strength lifting and they are quite different. YMMV. That said, I don't do swim specific weight training or any stretch cord type training. I do a mix of things.
I never kick with zoomers. I think they are a waste. Doings swimming sprints with them is fine, I guess; the Finis 2 fins are nice. When I kick with fins, though, I use long blade fins for streamlining or a MF. I've had good results with increasing my kicking -- both yardage and intensity. And it saves the shoulders.
