Has anyone heard of this technique or used it in swim practices?
It seems to do nothing for me other than takes 2 min to do a 50 !!
I would rather use small fins or just use my own 2 feet !
As previously posted in Gary Hall's Mythbuster #9, I do a dedicated kick workout every week. So yes, I use shoes religously. Exactly 4 x 50 on the 2:00.
The key is to not think of it as kicking but rather as core work where you have some use of your legs. You must kick strong, and you still should feel the water on the front and back of your feet with the shoes on.
I strongly encourage holding the board out in front of you, don't lay on it or else you just strain your back. Use a snorkel. Don't keep your knees stiff; have a natural movement, but you can easily hurt yourself if you don't first engage your core and then use the legs. Think to yourself "Forward propulsion with less drag!" not "Jerk those joints around with shoes on!" In the end, you will go faster by keeping your legs up high, rather than blowing out your knee joints.
Again, consistency even at a small amount is better than nothing. If you try shoes, don't do it once or twice a season; commit to doing at least 4x50's once per week with shoes.
I like to do it as 4 x 50 with shoes,
then 4 x 50 without shoes (your feet will FLY!!!!!!)
last 4 x 50 or 8 x 25 with fins
Or as an alternative, do the 4 x 50's without shoes Super Blasto! with an easy 50 in between.
then some other bits, finish up with
4 x vertical kicks (23 seconds; then rest to the 1 minute)
As previously posted in Gary Hall's Mythbuster #9, I do a dedicated kick workout every week. So yes, I use shoes religously. Exactly 4 x 50 on the 2:00.
The key is to not think of it as kicking but rather as core work where you have some use of your legs. You must kick strong, and you still should feel the water on the front and back of your feet with the shoes on.
I strongly encourage holding the board out in front of you, don't lay on it or else you just strain your back. Use a snorkel. Don't keep your knees stiff; have a natural movement, but you can easily hurt yourself if you don't first engage your core and then use the legs. Think to yourself "Forward propulsion with less drag!" not "Jerk those joints around with shoes on!" In the end, you will go faster by keeping your legs up high, rather than blowing out your knee joints.
Again, consistency even at a small amount is better than nothing. If you try shoes, don't do it once or twice a season; commit to doing at least 4x50's once per week with shoes.
I like to do it as 4 x 50 with shoes,
then 4 x 50 without shoes (your feet will FLY!!!!!!)
last 4 x 50 or 8 x 25 with fins
Or as an alternative, do the 4 x 50's without shoes Super Blasto! with an easy 50 in between.
then some other bits, finish up with
4 x vertical kicks (23 seconds; then rest to the 1 minute)
