Welcome to the kicking lane, grab your boards or not, wear your fins or not.
One of the keys to swimming faster is:
develop an awesome kick and figure out how to use it when you're swimming.
We're working on speed, speed endurance, & kicking conditioning so you can have an amazing kick when you need it the most. Your awesome kick will help you be a fierce finisher.
Kick sets aren't time to cruise, go through the motions and chat. They are time to WORK, blast your legs and MAKE EM BURN.
What are you doing to kick faster?
where are you now?
Where would you like to be?
What are your current kicking times?
for 15, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, & 500
yards, SCM or LCM?
with or without a board?
from a push or dive?
what suit did you wear?
What did you do before it? (During the practice, how much rest?)
When did you do it? (What part of the season was it?)
What's the best intervals you can hold for 5 or 10 x 50, 100, or 200 kick?
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After how I felt like my legs failed me at my last meet I've been a little more careful to pay attention to them.
Marianne, I maybe use my fins 2-3 times a week at most (based on a 5-day swim routine). I usually use them either at the end of practice doing UW 25's, fast swimming 25's/50's, or FAST kicking. But I always try to do "some" kicking every practice, sometimes its emphasized more, sometimes less (same with pulling, drills).
Here are a couple sets, the first one I did yesterday:
16 x 25 @ :30 with fins
-SDK = Streamline Dolphin Kick (I do on back since I'm a backstroker)
4 kick UW SDK w/ nose clip, 4 Swim IM order FAST, 3 Kick UW SDK w/ nose clip, 3 choice FAST
10-12 x 50 @ :50 Kick w/ fins & board
-Try to hold :30
These sets are towards the end of practice or the last set, so you'll FEEL THE BURN! :D
After how I felt like my legs failed me at my last meet I've been a little more careful to pay attention to them.
Marianne, I maybe use my fins 2-3 times a week at most (based on a 5-day swim routine). I usually use them either at the end of practice doing UW 25's, fast swimming 25's/50's, or FAST kicking. But I always try to do "some" kicking every practice, sometimes its emphasized more, sometimes less (same with pulling, drills).
Here are a couple sets, the first one I did yesterday:
16 x 25 @ :30 with fins
-SDK = Streamline Dolphin Kick (I do on back since I'm a backstroker)
4 kick UW SDK w/ nose clip, 4 Swim IM order FAST, 3 Kick UW SDK w/ nose clip, 3 choice FAST
10-12 x 50 @ :50 Kick w/ fins & board
-Try to hold :30
These sets are towards the end of practice or the last set, so you'll FEEL THE BURN! :D
