Hi all....quick background....I never thought for 2 seconds about swimming until I decided to lose a few lbs and running on concrete was as fun as pulling teeth.
I started running the beach then started wading water watching the sunset....awesome I must say.
Then I started swimming.....immediately found the only exercise I really love.
I can now open water swim 1 or 2 miles no problem and I feel I'm crushing.
My form just found itself after battling the ocean for a year. I do what I read last night is a 2 beat.
I tried a 6 beat this am for half my swim and holy **** was it tougher. My hips are sore and it had me gasping.
Are you all switching it up or using one or the other?
I still feel faster on the 2 beat.
I grew up a sprinter and was strictly a 6-beat kicker on any distance. But when I returned to the water at 35 to do distance and open water, I converted to a 2-beat. The energy expended in a 6-beat kick just isn't worth it over the distance. Better saved for shoulders and core which does the bulk of the driving. However, when I am in an event, and I want to finish strong, I will switch to a 6-beat for the last few hundred yards.
I grew up a sprinter and was strictly a 6-beat kicker on any distance. But when I returned to the water at 35 to do distance and open water, I converted to a 2-beat. The energy expended in a 6-beat kick just isn't worth it over the distance. Better saved for shoulders and core which does the bulk of the driving. However, when I am in an event, and I want to finish strong, I will switch to a 6-beat for the last few hundred yards.
