Our local pools are back open and I have been trying to swim about 3 times a week in the morning. Didn't think i would miss it that much, but it is something I will totally wake up early to get in now. One thing I have been doing is working on my kick more. I got injured in January with a pretty bad glute pull and one thing I did during that time was kick a lot more since I couldnt run (I was training for Boston so was run specific with my workouts). I feel like it really helped all my leg muscles and ligaments stay stretched out and provided resistance to muscle groups I wasn't working while running (I think). When I got back to running after 2 months it was like I didn't miss a beat.
Either way, I feel like my kick fucking sucks. I have been using fins and the board and slowly increasing the distance I kick during a session. Typically once a week I will be more kick focused, but I am not sure if I am seeing any improvements. Is there anything I can do that will help increase the amount of power or force I generate with my kick? I think it is helping with my core strength, but it def burns up my legs, especially around my glutes, adductors, and in general upper muscles of my legs. I had read that ankle flexibility is a big thing with the kick and was thinking maybe the fins would help aid in that by putting more resistance on those ligaments (that was my logic anyways). Today I swam 2200 yards with 700 of that being kick between sets.
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Either way, I feel like my kick fucking sucks. I have been using fins and the board and slowly increasing the distance I kick during a session. Typically once a week I will be more kick focused, but I am not sure if I am seeing any improvements. Is there anything I can do that will help increase the amount of power or force I generate with my kick? I think it is helping with my core strength, but it def burns up my legs, especially around my glutes, adductors, and in general upper muscles of my legs. I had read that ankle flexibility is a big thing with the kick and was thinking maybe the fins would help aid in that by putting more resistance on those ligaments (that was my logic anyways). Today I swam 2200 yards with 700 of that being kick between sets.
Use this link to save $5 off your USAT membership renewal:
https://membership.usatriathlon.org/...A2-BAD7-6137B629D9B7