Yep, I am one of those people who literally goes backwards in kick drills
@z4p0tek
Ай бұрын
Me too.
@wiseguy6539
Ай бұрын
I don't need a stop watch for my kicking drills. I use a calendar.
@zylicc6177
Ай бұрын
@@wiseguy6539 lol
@HJRO
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. I am just now learning to swim at 40 due to back issues, and working on my weight, and I've actually been going backwards when I try to swim with just kicking. This has given me some great insight. Cheers.
@robohippy
Жыл бұрын
Well, several points here. Biggest problem I had with my kick was trying to do the perfect gymnastic toe point because it was more stream lined. Not mentioned here, and in almost no videos, is that you should go pigeon toed, as much as 40 to 45 degrees. Especially for those of us who do not have flexible ankles, this can give you an extra 10 to 20 degrees of plantar or dorsi flexion. Those names confuse me, and I just call it toe point. The thing is that by going pigeon toed, besides the extra toe point, you end up using the entire side of your foot rather than just your toes. Second point is fins. I don't know why the standard 'frog feet' style are so popular. Humans do not have flat feet like frogs or ducks. Ours are very 3D. The frog feet style only promote the straight back toe point, which is not what you want for max propulsion. They actually fight this inward motion. I don't think that is the point of that design. Only ones I know of that are 'ergonomically correct' are the Positive Drive fins from Finis. They have about 1 inch of fin on the big toe side, and about 2 to 3 inches on the little toe side. This does put your foot in the proper position if your ankles are relaxed. They do take a little getting used to. For me, using the gymnastic type toe point, it would take 58 or 59 seconds to make the length of a 25 yard pool. This is with a snorkel and no kick board. The kick board does promote bad posture/body position. Learning to go pigeon toed took that time down to 35 seconds. I am pushing off the wall only enough to get up to kick speed, not a long hard push off and a bunch of powerful dolphin kicks. Never understood the concept of the kick doesn't come from the knee, since that knee snap is essential for power. Best guess is that they are saying that you shouldn't do the scissor kick like used in side stroke. That does generate a lot of thrust, but also creates huge amounts of drag. I took 3 seconds off of my 50 yard sprint tome with my over arm side stroke in about 3 days just by dropping the scissor kick. For speed, you need a very rapid kick, and a very low amplitude. For distance, you can go with a slightly higher amplitude.
@robohippy
Жыл бұрын
Oh, forgot..... First heard that "suck in your gut like you are trying to put your belly button on your spine' from a coach at Speedo, and it is a good one. One other exercise I picked up in my days as a gymnast, you need a totally perfect posture when spinning or you end up all over the place. Stand with your heels, butt and back against the wall, and stand up what you consider to be straight. See how much of your arm will go behind your lower back/lumbar area. "Perfect" would be just your fingers. If your forearm goes through, then you need to suck in your gut more. You should be just able to slip your fingers in. When you suck in your gut enough to have your back against your fingers, you will feel that in your abs from your belly button down. You can practice this while driving around in your car by trying to put your lower spine against the lumbar support in your car. Your abs should feel like this when swimming.
@michaelcorleone2794
Жыл бұрын
@@robohippy Can you explain the pigeon thing? I didn't get it
@robohippy
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelcorleone2794 Toes turned inward.
@michaelcorleone2794
Жыл бұрын
@@robohippy so you increase the surface area, doesn't that make it harder to maintain the beat?
@robohippy
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelcorleone2794 Not that I have noticed. What it did for me was to cut my flutter kick time down from almost 60 seconds for the length of a 25 yard pool to 35 or so seconds. Yes, my kick is very weak.... I tried the gymnastic toe point for years because I thought that was the least drag producing way of doing it. Then I saw a video from Gary Hall Sr. where he analyzed the kicks from several swimmers, Marcus somebody from Israel was the main one, and the dolphin kicks where they were pointing in a bit were faster. One swimmer had toes in almost to 180 degrees, which is too much, and one woman actually generated more thrust on her up kick. That changed kicking for me forever. Huge improvements. I do a lot of kicking laps with fins, and prefer the Positive Drive fins from Finis. They actually turn your feet over and in which is the optimal way for generating the most power. Standard frog feet make you point your toes more straight behind you. Watch any elite swimmer, and none of them point out straight behind them. All of them are toed in a bit, from 20 or do degrees up to maybe 45 degrees.
@ZainabNoor-me6is
11 ай бұрын
As a beginner, I learned a lot of things and amazing works from your videos 👍💯
@garyweiss1876
Жыл бұрын
Have tried your tips and will keep at it and do kick sets during each sessions. Ugh. When I swim front crawl I try to synch my kick up with my catch and pull but I really struggle. I try to use fewer kicks as I know faster lifts my heart rate as you said. Do you have a tip for when each foot should kick downward relative to my arm pull, e.g. kick down with left foot when I start my pull when my right arm pulls through? Do you have a vide that slows down a video to better see timing/connection of kick with rest of stroke?
@blubbblubb6239
Жыл бұрын
oh yes, such a vid would be really helpful!
@F1tch1c
Жыл бұрын
I also get confused as to when I kick - I kind of feel out of synch like my legs are kicking out the back but not to much effect (I do move forwards with a kick board) - knowing how the kick, catch and pull link up would be good. The other thing I find is I have quite an arched back and I've heard lots of advice about getting your hips higher by rotating them forwards but find this a bit confusing and it seems to slow me down. I feel like I am often just dragging my feet behind me no matter how much I practice kicking.
@andersoncockerm7543
2 ай бұрын
@@F1tch1cI have the same problem. Great description.
@Therealislam77
11 ай бұрын
I love Muhammad) (s.a.w)
@areeshw
2 ай бұрын
Why was he a good swimmer ?
@thecarnew5334
2 ай бұрын
This is really irrelevant
@greenapple1069
2 ай бұрын
Haha .. he's a false prophet who served the Satan
@plutoyuh9464
Ай бұрын
@@thecarnew5334just like how Christians in the comments say Jesus loves you
@thecarnew5334
Ай бұрын
@@plutoyuh9464 bots prob, it’s getting annoying, like, I don’t wanna be Muslim
@MrBraindead101
Жыл бұрын
As always, great video. The last point about practising was aimed directly at me!😂
@saiftoor2484
11 ай бұрын
I love prophet Muhammad ❤❤❤
@koksalkilinc3679
7 ай бұрын
Was he good swimmer
@yogirajpatil953
7 ай бұрын
@@koksalkilinc3679absolutely not
@lakshmigupta5466
3 ай бұрын
Is he a swimmer 😂😂
@mellotrill5731
3 ай бұрын
He swam for your sins brother
@jipatkinson2940
2 ай бұрын
Tell that to your goat.
@ShariInsari
11 ай бұрын
.Very interesting. As a beginner swimmer I learned a lot about swimming!
@Jeff-e5n
14 күн бұрын
yeah , i have really tight ankles. this video was perfect for me to get these tips . i hope ill post later how i made it work lol
@AdvocateFaisalAli
11 ай бұрын
Very Good Exercise
@alcyonecrucis
Ай бұрын
I did a kick board today and was amazed that I was 10x slower LOL! Need to practice legs !😅
@youtube5x345
11 ай бұрын
Great training
@MathieuFerronMusic
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. As a beginner swimmer I learned a lot about swimming!
@silviacaldelas186
Жыл бұрын
The best swimming kick video about ever ❤ thanks 🙏 Congratulations from Argentina
@WaseemMalik-s8k
11 ай бұрын
Exactly what I needed currently
@munirahmed4904
10 ай бұрын
Great training ❤
@kennethknowles6253
Жыл бұрын
I find that I’m able to engage my kick when wearing buoyancy shorts rather than a pull buoy (which almost kills the kicking action) for my longer swims. That said, I use my kick for stability more so than propulsion.
@DSPaczosa
Жыл бұрын
I'd say that pull buoy is for pulls, rather than kicks. One thing you might think about trying is a neoprene jammer. I wasn't sure if that was what you meant by buoyancy shorts.
@AimanBuckets
10 ай бұрын
Great job, man he is a good swimmer 💟
@ranaabdullah2634
11 ай бұрын
great video. The last point about practising was aimed directly at me.😊👍Very interesting. As a beginner swimmer I learned a lot about swimming 😄🥽
@ayaannaveed2880
11 ай бұрын
Good lesson
@brasil2511
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the great video! How important is it to sync the kick with the catch on the same side?
@jonparr1
29 күн бұрын
I have zero ankle flexibility. Years of field hockey and football with a few ligament tears and a double break have done me no favours. Think i'll try fins and see if that makes them more flexible!!
@UnknownPerson-f5s
11 ай бұрын
Nice guidelines
@SarwatNasir-ue7gr
10 ай бұрын
Great work
@PremKumar-xo5pf
11 ай бұрын
Tkanks for swimming guide
@Hina_irfan
11 ай бұрын
Great job sir ,very helpfuly training👏👏👏i appreciate it👍👍👍👍
@Aleena_Shahbaz414
11 ай бұрын
Exactly what I needed currently 😌
@AbeehaKashif-x9z
10 ай бұрын
Good information
@muhammadasif8361
11 ай бұрын
Exactly what I need currently amazing video really like it 👍
@eshalfatima8202
11 ай бұрын
Very interesting information and Thanks sir I learned a lot about swimming!
@IA9876
Жыл бұрын
The pool isn't open long enough for me to do a few lengths kick drills. It takes me around 10 minutes a length ;-).
@salmanshafiq9761
11 ай бұрын
Very interesting. As a beginner.
@FatimaZafar4567-vr8xl
11 ай бұрын
As a beginner I learned a alot of things
@anoshiaqasimali2677
11 ай бұрын
Well done 👏
@Faisalbari-wp7od
11 ай бұрын
I love Swimming Nice job keep it up boy
@Newfh
Жыл бұрын
Very timely!! Some great tips in this video!
@0315sad
11 ай бұрын
Very informative
@jimgemelas4147
Жыл бұрын
Do you have any advice on how to prevent calf cramping when swimming?
@DSPaczosa
Жыл бұрын
Add salt to your water. Don't static stretch before or during swimming. Use dynamic stretching before and static after. There are a pair of calf muscles. One of them you'd stretch with a straight knee, and the other bending it as much as you can, keeping your foot flat on the floor. I hope that helps
@hamzailyas7734
11 ай бұрын
Good training
@SabaBarkat-hu6gf
11 ай бұрын
Great tips
@LifeisbetterwithaMalinois
9 ай бұрын
Awesome thank you😊
@FareehaMudassar-pd1ye
11 ай бұрын
Good efforts
@MateenSh-pl7id
11 ай бұрын
Nice work
@qasirhafeez47
11 ай бұрын
Interesting ...As a beginner swimmer I learned alot about swimming
@faisalhussain9784
11 ай бұрын
Helpful content
@MadaraxHashirama007
11 ай бұрын
Awesome swimming skills
@DLQ33..
2 ай бұрын
If your legs get tired too quickly , focus on your legs palms and just focus on moving them not whole legs just the ankles and palm
@MunsifKhan-mg2dx
11 ай бұрын
Nice one man
@SBoots29
Жыл бұрын
I recently started to use the kick board. Yes my kick sucks. Good info. I will try these drill out. Cheers
@Hariskhan98Khan
11 ай бұрын
Great information…)
@msherry7833
11 ай бұрын
Nice job 👍
@HarisKhan-vf6te
11 ай бұрын
Impressive video and thanks for the great tips
@AsifKhan-wx1mx
11 ай бұрын
Amazing nice tips
@IrfanIslam-y4p
11 ай бұрын
Excellent work ❤good swimming
@saqibali8160
11 ай бұрын
Please make some more videos in swimming ❤
@naveedakbar9838
11 ай бұрын
Amazing video
@SafiulallahSafi
11 ай бұрын
Very good some great points in this video
@faizaminhas3849
11 ай бұрын
Informative video
@muhammadasifmuhammadarshid4762
11 ай бұрын
You do always right things
@nighatmujahid4716
11 ай бұрын
Well done
@hinabilli4033
11 ай бұрын
I learn a lot of things.
@aliraza7702
11 ай бұрын
Good job great training nice work
@fizzaamjad8339
11 ай бұрын
Exactly good
@umermughal4340
11 ай бұрын
Excellent work 👍
@harisshah5379
11 ай бұрын
Yes
@mashrafkamboh1142
11 ай бұрын
Great information about swimming
@mohsinchohan-zh7hf
11 ай бұрын
good work
@ShahidIqbal-o1e
11 ай бұрын
Excellent work 👏❤i appreciate it 👍
@shafayghumman2776
11 ай бұрын
Nice swimming
@dharmendrathacker165
22 күн бұрын
Sir, I want something more practical to fix the problem of leg sinking. Some relevant perfect exercises or drill in the pool 😢 please.
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