Many people ask about the efficient and effortless 2-beat kick (2 kicks per arm cycle or 2 kicks for each arm stroke) I often use in underwater demonstrations. 75% of the muscle and oxygen consumption in your body is below your waist. Kicking is not very propulsive, but is energy and oxygen expensive. Many new swimmers have an inefficient kick that consumes energy and creates a lot of drag, which is why I coach a two beat pattern, shifting work to the more efficient upper body, and streamlining the tail end. This pattern can also be quite powerful to a degree as you see in this first length. I’m able to hold roughly a 1:15/100m pace with this kick, and about 12 strokes per length. On the second length at a 1:10/100m pace, as the need for speed increases, a 6-beat kick can add some propulsion and speed, while facilitating a higher stroke rate (14spl) and hip turn to also increase speed, but at the expense of fatigue and shorter sustainable distances. Sprinters may pick up kick rate even more, but many open water and triathlete swimmers could improve speed first by improving efficiency and saving their legs for the end of the race, or other legs of their event. DM me for tips on how to implement this into your own training, and look out for more posts on the topic. #channelswimmer #channelswimming #channelswim #chanelswimmers #marathonswim #marathonswimmer #marathonswimming #openwaterzwemmen #openwatertraining #openwaterswimclub #distanceswimming #longdistanceswimming #swimthedistance #triathlonlife #triathlonmotivation #triathloncoach #triathlon_in_the_world #triathlonlifestyle #triathlons #triathlon_world #triathlonlove #triathlonworld #triathloncoaching #triathlongram #triathlonswim #triathlontrainning #triathlonswimming #ironmanswim #mastersswimmer #mastersswimmers (at Wilshire Swimming and Diving) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDg3DJfAclR/?igshid=1l03rzyf71af9
