Animal Kick and Credit Due
Dec
11Animal Kick and Credit Due
Posted by Kevin Doak on Thursday at: 9:41pm (December 11th, 2008)
After running to practice I got in 4,500 yards today. I'm well on my way to averaging more than 4,000 yards per day this entire week. I did 3,000 yards of kicking, IM and pulling to start things out followed by an Animal Kick set. This is a set from my college days consisting of 10x100's kick on the 1:30. It's a great benchmarking set for me. In college I used to average about 1:21, I'd always start out pretty quick but could never keep the speed for the entire 15 minute set. Today I did the following set on just less than 2 minutes rest after my main set:
1:12
1:16
1:17
1:18
1:18
1:19
1:19
1:18
1:20
1:19
Average: 1:17.6
I'm not entirely positive but this is probably the fastest I've ever done this set in my life. I know I was about 1:18 before trials but that was just a guess, I never did the math. I'd like to average below 1:10. I will make it happen. I was really trying to focus on getting at least 6 kicks off each wall but I let myself slip when I knew I was slowing down. I'll make a point to work on distance underwater during another set soon to make up for it. By the end of the set I was getting about 4 kicks off the last two walls. Not very impressive, but it was the fastest method based on how I was swimming.
I want to thank Coach Linn today, I've taken some inspiration from some of his written practices lately and I owe him some credit for influencing my training. Not only do his practices give me some variety in my training, but it's a constant reminder of why he's produced so many great athletes over the years. The practices are well balanced and always keep it interesting. Thanks Coach Linn!
1:12
1:16
1:17
1:18
1:18
1:19
1:19
1:18
1:20
1:19
Average: 1:17.6
I'm not entirely positive but this is probably the fastest I've ever done this set in my life. I know I was about 1:18 before trials but that was just a guess, I never did the math. I'd like to average below 1:10. I will make it happen. I was really trying to focus on getting at least 6 kicks off each wall but I let myself slip when I knew I was slowing down. I'll make a point to work on distance underwater during another set soon to make up for it. By the end of the set I was getting about 4 kicks off the last two walls. Not very impressive, but it was the fastest method based on how I was swimming.
I want to thank Coach Linn today, I've taken some inspiration from some of his written practices lately and I owe him some credit for influencing my training. Not only do his practices give me some variety in my training, but it's a constant reminder of why he's produced so many great athletes over the years. The practices are well balanced and always keep it interesting. Thanks Coach Linn!