Zoomers

using zoomers is similar to any fin - they place a greater
stress on the legs and therefore should be introduced
gradually, or compensated for...just like if you'd done a
few sets of squats the day before. the greatest benefit is
that you can maintain a 6-beat kick, which you can't with
full fins. just consider it like any strength workout -
build gradually and give a day between leg-dominant
exercises until you adjust.

"Pat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2hmnmpFeo2okU1@uni-
berlin.de...

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I went out and bought some Zoomers yesterday and then swam
10 laps with

them

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(one lap is a total of 50 meters). Two laps were with the
kick board and

8

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were in the crawl stroke. Today, I went out for a bike
ride and

absolutely

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had no power to climb hills. I sure hope this is related
to the Zoomers.

But, my problem is, how do I use the Zoomers without
wiping out my legs

for

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the cycling? I could actually feel the power draining from
my legs as I "attacked" the hill (and I use the word
attacked lightly).

Can someone more experienced with Zoomers give me some
help, here? Should

I

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perhaps start slower? Not go cycling the next day?

Pat in TX

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Pat" [email hidden]

Consider power before endurance, you could....

wait, I think you filtered me...oh, well.

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Pat said:

I went out and bought some Zoomers yesterday and then swam
10 laps with them (one lap is a total of 50 meters). Two
laps were with the kick board and 8 were in the crawl
stroke. Today, I went out for a bike ride and absolutely
had no power to climb hills. I sure hope this is related to
the Zoomers.

I'm pretty sure it is. It will take time to adapt.

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But, my problem is, how do I use the Zoomers without wiping
out my legs for the cycling? I could actually feel the
power draining from my legs as I "attacked" the hill (and I
use the word attacked lightly).

Can someone more experienced with Zoomers give me some
help, here? Should I perhaps start slower? Not go cycling
the next day?

Just keep training in them, take it gradually at first. Just
don't let them become a crutch, especially if you're a weak
kicker. If you're a weak kicker like I am, the fins won't do
much for your swimming ability, but will use many of the
same muscles you use for biking and swimming.

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Pat in TX

You can see my post on rec.sport.triathlon about how cutting
back on my use of fins (zoomers, like you have) has weakened
my running.

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Radioactive Man [email hidden]

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If you're a weak kicker like I am, the fins won't do much
for your swimming ability

Then why use Zoomers, if you believe that?

Isn't kicking power primarily a function off foot
flexibility?

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(Gleshna) said:

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Radioactive Man [email hidden]

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If you're a weak kicker like I am, the fins won't do much
for your swimming ability

Then why use Zoomers, if you believe that?

Primarily, to improve cardiovascular endurance and lower-
body muscle tone. Also, doing a few hundred yards of warmup
in the longer fins will temporarily increase the foot
flexibility.

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Isn't kicking power primarily a function off foot
flexibility?

I believe it is.

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