“PARTNER VS PARTNER KICKING”

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HELLO, WELCOME TO UNDER PRESSURE SWIM BLOG. TODAY WE WILL
BE DISCUSSING PARTNER VS PARTNER KICKING .

The partner vs partner kick drill is designed for the

growth in leg muscles. If you have a tendency for your
legs to give out during a race, this helps strengthen them
and in other terms gives them more endurance in a way.
Once the Kaatsu bands are around your upper thighs, it is
advised to pick a partner that is of the similar leg
strength as you. The both of you them place a kickboard
horizontally in front. On each side, either of your palms
should be placed onto the center of the board. From there
the both of you start sprint kicking. The ideal way this
drill should turn out is that both of you are of the same
strength so you should stay in the relatively same position
the whole time, but if you were to get a more challenging
opponent, this drill could turn into a competition on who
can push the other to the other side of the pool first.
INCORRECTLY
The incorrect way of completing this drill
is placing your head under the water to
gain more momentum, dragging your legs or
feet to match those of your partner, or to
not sprint.
CORRECTLY
The correct way of completing this drill
is by keeping your head above the water
and sprinting with all you’ve got so that
you and your partner are pushing each
other to get better.
Right after this drill, there is a sprint placed. Each
partner sprints to the side they are facing before
returning to the kickboard to return to their partner
kicks. The kicking once again acts as the lactic acid
builder in your legs before being worked through in the
sprint.

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