Kick Set @ Auburn : Speakers & Interviews

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I can do this all day.

R.I.P. Quick

you didnt read what i wrote. my 50 free time is a 21. my 50 kick time on a kickboard is 45.

Richard Quick un GRAN ENTRENADOR, nos dejo un legado que hay que mantenerlo, dificil, pero hay que hacerlo en MEMORIA de un GRAN ENTRENADOR.

the main reason the set is so good is the WAY these guys are doing it. for example, the body positions, and especially the snorkels. snorkels make kicking soooo much more difficult because of the lack of oxygen (compare the size of your mouth to the size of the snorkel opening). plus, 5:39 for a lc 400 kick is beast :P

I never heard it explained as a practice of "entry". Richard Quick explained it to me as a strategy to get the swimmers to engage their core while kicking. If you try it, you instantly feel it in your obliques. Instead of stabilizing through your hands, it forces your core to stabilize. It may be the answer you're looking for Andereh. Thank you Coach Quick!

if they were trying to practice the entry then why are the back of their hands flat on the surface?

he didn't say he went 21 for a 50 kick.. read the post. he was asking a simple question and looking for advice.

"i go a 21 for my 50yards, but if i were to kick on a kick board for 50 yards, my time is like a 45. i just dont get it. whats the magic, i work really hard but it doesnt work for me, any comments would seriously help me. thank you."

andereh, you do not kick a 21 for the 50 plain and simple

The backstroke swimmers kick with the arms straight out because when I was in AU Swim Camp they said there was really no point swimming in a streamline. Instead they wanted to have the arms out where the arms would enter in a backstroke storke to practice the "entry."

i can go a 1:06 and a 2:24 scy i wonder how that converts

Its hard to help you without more concrete information. How is your ankle flexibility? Are your feet holding water when you kick with a board (i.e. are your feet coming way out of the water, creating a big splash or do you feel water both on the bottom and top of your foot as you kick)? Maybe a good question for Darren's mailbag

can someone please help me? i dont understand the concept of kicking from your stomach. i go a 21 for my 50yards, but if i were to kick on a kick board for 50 yards, my time is like a 45. i just dont get it. whats the magic, i work really hard but it doesnt work for me, any comments would seriously help me. thank you.

can someone please help me? i dont understand the concept of kicking from your stomach. i go a 21 for my 50yards, but if i were to kick on a kick board for 50 yards, my time is like a 45. i just dont get it. whats the magic, i work really hard but it doesnt work for me, any comments would seriously help me. thank you.

uf has a no videotaping policy

I don't think any of use have time to sit and watch a whole UF practice. Ha Ha jk, seeing a UF workout would be awesome, or Cal

i wanna se a lochte workout pleaseee!!!

"...but if you've compromised anywhere you've missed the boat."

Those are some serious words of wisdom.

it makes the legs work harder to hold the top half of their bodies afloat. also seems like it would be a good ab excercise to hold the core tight

why are the backstrokers kicking on their backs with their hands straight out, and out of the water and not in streamline....anyone know??

I went tothe UT swim camp this summer.. Eddie reese is amazing!!!

auburn would be an awesome school to swim for, if you could get the times.

my coach made us do this

This is a great set! Thanks for posting.

As for the request of adding more teams in the north, please note that a coach/school/program must be willing to have Floswimming come in and film a workout. i know many coaches in the US are not willing to share their ideas or workouts. They don't want anyone to gain from their team or workout. So i applaud Auburn/Texas/Cal/Germantown and all of the other coaches and programs that are helping all of us gain knowledge and expereience through Garrett and Floswimming. This is THE most resourceful and helpful thing that has happened to swimming in ages.
Keep up the great work!!!

Another great vid, and love the music, generally...but Garrett, I was really expecting some "Can I Kick It" by Tribe Called Quest. I challenge everyone to listen to the song and not conclude it's perfect for this WWW.

It would be fine to show some teams from the north, but honestly, a lot of the workouts I see from the different programs are just OK. On the other hand, when I see the workouts from the best schools, I am incredibly impressed. Specifically, the Texas men's workouts blow me away; first with the difficulty of the sets, and second with the way Eddie's guys perform on them.

Taking one or two strokes into the wall on a kick set is standard, in my mind. You almost need to do it. Auburn swimmers lazy? FALSE.

tatoos are ok - some coaches dont like them though but theres no rule against them

just curious can you have tattoos in college and/or High School Swimming?

so my team did this set tonight in yards (same intervals- we did it with our junior and age groupers too- all crammed into one pool tonight)... it's a beast, if you work it correctly...

at one point i heard quick say on the 200 to just double their fast 100 time... i said the same thing on to my group, and a 12 year old girl went out 2 seconds faster (first 100 was 130, then on 200 went out in 128, back in 130)... so I thought- what the heck. i shouted out on the 300 to be at your 100 plus your 200... 6 kids did it- the 12 year old girl was 126, 129, 128 for a 424... so obviously i shouted out to double the 200 on the 400... i even bet some pushups (by me and my assistant) if someone kicks the 400 under their pb in the 500... 20 pushups for each person...
amazingly, i had to do 40 pushups as the 12 year old girl and another senior gal were under. the 12 year old was 126/130/130/128 for 554, and the senior girl went 546...
i'm not convinced they were killing it like they should have been at the start of the set, probably a bit cautious, but it was a really good set for them. my fastest kickers were in the 510 range on the 400, which is pretty nice for us.
thanks again garrett!

...also its nice to stretch the arms a little especially if you are kicking with a board. really, its not a big deal.

I've talked to a couple of college coaches that encourage a stroke into the wall, for fast turns and just overall speed. Their reasoning was that they are encouraging continuous speed without slowing down. It's possible that Quick feels the same way, or its possible that Auburn swimmers are just lazy. I will admit it's pretty cumbersome to kick into the wall and turn around without the stroke.

Thanks for sharing Auburn.

i wanna see some UF sets

@Acslater and Not a coward

I also live in the Northeast, but coach a college swim team, sort of preventing me from traveling around too much and filming workouts and meets since I'm sort of at my own workouts and meets. If you have somewhere in the northeast you'd like me to be in the off season maybe we can work something out. Shoot me a message.

man, another kick set... you trying to emphasize something? i guess kicking must be pretty important

These swimmers need more self discipline, stroking into the walls doesn't show determination and drive to win.

Not a coward, I don't mean to speak for Garret or anything, but I'm sure if you helped him get to a school in the north, be it monetarily or otherwise, he would be more likely to visit. My guess is the reason there is so much AU and UT is the proximity to Garrett's location. And I agree with Interesting, I personally can't get enough Eddie Reese and Richard Quick.

Auburn and Texas are some of the best programs and I enjoy watching the best...And Eddie Reese and Richard Quick are my favorite people to listen to. I could listen to Eddie 24/7....other schools make it interesting...but we want to learn from the best, right? (east coast anyhow...hard for Garrett to be on both coasts, all the time). My 2 cents

loving the site. and the vids. but starting to feel like this is an Auburn/Texas website. Lets get some schools from the north!

One way a coach can address that on a swimmer to swimmer level is issuing paces to hold, whether they be specific to that swimmer's times or heart race based.

Ultimately you're going to be more successful as a swimmer if you find the right fast pace though. I understand it can be vague.

Just wondering if anyone knows why richard quick had the set start with a 100 and lead up to a 400... I feel like I would perform better at this set if it was descending instead (mainly a mental thing), so i'm curious to know the reason for this, but im sure he has a good reason for this.

Personally, I get confused when coaches use the word "fast" in practice. When coaches use that word with me, immediately I think all out sprint, but obviously you cant all out sprint for that long...I'm definitely a sprint oriented swimmer though...

The music needs to stay, but it could be toned down just a notch.

@Chris DeSantis: Nothing like some good old fashion hard work. The only difference between an Auburn and an Age-Group in this case is the interval and the times that the swimmer's are turning in.

...and why Brett is doing some free technique in middle lane... maybe to split the group apart or something... nice video anyways and you kick faster than these all day you like but that´s just life goes, you are not in Auburn...

Keep it the way it is - it is great.

Not arguing with constructive crit. just stating MY OWN opinion.
I think it is funny that he says he is just giving his opinion THEN complains when others do the same.
Love the site (and the music)

the music makes the video enjoyable.. calm down

It is interesting to see the variations in kick that people have. Some with a board and a snorkel face down, some on their back hands at their side, some on their back with an open streamline. This is a great set no doubt, fast kicking and endurance is key to help finish races. Just hate to see the more then one stroke into the wall...its kicking not swimming :)

I wonder what Brett is doing with that swimmer in the middle lane...

with turning the music down just a little...

This a great set. No tricks, no gimmicks, no bs. Just kick fast. The responsibility is on the swimmers to make it a hard set. Although it pains me to see anyone take a stroke into the wall on kick.

That was "elevate" not "elevated"

No music under the workouts would be like no commentary on the races. Both of these things are what this site has used to elevated and showcase our sport.

Enoch - freestyle kick with a board is hard as heck, and remember this is long course not short course. I think they are posting some pretty solid times. If it were short course then no, but long course yes

And Chill on the Music - if you dont want to listen to the music then mute your freakin computer. The video isn't being overwhelmed at all - you can still here everything that Quick is yelling.

already three people who have disregarded my post just because they dont agree. Look, i love the music, it just shouldn't be so loud and overwhelming. Keep the music! Just tone it down. Would you give a presentation wearing a bright yellow suit? No, maybe some would but not most. Tone it down, just a little.

Please ignore Chill On The Music's tip.

Constructive Criticism from a man who has never posted a thing on this site other than to maintain his own teams page:

You have the right to your opinion and I can accept that. I am not at all trying to pick a fight, but I would like to know, how does the music interfere with the points the video is trying to convey? Did you want to hear their splashing little feet so you could get a kick count? How does it hurt? How does adding music underneath a swimming video make floswimming "not a swimming site" How does the music steal the spotlight from the video? How does it hurt?

The dolphin kick guy on his back seems pretty fast -- but all Freestyle kick is very average. Looks like they kick with a good size board and 1-2 arm pulls before a touch turn -- I am old and I am faster than that

i like the music. it makes the video enjoyable to watch

Outdoors, Long Course, December.

Nice

chill on the music. yeah, the music is nice but dude, this is a swimming website, not a music one. lay off a little. dont overwhelm the video with music. just a tip. i know people will disagree but please dont ignore this tip just because some people are going to disagree. and people....go ahead and disagree with what I'm saying. most of you people only blog positive things anyways, how about constructive criticism?

those gear bags are sick. haha

mo4r k1ck ftl

Not that Auburn needs any motivation....but let's give credit where credit is due. Arizona is currently the BEST team in the country!!!

Thanks Garrett, another great video from the best team in the country!

Sometimes as a coach you think too highly of yourself...then you watch Quick coach and you realize you have a long way to go :)

Great video.

Intensity.....Maintenance....Endurance....Coach Quick says it all right there.
Thanks for letting the rest of us sharks hear him.

Dese dudes is kickin' so's fast. Man! Imagine if it wuz sho't course yards dere underboozes gots'ta own. 'S coo', bro.deir haid posishuns is interestin' too. 'S coo', bro.