2-Beat, 4-Beat or 6-Beat Kick? - Effortless Swimming
2-Beat, 4-Beat or 6-Beat Kick? - Effortless Swimming
Feb 9, 2019
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The two beat kick is the most efficient kick for distance swimming for most people. It emphasises propulsion from the core and connecting the whole body when swimming. But what is it? One kick per stroke. Right arm spears left leg kicks and vice versa. Super efficient, emphasising propulsion from the core rather than trying to generate thrust through kicking the legs up and down. You can compare it to walking in the streets and the arm and leg movements then. The interesting bit about it is in o
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The two beat kick is the most efficient kick for distance swimming for most people. It emphasises propulsion from the core and connecting the whole body when swimming. But what is it? One kick per stroke. Right arm spears left leg kicks and vice versa. Super efficient, emphasising propulsion from the core rather than trying to generate thrust through kicking the legs up and down. You can compare it to walking in the streets and the arm and leg movements then. The interesting bit about it is in o
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FacebookMarkus Marthaler
2 - 4 - 6 Beat Kick. What’s the difference? 👇🏼 ✅ 2 Beat: Most efficient, but slowest. Ideal for long distances or any time you want to save energy. Used for Hip Driven Freestyle. ✅ 4 Beat: Great for mid-distance or zone 4 training. Faster than 2 beat but less efficient. Coincides with Hybrid Freestyle (halfway between Hip Driven & Shoulder Driven Freestyles) ✅ 6 Beat: Fastest but least efficient. Ideal for short sprints or bursts of speed. Used with Shoulder Driven Freestyle. #swimming #swim #
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2 - 4 - 6 Beat Kick. What’s the difference? 👇🏼 ✅ 2 Beat: Most efficient, but slowest. Ideal for long distances or any time you want to save energy. Used for Hip Driven Freestyle. ✅ 4 Beat: Great for mid-distance or zone 4 training. Faster than 2 beat but less efficient. Coincides with Hybrid Freestyle (halfway between Hip Driven & Shoulder Driven Freestyles) ✅ 6 Beat: Fastest but least efficient. Ideal for short sprints or bursts of speed. Used with Shoulder Driven Freestyle. #swimming #swim #
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The 2-beat kick is the most effective freestyle technique for long distances. Why? Because your legs hold the biggest muscles in your body: quads, hamstrings, glutes. If they’re kicking non-stop, they burn oxygen faster than anything else. That’s why most swimmers get tired too quickly. With the 2-beat kick, your legs move just enough to balance the stroke and keep your body high, without wasting energy. It’s slower than a 6-beat kick, but far more efficient if your goal is distance. That’s why
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The 2-beat kick is the most effective freestyle technique for long distances. Why? Because your legs hold the biggest muscles in your body: quads, hamstrings, glutes. If they’re kicking non-stop, they burn oxygen faster than anything else. That’s why most swimmers get tired too quickly. With the 2-beat kick, your legs move just enough to balance the stroke and keep your body high, without wasting energy. It’s slower than a 6-beat kick, but far more efficient if your goal is distance. That’s why
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