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Q. · 08-03-2007, 12:41 PM

I'm talking about regular, long fins that would be used for diving or snorkeling.

We've got our annual trip to Cozumel coming up in a week so I thought I'd warm up the finning muscles. I did several laps with the fins on but, when I took them off to just swim, I think it caused me to use a lot more arm than normal because I wasn't getting the same propulsion from my legs as I had just a minute or so prior.

Even though I could really feel it and it made the work out a lot better, could using fins be counter productive to developing good form?

08-03-2007, 12:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Q. Just Plain SENIOR Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: SPURSville, Texas Posts: 4,506 My Profile	Using fins counter productive? I'm talking about regular, long fins that would be used for diving or snorkeling. We've got our annual trip to Cozumel coming up in a week so I thought I'd warm up the finning muscles. I did several laps with the fins on but, when I took them off to just swim, I think it caused me to use a lot more arm than normal because I wasn't getting the same propulsion from my legs as I had just a minute or so prior. Even though I could really feel it and it made the work out a lot better, could using fins be counter productive to developing good form? __________________ CAN