12-11-2011, 09:02 PM
Tris:
I rarely do any fin kicking anymore because of knee pain. My style is where the power stroke occurs pushing the feet up and straightening the knee which many be creating unusual forces, though. This is quite different from the swimming stroke with fins. For me, starting out with very low forces is important, then gradually building up to higher forces over a long period of time-up to a year. Operation with shorter fins/slower speed may help until your tendons reach full strength. Probably extension exercises on a leg machine would help for my style of kicking.
Pon
[quote Tris2Flies]Hi, I'm fairly new to float tubing and pontooning, but I've noticed that the kicking seems to be causing me pain at the tops of my knee caps. I'm also a triathlete and this pain is really messing with my cycling and running. Anybody else out there experience this and do you have any suggestions for exercises or stretches that might help?[/quote]
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I rarely do any fin kicking anymore because of knee pain. My style is where the power stroke occurs pushing the feet up and straightening the knee which many be creating unusual forces, though. This is quite different from the swimming stroke with fins. For me, starting out with very low forces is important, then gradually building up to higher forces over a long period of time-up to a year. Operation with shorter fins/slower speed may help until your tendons reach full strength. Probably extension exercises on a leg machine would help for my style of kicking.
Pon
[quote Tris2Flies]Hi, I'm fairly new to float tubing and pontooning, but I've noticed that the kicking seems to be causing me pain at the tops of my knee caps. I'm also a triathlete and this pain is really messing with my cycling and running. Anybody else out there experience this and do you have any suggestions for exercises or stretches that might help?[/quote]
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