>I think John is absolutely right on this, but I think if you were trying to >become a stronger paddler, and really wanted to train hard to get their, you >may want to add specific energy system training to your paddling workouts, >ala Greg LeMond......One day a week use a larger bladed paddle for doing >sprints---this training your ATP system and anaerobic power.One to three >days a week do aerobic paddling, using a small paddle with very high >turnover. But a key point is that the large paddle stroke, eg., Greg Barton's, is totally different than the narrow blade stroke, eg., Van Doren's Greenland style. This is different than for bikes where there is no difference in stroke for different gears. So the overall efficiency depends both on paddle design and using the proper technique for that paddle. Jerry *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 31 1998 - 19:51:40 PST
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