I have been swimming for years on and off now, and every single time that the butterfly came up in prax, i would frieght and just do free back or brest. However, recently my coach got on me and I'm so glad that she did. She forced me to do the butterfly and I ended up being a natural at it. My first time through I did the 50 Fly in the low 27's. Now that I know that I am my own worst enemy in the pool, not the butterfly stroke, I actually enjoy it.
The issue is that I can only go 50 meters of butterfly before I have to switch to free or back due to becoming very tired in my sholders and abs. I want to work up to doing the 100 fly and the 200 fly.
So, my question is, are there any dryland exercises that I can do, in my house per se, that will help me strengthen the various muscles that are used in Fly?
Everything Ande says is true, but if you're like me then you ENJOY swimming lots of fly. For the last couple months, I've been cranking out 5000+ yards of fly per week. But I rarely swim more than 75 fly at a time. I haven't suffered through a 200 since June when I competed in the 200 LCM fly. Limiting my distance like that helps prevent sloppiness.
Edit: I just remembered the Independence Day challenge, an 800 iM. So I did a 200 fly in early July. My statement above was incorrect.
Everything Ande says is true, but if you're like me then you ENJOY swimming lots of fly. For the last couple months, I've been cranking out 5000+ yards of fly per week. But I rarely swim more than 75 fly at a time. I haven't suffered through a 200 since June when I competed in the 200 LCM fly. Limiting my distance like that helps prevent sloppiness.
Edit: I just remembered the Independence Day challenge, an 800 iM. So I did a 200 fly in early July. My statement above was incorrect.
