I'm new at the butterfly stroke and struggle to do 6x33yds with a freestyle return(100 ft pool) in one workout. I do these with a full recovery (3 min). After that I'll have to switch to some other stroke because I'm pretty much shot.
What are typical workouts and distances that strong flyers do that I should try to build to? I'm thinking that 10x50's would be a great goal?
George and Dorothy:
I agree. I used fins to re-learn fly and I use them now to train fly because of a cranky shoulder. I think it helps teach you to get your body in the right position and do the stroke correctly. (Geek would disagree, I know.) There is no sense at all in doing the stroke incorrectly or looking like a car wreck when you are fatigued. That will just teach you to do the stroke wrong. Or maybe cause an injury.
Also, depending on your goals, you don't have to train that much fly to actually do it well in meets. The world's best Ian Crocker is on record as saying he trains almost 90% free! Start slow and build up. I never do more than a 100 fly consecutively in practice. I finally after 15 months of training did 10 x 50 flys in practice the other day. It was fun, but I felt it the next few days. I mix in fly/backs or other do lots of 100 IMs generally.
George and Dorothy:
I agree. I used fins to re-learn fly and I use them now to train fly because of a cranky shoulder. I think it helps teach you to get your body in the right position and do the stroke correctly. (Geek would disagree, I know.) There is no sense at all in doing the stroke incorrectly or looking like a car wreck when you are fatigued. That will just teach you to do the stroke wrong. Or maybe cause an injury.
Also, depending on your goals, you don't have to train that much fly to actually do it well in meets. The world's best Ian Crocker is on record as saying he trains almost 90% free! Start slow and build up. I never do more than a 100 fly consecutively in practice. I finally after 15 months of training did 10 x 50 flys in practice the other day. It was fun, but I felt it the next few days. I mix in fly/backs or other do lots of 100 IMs generally.
