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?
Poolrat:
SDK is the acronym for "streamline dolphin kick." Underwater dolphin kicking is key for all your starts and turns. (If you happen to not be super tall as well, it's better to go as far as you can underwater, if you're efficient at it.) I think it also just helps to build core strength and give you the undulating feel of fly. I think it would help on any length of fly, maybe even more on the long ones where you want to take fewer strokes cuz you're just getting tired. I do quite a lot of it as well as race pace fly and kicking fly on my back as Bud was describing, and I went a 28.8 in SCY last May. Underwater SDKs also gives you that extra liter of oxygen so you're not breathing as much in the 50. Good luck getting under 30!!
Poolrat:
SDK is the acronym for "streamline dolphin kick." Underwater dolphin kicking is key for all your starts and turns. (If you happen to not be super tall as well, it's better to go as far as you can underwater, if you're efficient at it.) I think it also just helps to build core strength and give you the undulating feel of fly. I think it would help on any length of fly, maybe even more on the long ones where you want to take fewer strokes cuz you're just getting tired. I do quite a lot of it as well as race pace fly and kicking fly on my back as Bud was describing, and I went a 28.8 in SCY last May. Underwater SDKs also gives you that extra liter of oxygen so you're not breathing as much in the 50. Good luck getting under 30!!
