I'm seeking advice on training for the 100 fly. Decided to start swimming it last year. Swam it 7x on the three courses. I can only remember 3x times where I didn't suffer from complete paralysis the last 15 meters or so and worry about a DQ. Gah. So how can I fix this?
I've read that you don't need to train fly in practice. I'm not sure I buy this. The muscular fatigue from fly seems unique. And I don't want to substitute freestyle training for it.
What are some good sets? How many SDKs per length should I take to prevent oxygen debt? If too much fly hurts the shoulders, is kicking a decent training substitute?
I also seem to swim better 100 flys on a week rest. The paralysis seems to be associated with a 2 week taper. Does aerobic fitness drop off that quickly? Is this an age thing? Or is it that I just don't train enough yards for a 2 week taper?
If you go to my "swan dive fly" post, "Bud" has responded with two great links to articles from H20 Houston about pulsing the core as a way of training fly.
If I were smarter with links, I would put them here. Hmmm. Let's see if I can: Nope. Wait. Whoa! I'm better than I thought: Here's one: Slip-Slid’n’ Away. And here's the other! Vive le Papillon!
All credit to Bud. I found these articles helpful. Good luck.
If you go to my "swan dive fly" post, "Bud" has responded with two great links to articles from H20 Houston about pulsing the core as a way of training fly.
If I were smarter with links, I would put them here. Hmmm. Let's see if I can: Nope. Wait. Whoa! I'm better than I thought: Here's one: Slip-Slid’n’ Away. And here's the other! Vive le Papillon!
All credit to Bud. I found these articles helpful. Good luck.
