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?
This thread reminds me of the Lewis Carroll quote, "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."
My first question was how fast or what does Leslie want to accomplish with this 100 fly. Simply feel good and not die; best masters time; lifetime best - and by how much; national record; #1 in the nation; a specific time; something else?!
For me personally, I trained very differently when I -
Got within a couple of seconds of a 100 fly lifetime best vs.
Went a lifetime best vs.
Went significantly faster than lifetime best
So it all depends on 1. your background (which I think most of us know) and 2. your goal(s) (I don't know)
For me, lifetime bests are irrelevant. I truly don't care; I feel like I'm in my second swim career. So, as far as goals, I'd say I'd like to do masters bests and continue improving. If I do that, rankings will take care of themselves. And I am forced to adapt my training to take into account the intrusions of RL and my propensity to get injured. Like Paul, shoulder preservation is extremely high on my priority list. And there is a huge difference between lifetime bests at 47 and 35. You're young and strong, hotstuff!
Don't get me wrong ... I'm nasty competitive ... I have stretch times in mind. And I think the 100 fly is an event where I should be able to drop a lot of time if I train properly. This thread has given me lots of good advice. I'm going to try the NEMO drill for sure, and also do more fly drilling in general. But I'm pretty convinced that I have to do more than 50s in practice.
Thanks Isobel! I will check out those links.
This thread reminds me of the Lewis Carroll quote, "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."
My first question was how fast or what does Leslie want to accomplish with this 100 fly. Simply feel good and not die; best masters time; lifetime best - and by how much; national record; #1 in the nation; a specific time; something else?!
For me personally, I trained very differently when I -
Got within a couple of seconds of a 100 fly lifetime best vs.
Went a lifetime best vs.
Went significantly faster than lifetime best
So it all depends on 1. your background (which I think most of us know) and 2. your goal(s) (I don't know)
For me, lifetime bests are irrelevant. I truly don't care; I feel like I'm in my second swim career. So, as far as goals, I'd say I'd like to do masters bests and continue improving. If I do that, rankings will take care of themselves. And I am forced to adapt my training to take into account the intrusions of RL and my propensity to get injured. Like Paul, shoulder preservation is extremely high on my priority list. And there is a huge difference between lifetime bests at 47 and 35. You're young and strong, hotstuff!
Don't get me wrong ... I'm nasty competitive ... I have stretch times in mind. And I think the 100 fly is an event where I should be able to drop a lot of time if I train properly. This thread has given me lots of good advice. I'm going to try the NEMO drill for sure, and also do more fly drilling in general. But I'm pretty convinced that I have to do more than 50s in practice.
Thanks Isobel! I will check out those links.
