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?
Hey Fort,
At the end of practice today I used the parachute (fully closed) for some 50 fly repeats. It was the first time I had used the chute for anything longer than 25s.
VERY brutal, the last half-lap felt exactly like the end of a butterfly race. IMO a much more realistic simulation of a race than a typical long fly set (I had done a set of 125s fly earlier in practice: tiring but not the same way a race is).
Anyway, if your shoulders can hack it, it might be a good way to train for the 100 fly.
Curiously, freestyle and backstroke weren't nearly as bad over 50 yards. Tiring, sure, but really no worse than 25s with the chute.
Thought I'd let you know; as I said, I'll bring it to the meet at the end of the month.
Hey Fort,
At the end of practice today I used the parachute (fully closed) for some 50 fly repeats. It was the first time I had used the chute for anything longer than 25s.
VERY brutal, the last half-lap felt exactly like the end of a butterfly race. IMO a much more realistic simulation of a race than a typical long fly set (I had done a set of 125s fly earlier in practice: tiring but not the same way a race is).
Anyway, if your shoulders can hack it, it might be a good way to train for the 100 fly.
Curiously, freestyle and backstroke weren't nearly as bad over 50 yards. Tiring, sure, but really no worse than 25s with the chute.
Thought I'd let you know; as I said, I'll bring it to the meet at the end of the month.
