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?
I agree with Paul Smith. (That can't be good, can it? Anyway...) If you're only training for the 100 fly, particularly if only the short course 100 fly, doing repeats of 50's should be enough. Now if you're training for the 200, or maybe the LCM 100, then 75's are an excellent distance to do in practice, provided that you can maintain your stroke technique. When I do 75's, I get that bad feeling in the pit of my stomach that 50's don't provide. It's the exact opposite of this: :bliss:
I think one reason that the piano dropped on me in the 200 in Portland was that I didn't train enough 75's. Another reason was bad race execution. Another was that I'd never done the 200 in LCM before. Those last two are easy to address. Doing repeats of 75's once or twice a week is not as easy, but I've been keeping it up so far, if only to avoid another piano. :banana:
My 100 fly in Portland was better than my 100 fly in Austin - at least in terms of feel. (I actually "broke-up" with the 100 fly after Austin briefly). I worked a lot more on technique that summer and did TONS and TONS of kicking. I think my 100 fly death comes from the turns - particularly the last turn. A key to my not dying (not ready to call it success yet) seems to be a strong last turn and keeping my head down off the turn rather than breathing off of the wall.
I also think that it helps me mentally to know I've done some 100s all out in practice. My 100 fly is a total work in progress ....
I agree with Paul Smith. (That can't be good, can it? Anyway...) If you're only training for the 100 fly, particularly if only the short course 100 fly, doing repeats of 50's should be enough. Now if you're training for the 200, or maybe the LCM 100, then 75's are an excellent distance to do in practice, provided that you can maintain your stroke technique. When I do 75's, I get that bad feeling in the pit of my stomach that 50's don't provide. It's the exact opposite of this: :bliss:
I think one reason that the piano dropped on me in the 200 in Portland was that I didn't train enough 75's. Another reason was bad race execution. Another was that I'd never done the 200 in LCM before. Those last two are easy to address. Doing repeats of 75's once or twice a week is not as easy, but I've been keeping it up so far, if only to avoid another piano. :banana:
My 100 fly in Portland was better than my 100 fly in Austin - at least in terms of feel. (I actually "broke-up" with the 100 fly after Austin briefly). I worked a lot more on technique that summer and did TONS and TONS of kicking. I think my 100 fly death comes from the turns - particularly the last turn. A key to my not dying (not ready to call it success yet) seems to be a strong last turn and keeping my head down off the turn rather than breathing off of the wall.
I also think that it helps me mentally to know I've done some 100s all out in practice. My 100 fly is a total work in progress ....
