I'm pretty sure about the answer to this, but I'm trying to get my endurance up for SCM meet in two weeks. Have had cast on hand one month (now off), but kept doing elliptical and kicking in pool, and in last three weeks have worked my way back up to intervals and regular full practices (two weeks of regular practices).
My free pace is pretty good, but fly... Hmm, endurance, especially for 100 fly, kind of not there. I mean, if I go slowly enough, no problem, but don't want to die when I push it for 400 IM. Should I call it a wrap for this meet, or is there anything I could do for the next week and a half? I'm figuring the last few days I should back off. Today I did a bunch of 100s and 75s of fly. Thought I should do that a few more times every other day or so, to see if I can lessen the amazing slowdown that occurs after the 50 wall.
Ever hoping for miracles, input would be most welcome.
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No need to spend every waking minute in the pool! I did not do that AT ALL - and that was for a 15.5 mile swim! LOL I did 2 hours a day and that was it.
Nothing else. I didn't even do the lake practice swims due to the extreme temperature outside. I felt it would be best to conserve energy and this was 4 weeks out!
Once I made the decision to "stay the course" in my training for my race, I believed in that decision 100%. I'm so thankful I went into the competition feeling rested and upbeat instead of worn down - physically and mentally.
As for 100 flys. . . I personally did not start swimming 100 fly repeats in practice until very recently. And frankly, 100 fly repeats have seemed to help my 200 fly more than my 100 fly. If you are doing the 100 fly, I would do 25s and 50s at high quality. If you want to do 1 quality 100 fly at the end of practice, that should be fine. But I would not do more than that so close to your meet.
As my coach says, "You can't get in better shape 2 weeks before a competition." So I would go with the flow.
:afraid: I can only do fly for short distances like the 200, 100 and 50.
So only free on the 25K! That was hard enough!
I like your advice, in that I was getting anxious about skipping work for the next 8 days, and not going to my Spanish class tonight, and not doing my Spanish homework which is due tonight and which I haven't started, since I was going to spend every waking minute in the pool . . .
I will keep the James Taylor song "The Secret of Life Is Enjoying the Passing of Time" in my head while I swim (the next line is "anyone can do it, there ain't nothing to it"); if I could get my teammates to blast it somehow so everyone could hear it then (a) they would hear a really nice song, and (b) they would have entertainment while they waited for me to finish.
I will, however, go to the pool and do extra drills, and try and figure out a pace of 100 fly that I can keep at this point, and make sure I do a few 100 flys at every practice (ok, maybe one 100 fly at every practice) for next 8 days.
Based on the quote with your picture, did you do the 25K all fly?
No need to spend every waking minute in the pool! I did not do that AT ALL - and that was for a 15.5 mile swim! LOL I did 2 hours a day and that was it.
Nothing else. I didn't even do the lake practice swims due to the extreme temperature outside. I felt it would be best to conserve energy and this was 4 weeks out!
Once I made the decision to "stay the course" in my training for my race, I believed in that decision 100%. I'm so thankful I went into the competition feeling rested and upbeat instead of worn down - physically and mentally.
As for 100 flys. . . I personally did not start swimming 100 fly repeats in practice until very recently. And frankly, 100 fly repeats have seemed to help my 200 fly more than my 100 fly. If you are doing the 100 fly, I would do 25s and 50s at high quality. If you want to do 1 quality 100 fly at the end of practice, that should be fine. But I would not do more than that so close to your meet.
As my coach says, "You can't get in better shape 2 weeks before a competition." So I would go with the flow.
:afraid: I can only do fly for short distances like the 200, 100 and 50.
So only free on the 25K! That was hard enough!
I like your advice, in that I was getting anxious about skipping work for the next 8 days, and not going to my Spanish class tonight, and not doing my Spanish homework which is due tonight and which I haven't started, since I was going to spend every waking minute in the pool . . .
I will keep the James Taylor song "The Secret of Life Is Enjoying the Passing of Time" in my head while I swim (the next line is "anyone can do it, there ain't nothing to it"); if I could get my teammates to blast it somehow so everyone could hear it then (a) they would hear a really nice song, and (b) they would have entertainment while they waited for me to finish.
I will, however, go to the pool and do extra drills, and try and figure out a pace of 100 fly that I can keep at this point, and make sure I do a few 100 flys at every practice (ok, maybe one 100 fly at every practice) for next 8 days.
Based on the quote with your picture, did you do the 25K all fly?
