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.
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.
CP I'm right there with you on the minimal amounts of fly. If that is your focus event, CP has the right idea with 25s and 50s. Fly exhausts so much energy so quickly that I have found it better in small doses, so I can try to maintain as proper as able technique. Then, swimming a 100 is just putting several of those together. Imagine swimming a set of 5x 75/50/25s, increasing speed as the length gets shorter. You're going to be exhausted on the 5th 25, but you'll have had a chance to rest going in, and can probably swim it quite well. THAT is how you want your last 25 of your 100 to be. Learn to swim properly when broken down.
By the way, Isobel, have you had a chance to actually DIVE in to the water since your cast came off? That was a huge step for me both times I had broken wrists.
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.
CP I'm right there with you on the minimal amounts of fly. If that is your focus event, CP has the right idea with 25s and 50s. Fly exhausts so much energy so quickly that I have found it better in small doses, so I can try to maintain as proper as able technique. Then, swimming a 100 is just putting several of those together. Imagine swimming a set of 5x 75/50/25s, increasing speed as the length gets shorter. You're going to be exhausted on the 5th 25, but you'll have had a chance to rest going in, and can probably swim it quite well. THAT is how you want your last 25 of your 100 to be. Learn to swim properly when broken down.
By the way, Isobel, have you had a chance to actually DIVE in to the water since your cast came off? That was a huge step for me both times I had broken wrists.
