New Year's swims

I wonder if Scott Lautman has done this set? Hell, Lautman probably just does a 900 fly straight :)

Another sissy set. Butterfly is always the least swum stroke. Why is everyone (including coaches) afraid to do more than 100 yards/meters of fly in a set (ok, 200 in this set)? Sure, you get tired, but look where it got Michael Phelps! I typically do 300-600 fly every day. So, yah, after the cumberland I may have to do some extra fly to get the numbers up to par. I've raced Scott Lautman several times and it's always a blast. Kudos to him, he's a first-class competitor and nice to talk to before and after the race.

Another sissy set. Butterfly is always the least swum stroke. Why is everyone (including coaches) afraid to do more than 100 yards/meters of fly in a set (ok, 200 in this set)? Sure, you get tired, but look where it got Michael Phelps! I agree. Here's a fun fly set I did last month: 25, 50, 75, ...200 fly, take 15 seconds rest between swims through the 100, then 30 for the rest of the set. It's a total of 900 fly.

It's coming! (Besides the swim calendar and the video of an elegant, record-shattering fly): the New Year's Day swim! (Any swim done around that time, and not at other times in the year, that would qualify as tres difficile et amusant...) I'm considering 6 x 24 IM for the austere beauty of it, the pure righteousness, knowing full well I would be on fins for the last half and have never yet done 100 fly and lived.

My pool is not open on New Year! :( Join us at Nitro in Cedar Park, less than an hour from where you are. We will be doing 50 x 100 long course beginning at 7:30 am (we have to clear the pool by 9:00 but will have ten lanes until then).

The 200 fly is tough, I have yet to tame it entirely. But for the most exquisite of pains, I cannot imagine anything like the 200 breaststroke. Both legs and arms feel like rubber (and on fire) at the end. Or am I doing something wrong?

Nope, you're doing it just right then. Your legs should be shot and your forearms should burn like crazy after a 200 ***. It should be hard to get out of the pool as a result. Of course, if this happens a little too early in the race, it will be hard to finish that last 25. Um, this happens to me at the 75. maybe I'm doing it wrong??? :angel:

Sure, you get tired, but look where it got Michael Phelps! Most masters I know of (without a swimming background) usually revert back into the cocoon stage after a 200 fly. It often looks like a controlled drowning... as their movements literally have no resemblance to any stroke known to mankind.

Another sissy set. Butterfly is always the least swum stroke. Why is everyone (including coaches) afraid to do more than 100 yards/meters of fly in a set (ok, 200 in this set)? Sure, you get tired, but look where it got Michael Phelps! LOL...I wouldn't word it as a sissy set, but I have to say that my assistant age group coach hates coaching my fly practices. Apparently, the kids just absolutely hate life after those days....oh well, the proof is in the pudding with dropped times!

Here is our New Year's workout for our age groupers since our Master's doesn't have practice during the holiday season: Warm Up 500 Choice 12 Months in Year 12 x 100 IM Order @ 80% on :15 rest *strong technique 4 Weeks In A Month 4 x 200 IM @ 85% *1 & 4 on :20 rest *2 & 3 on :15 rest 7 Days In A Week 7 x 100 on 1:40 @ 90% on :20 rest *Odds = 7 SDK's *Events = 5 SDK's 24 Hours in a Day 24 x 50 *1 - 10 on 1:00 *11 - 15 on :55 *16 - 20 on :50 *21 - 24 on :45 60 Minutes in an Hour 60 x 25 on :45 @ 100% New Year's Resolution 4 x Your Favorite Race @ Race Pace on 2:00 Rest Recovery 200 Choice Hope this helps "inspire"!