This is more of a question of curiosity than anything.
I mainly swim freestyle in practice. When we do IM sets, I will do the fly, and sometimes the back parts, but if I am trying to keep up with my lane's interval, I usually skip *** stroke. I have noticed the more fly I swim, the better my cardio feels for longer free sets. So I want to do more fly.
I grew up a freestyler, 50, 100, 200 mostly. I also swam IM, but not the 400. I grew tired of swimming and switched career sports, so I never learned the answer to my question (below).
For individuals who compete in the 100 or 200 fly, or the 400 IM, what kinds of fly workouts do they do?
When I do 15 x 100s freestyle as set, do fly swimmers do 10-15 x 100s fly? That just seems painful to me. I am not sure I could even do 5 100s fly, maybe with fins.
Thanks for the replies.
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If you want to start training for the 2 Fly, start with 25's. Get to where you are can do 8 x 25 fast on a good pace, next add 50's and migrate into 100's. It will take you a while (weeks or months) to get in "Fly shape" use zoomers to start strengthening your core for the Fly on some sets.
In training for the 200 BR I swim broken 200's.
4 Rounds of 4 x 50 with 10 seconds rest
I swim lots of sprint 50's holding my goal split times for the 2BR: :35's (Some are on the 1:00 some are on the 2:00 - see other thread on performance or pace)
I also pull alot of 150's - 200's BR and Kick tons of 50's
I recently started adding Fly and have incorporated the same type of training. Even though I was in shape for free or ***, I could barely swim Fly. After a couple of months, i'm swimming some descent 100's.
I don't think I would ever even try the 2 Fly...that just seems way to painful although there is a sadistic type of pain during a 2 BR that can make you puke.
If you want to start training for the 2 Fly, start with 25's. Get to where you are can do 8 x 25 fast on a good pace, next add 50's and migrate into 100's. It will take you a while (weeks or months) to get in "Fly shape" use zoomers to start strengthening your core for the Fly on some sets.
In training for the 200 BR I swim broken 200's.
4 Rounds of 4 x 50 with 10 seconds rest
I swim lots of sprint 50's holding my goal split times for the 2BR: :35's (Some are on the 1:00 some are on the 2:00 - see other thread on performance or pace)
I also pull alot of 150's - 200's BR and Kick tons of 50's
I recently started adding Fly and have incorporated the same type of training. Even though I was in shape for free or ***, I could barely swim Fly. After a couple of months, i'm swimming some descent 100's.
I don't think I would ever even try the 2 Fly...that just seems way to painful although there is a sadistic type of pain during a 2 BR that can make you puke.
