So right now in my swimming "career" - I know how to swim freestyle decently. I have some adjustments to make to the stroke and a lot of strength to build up, but I can swim it for at least a mile straight without feeling like I'm going to die.
I'm learning back, from my IndySwimFit video, I have a lot of learning to do. 100 Back is killer on me in terms of cardio... (25 is rough enough), the same goes with *** stroke although - 50 is a little easier, but I'm insanely slow.
I do not know how to do butterfly, and the thought of doing it is for some reason scary! :afraid:
I'm not sure what's the best way to go about this. Do I focus on back and *** and learning them to the point where I can at least do them pretty well THEN learn butterfly? Or do I just work butterfly into my repertoire now and then work on all 3 of them simultaneously? (Have you ever tried to do butterfly on your back with *** stroke arm movements? Its insane! :rofl:)
I do not know how to do butterfly, and the thought of doing it is for some reason scary! :afraid:
I'm not sure what's the best way to go about this. Do I focus on back and *** and learning them to the point where I can at least do them pretty well THEN learn butterfly? Or do I just work butterfly into my repertoire now and then work on all 3 of them simultaneously?
Hey Michael, don't psych yourself out about swimming butterfly! The first step to learning it is believing in yourself that you can do it. I'm not sure what the best answer to your question is, but my intuition tells me to work it into your repertoire now. The longer you put it off, the more psyched out you will be down the road! Take it in baby steps if you have to. Perhaps you just learn the dolphin kick first. Then, use a pull bouy and learn the stroke. While you are getting each component down, you will be building up strength for when you are ready to put the two together. You work with a coach, right? Ask your coach or a teammate for help with your timing for the kick and stroke combined. Then, set a small goal at first. Just set a goal of being able to complete 25yds of fly. And, make the 100IM your first goal in competition. Don't even think of doing the 200IM until you can feel confident with doing 50 fly! :afraid:
Hey, I'm with you on this. I competed in 100 fly a few times in high school, but I'm mainly a breaststroker. I've been working on building my fly back up, as well as getting better at backstroke, so I can compete in the Peactree City Pentathlon, in September. Eventually, I would like to ad IM to my meet line-up. I know I can do it and I know you can do it! :cheerleader:
I do not know how to do butterfly, and the thought of doing it is for some reason scary! :afraid:
I'm not sure what's the best way to go about this. Do I focus on back and *** and learning them to the point where I can at least do them pretty well THEN learn butterfly? Or do I just work butterfly into my repertoire now and then work on all 3 of them simultaneously?
Hey Michael, don't psych yourself out about swimming butterfly! The first step to learning it is believing in yourself that you can do it. I'm not sure what the best answer to your question is, but my intuition tells me to work it into your repertoire now. The longer you put it off, the more psyched out you will be down the road! Take it in baby steps if you have to. Perhaps you just learn the dolphin kick first. Then, use a pull bouy and learn the stroke. While you are getting each component down, you will be building up strength for when you are ready to put the two together. You work with a coach, right? Ask your coach or a teammate for help with your timing for the kick and stroke combined. Then, set a small goal at first. Just set a goal of being able to complete 25yds of fly. And, make the 100IM your first goal in competition. Don't even think of doing the 200IM until you can feel confident with doing 50 fly! :afraid:
Hey, I'm with you on this. I competed in 100 fly a few times in high school, but I'm mainly a breaststroker. I've been working on building my fly back up, as well as getting better at backstroke, so I can compete in the Peactree City Pentathlon, in September. Eventually, I would like to ad IM to my meet line-up. I know I can do it and I know you can do it! :cheerleader:
