I have the lofty goal of being able to go 50-100 LCM fly without toys. I can currently go about 25 yards. Can anyone help me devise a plan day by day of what to do to strengthen my shoulders/body enough to be able to do this? I do have fairly good rhythm - I used to race the 200 fly as a kid & can still kick fly well, and of course, I am most impressive when I wear my little zoomers - but even with zoomers, my arms start to die, and then I run out of breath around 37.5 meters. Any great ideas out there? Thanks!
One of the the things my coach told me that really helped was to stop trying to pull myself up on each stroke, especially when breathing. You sometimes feel like you need to pull yourself up so those arms can get way out of the water. Well, don't worry so much about the arms fully clearing the water on the recovery, especially early on. Keep them relaxed and let touch the water a little. Eventually as you get better you will clear the water without even thinking about it. Just concentrate on minimizing your up and down, or floating as you do the fly. Yeah there will be a little up and down of the chest as you do the body dolphin but let that be a natural part of the dolphin kick rather than a conscious effort to pull yourself up. Think pulling yourself forward.
One of the the things my coach told me that really helped was to stop trying to pull myself up on each stroke, especially when breathing. You sometimes feel like you need to pull yourself up so those arms can get way out of the water. Well, don't worry so much about the arms fully clearing the water on the recovery, especially early on. Keep them relaxed and let touch the water a little. Eventually as you get better you will clear the water without even thinking about it. Just concentrate on minimizing your up and down, or floating as you do the fly. Yeah there will be a little up and down of the chest as you do the body dolphin but let that be a natural part of the dolphin kick rather than a conscious effort to pull yourself up. Think pulling yourself forward.
