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!
I don't think all these advises gonna help much. You'd better find coach. Since you can't go even 50 that means you have serious problems with technique and you are trying to swim by strength not by technique.
Things which helped me:
1. Head always leads the hands. Your head should come for air before hands come out for recovery and it should go into water before hands. This makes better body position and prevents plow position in the water which causes much drag.
2. Decrease ups and downs. Hands should be very low over water during recovery. Your chin should touch water when you breath in air - don't lift your head too high! Also don't go too deep after recovery.
3. I did a lot 3+3+3 drill - 3 strokes with right hand, 3 with left and 3 full stroke. This is excellent drill to get a feeling you can swim longer.
4. Train your shoulders. I couldn't swim much fly because my shoulders were getting exhausted too fast because my shoulders where too weak and also I did a high recovery.
I don't think all these advises gonna help much. You'd better find coach. Since you can't go even 50 that means you have serious problems with technique and you are trying to swim by strength not by technique.
Things which helped me:
1. Head always leads the hands. Your head should come for air before hands come out for recovery and it should go into water before hands. This makes better body position and prevents plow position in the water which causes much drag.
2. Decrease ups and downs. Hands should be very low over water during recovery. Your chin should touch water when you breath in air - don't lift your head too high! Also don't go too deep after recovery.
3. I did a lot 3+3+3 drill - 3 strokes with right hand, 3 with left and 3 full stroke. This is excellent drill to get a feeling you can swim longer.
4. Train your shoulders. I couldn't swim much fly because my shoulders were getting exhausted too fast because my shoulders where too weak and also I did a high recovery.
