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!
Ande - thanks for the great advice - gotta wait until Saturday to get a video of me, as I train at 5:30am outside (in the dark - and my videographer is in the pool with me!) As to your questions: I swim 4-6 times a week & get 4500-5000 LCM in 90% of the time - I usually take 75-90 minutes to do this, as I now train with our local age group team & there are built in rest periods per the coach. I think I AM training for the 200 & 500 - you can check out my blog for some of my workouts - don't always put the intervals, but you'll get the idea. I'm surely not a sprinter!! I actually can do a legal 50 fly - but it is dreadful at the end - I think I go out too fast & run out of air - which leads me to the SDK - I have horrible breath control - tiny excuse - when I was little I lost 1/4 of one lung & 1/3 of the other due to disease & surgery - which is how I got into swimming - so my lung power is what it is!! I can go 37.5 underwater (w/zoomers) no breathers x 2 and then I'm gasping! And I can go 50 meters sprint free from a dive no breather too - but I hate it!! Anyways, my point is that the SDK wears me out so much that then I can't swim, lol!! So many excuses - I'm starting my pushups & hopefully my bowflex tonight. Hope I don't over do it & ruin my first LCM meet on June 10th! Slow & steady when it comes to weight lifting for me!!:bliss::bolt:
Ande - thanks for the great advice - gotta wait until Saturday to get a video of me, as I train at 5:30am outside (in the dark - and my videographer is in the pool with me!) As to your questions: I swim 4-6 times a week & get 4500-5000 LCM in 90% of the time - I usually take 75-90 minutes to do this, as I now train with our local age group team & there are built in rest periods per the coach. I think I AM training for the 200 & 500 - you can check out my blog for some of my workouts - don't always put the intervals, but you'll get the idea. I'm surely not a sprinter!! I actually can do a legal 50 fly - but it is dreadful at the end - I think I go out too fast & run out of air - which leads me to the SDK - I have horrible breath control - tiny excuse - when I was little I lost 1/4 of one lung & 1/3 of the other due to disease & surgery - which is how I got into swimming - so my lung power is what it is!! I can go 37.5 underwater (w/zoomers) no breathers x 2 and then I'm gasping! And I can go 50 meters sprint free from a dive no breather too - but I hate it!! Anyways, my point is that the SDK wears me out so much that then I can't swim, lol!! So many excuses - I'm starting my pushups & hopefully my bowflex tonight. Hope I don't over do it & ruin my first LCM meet on June 10th! Slow & steady when it comes to weight lifting for me!!:bliss::bolt:
