I did a 50 fly in my first swim meet in 20+ years with minimal training so I thought I would have no problem doing a 100 three months later. Since then I have trained harder and improved significantly in the freestyle with speed and endurance yet I still die after 50 yards of butterfly. 95% of my training is free as the fly takes everything out of me. At the end of a 2000 yard workout I might do one 50. That might not sound like much to you all but I can do a set of like 15 x 100 which is well beyond what i have been capable in years.
Once a week I might do 10X25 fly or I might just see how far I can go. I always die after the 2nd turn. Complete breakdown. Yet I could do a 50 months ago without any concern at all of just completing the distance.
My stroke may be fundamentally flawed. Maybe I just got by as a youth on raw power. The only form I have is all out until the momentum is lost and then it is complete breakdown withing 3 strokes. I don't know if there is some kind of hesitation stroke I can use to get through, but at this point I think I need sets and strategies to build up to it on the stroke I have.
I'm not sure why you think you HAVE TO swim this event. You can scratch yourself when you arrive at the meet. I have already deciced to scratch the 200 Fly in our state meet(end of March) due to the fact my shoulders have been a little tweaky lately and I have not done my normal preparation for fly.
If you must swim just know you can hang onto the wall and catch your breath for as long as you like, just keep both hands paralell and on the wall. I know an 89 yr. old man who does the 200 fly in 12minutes or so and he uses this strategy very well.
Good luck....remember we are doing this for fun and fitness. :angel:
I'm not sure why you think you HAVE TO swim this event. You can scratch yourself when you arrive at the meet. I have already deciced to scratch the 200 Fly in our state meet(end of March) due to the fact my shoulders have been a little tweaky lately and I have not done my normal preparation for fly.
If you must swim just know you can hang onto the wall and catch your breath for as long as you like, just keep both hands paralell and on the wall. I know an 89 yr. old man who does the 200 fly in 12minutes or so and he uses this strategy very well.
Good luck....remember we are doing this for fun and fitness. :angel: