Help, I've got 4 weeks to do a 100 fly

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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.
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    Hi, I am new the forum, I swim in a Italian masters team. Like Herb I am preparing the 100 butterfly for this weekend, in the last 3 weeks after about 1,000 meters of heating and exercises of butterfly, I tried to train with repeated by 25/50/75/100 meters. For example: 4x (8x25 fly with 10 "stop) between each set 3x100 freestyle or, 4x (4x50 fly with 20 "stop) between each set 200 freestyle, or, 4x (75 fly, 30 "stop, 50 fly, 20" stop, 25 fly) between each set 3x50 freestyle. This was the first time I tried to train this way, Sunday will see any improvement. Compliments to syd for describing the moviement and the sensation of the butterfly, is exactly what needs to be done.:applaud: There I will be grateful if you have advice / training for me for a good 100 butterfly ... Sorry for my no good english... Thanks to all...!!!
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  • Former Member
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    Hi, I am new the forum, I swim in a Italian masters team. Like Herb I am preparing the 100 butterfly for this weekend, in the last 3 weeks after about 1,000 meters of heating and exercises of butterfly, I tried to train with repeated by 25/50/75/100 meters. For example: 4x (8x25 fly with 10 "stop) between each set 3x100 freestyle or, 4x (4x50 fly with 20 "stop) between each set 200 freestyle, or, 4x (75 fly, 30 "stop, 50 fly, 20" stop, 25 fly) between each set 3x50 freestyle. This was the first time I tried to train this way, Sunday will see any improvement. Compliments to syd for describing the moviement and the sensation of the butterfly, is exactly what needs to be done.:applaud: There I will be grateful if you have advice / training for me for a good 100 butterfly ... Sorry for my no good english... Thanks to all...!!!
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