Fall WK5 – FL Technique (Mon)

Warm Up:  600m to 6:10

  • 200 FS Pull/Swim Mix
  • 100 BK
  • 100 BR
  • 100 FS
  • 25 BK, 25 BR,
  • 25 BR, 25 FS

Kick: 

  • 3 x (25 Kick, 25 Swim, 25 Swim, 25 Kick)
    #1 BK, #2 BR, #3 FS
    For slower swimmers, change strokes after each 50.
  • 50 Easy for fastest swimmers to allow group catch up

Fly Kick: with Fins

  • 2 x 25 FL Kick with board
    – focus on initiating kick from core/hip flexors
    and letting it travel down your legs as a wave
    – final part of the kick it a short sharp punch from
    the knees down
    – kick in a slower tempo like with full fly
  • 2 x 25 FL Kick, no board / underwater
    – high tempo smaller amplitude kick as used
    off the walls
  • 2 x 25 FL Kick with board – no fins

Fly Stroke

Fly is a beautiful stroke that requires Power, Timing and Endurance
Timing is summarized – kick hands in – kick hands out.
The Kick hands out corresponds with hands accelerating through pull at waist
All Fly movements are to be forward – not up and down.
Keep your nose Low.

  • Demo – 2 x 25 FL one slow tempo, one fast
    – Initiate arms with scull out to catch water
     – Keyhole in to max acceleration
    – Relaxed Recovery just over the water
    – Kick is Rhythmic, hips undulate, feet provide punch
  • Single Arm Drill
    – non-stroking arm at side
    – emphasis on arm high over to get big hip undulation
    – breathe forward or to the side
    * 1-2 x (25 R-Arm, 25 L-Arm)
  • Single Arm Flowing
    – non-stroking arm out front
    * 1-2 x (25 R-Arm, 25 L-Arm)
  • 2-2-2 Drill
    – 2 Strokes R-Arm, 2 Strokes L-Arm, 2 Full Strokes
    *2 x 25 2-2-2
  • Half FS – Half FL
    – half length Straight Arm FS – half length full Fly
    4 x 25 Half-Half

EN-1:

  • 2-4 x 50 FS (4)
  • 2-4 x 50 BK (3)
  • 2-4 x 50 BR (2)

Swim Down:  100 Easy (no time left)

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