Subject: RE: TWISTER #2tri808 - 2010-03-30 12:33 AM Masters class was brutal today. We were doing tons of butterfly, and butterfly kicking. As much as I hate these workouts sometimes while doing them...there is no way that I would ever push myself to work this hard on my own. And my progression from a "survival" swimmer, to now a pretty decent one has a lot to do with these crazy masters workouts.
when struggling through butterfly I remind myself that it strengthens your core, back and neck. A butterfly workout is an excellent way to prepare yourself for riding in aerobars. I've was told this by one of the spin instructors at my Y that is also a competitive cyclist. I was asking him about preparing for more time spent in aero...I was doing a brick and had just come from the pool...and he asked if I could do butterfly, if I did it much...He said that typically people who do have no problems with spending long hours in aero. Unfortuanately I am not all that proficient at butterfly, but I don't balk quite as much about a fly workout as I did prior to that conversation. |