Workouts off the beaten path: April 30 to May 4, 2012

Workouts for April 30 – May 4, 2012

***If you prefer a formatted version of these workouts see PDF at bottom of page***

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
400 swim
200 kick

Main Set-

  • 1 x 400 pull @ 7:00 or r=60
  • 4 x 100 swim @ 1:45 or r=15
  • 1 x 300 pull @ 5:15 or r=45
  • 4 x 75 swim @ 1:30 or r=15
  • 1 x 200 pull @ 3:30 or r=30
  • 4 x 50 swim @ 55 or r=10
  • 1 x 100 pull @ 1:45 or r=15
  • 4 x 25 swim @ 30 or r=10

Speed Set-
12 x 25 swim @ 30 or r=10
-25 easy/25 fast

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  IM

Warm-up-
500 choice

Warm-up Set-
2 x through:

  • 4 x 25 fly kick @ 45 or r=10
    • 1st 12.5 underwater
  • 2 x 50 choice kick @ 1:30 or r=15

Main Set-
2 x through:

  • 4 x 50 pull @ 1:00 or r=15
    • breathe 3/5 by 25’s
  • 4 x 50 drill @ 1:10 or r=15
    • IM order
  • 4 x 75 swim @ 1:45 or r=20
    • #1:  50 fly “long & strong”/25 back “fast”
    • #2:  50 back “long & strong”/25 breast “fast”
    • #3:  50 breast “long & strong”/25 free “fast”
    • #4:  50 free “long & strong”/25 fly “fast”
  • extra 30 seconds between rounds

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
200 swim
2 x 50 swim @ r=10
200 kick
2 x 50 kick @ r=10

Warm-up Set-
12 x 25 @ r=5
-25 scull/25 pull

Main Set-

  • 25 @ 30 or r=5
  • 50 @ 50 or r=5
  • 75 @ 1:20 or r=10
  • 100 @ 1:40 or r=10
  • 200 @ 3:20 or r=20
  • 300 @ 5:00 or r=30
  • 400 @ 6:40 or r=40
  • 300 @ 5:00 or r=30
  • 200 @ 3:20 or r=20
  • 100 @ 1:40 or r=10
  • 75 @ 1:20 or r=10
  • 50 @ 50 or r=5
  • 25 @ 30 or r=5

Cool-down-
200:  25 scull with free kick/25 swim

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  Stroke

Warm-up-
400 swim

Warm-up Set-
12 x 25 pull @ 30 or r=5

Stroke Set A-
Stroke #1 (choose one stroke):

  • 400 @ 8:00 or r=60
    • alternate:  50 stroke drill/50 free
  • 4 x 50 kick @ 1:30 or r=10
    • stroke #1
  • 4 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
    • stroke #1

Stroke Set B-
Stroke #2 (choose another stroke):

  • 400 @ 8:00 or r=60
    • alternate:  50 stroke drill/50 free
  • 4 x 50 kick @ 1:30 or r=10
    • stroke #2
  • 4 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
    • stroke #2

Pull Set-
12 x 25 pull @ 30 or r=5

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Sprint Freestyle/Speed

Warm-up-
300 swim
300 pull

Warm-up Set A-
6 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
-breathe 3/5 by 25’s

Warm-up Set B-
4 x 75 @ r=15
-50 kick/25 swim DPS

Speed/Pace Set-
800 swim:

  • 25 easy/25 fast
  • 50 easy/50 fast
  • 75 easy/75 fast
  • 100 easy/100 fast
  • 75 easy/75 fast
  • 50 easy/50 fast
  • 25 easy/25 fast

Speed Set-
12 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=15
-25 easy/25 fast

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 2500

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April 30-May 4, 2012

Workouts off the beaten path: April 23-27, 2012

Workouts for April 23-27, 2012

***If you prefer a formatted version of these workouts see PDF at bottom of page***

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
300 swim
100 kick
200 [25 drill/25 swim]

Warm-up Set-
12 x 25 @ r=10
-25 scull/25 pull

Main Set-
2 x through:

400 pull @ 6:30 or r=30
-breathe 3/5/3 by 100’s

3 x 100 swim @ 1:50 or r=20
-descend times 1-3

6 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
-25 DPS/25 build

Cool-down-
100 swim

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  Stroke

Warm-up-
300 swim
200 kick
100 pull

Pull Set-
8 x 50 pull @ 1:10 or r=15
-25 breast/25 free

Fly Swim Set-
20 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=15
4 x through:
-3 strokes fly, easy free
-4 strokes fly, easy free
-5 strokes fly, easy free
-all fly
-all free

Combo Swim Set-
500 “long axis” swim:  50 back/50 free

Speed Set-
12 x 25 swim @ 45 or r=20
4 x through:
-DPS
-build
-fast

Cool-down-
200 swim

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
500 choice

Main Set-
400 “combo” swim @ 7:00 or r=40
200 pull @ 3:30 or r=30
-breathe 3/5/3/5 by 50’s
4 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
-descend times 1-4

300 “combo” swim @ 5:30 or r=40
150 pull @ 2:30 or r=20
-breathe 3/5/3 by 50’s
3 x 50 swim @ 1:05 or r=20
-descend times 1-3

200 “combo” swim @ 4:00 or r=40
100 pull @ 1:45 or r=15
-breathe 3/5 by 50’s
2 x 50 swim @ 1:10 or r=25
-25 easy/25 fast

Stroke Count Set-
12 x 50 swim @ 1:10 or r=20
-choose one stroke for each set of 3 x 50
-golf score = time + # of strokes
-lowest score wins!

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  IM

Warm-up-
600 swim

Drill Set A-
12 x 25 @ 45 or r=15
-25 kick/25 drill/25 swim
-1 round each stroke

Main Set-
Milt Nelms Axis Swim
6 x through:

-25 back
-25 fly
-25 back
-25 breast
-25 free
-25 free
-25 free

Drill Set B-
12 x 25 @ 45 or r=15
-25 kick/25 drill/25 swim
-1 round each stroke

Cool-down-
250 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Sprint Freestyle/Speed

Warm-up-
200 swim
200 kick
200 pull

Warm-up Set-
8 x 50 @ r=10
-alt. 25 kick/25 swim, 25 drill/25 swim

Main Set-
3 x through:

4 x 50 swim @ r=10
#1=25 easy/25 fast
#2=25 fast/25 easy
#3=50 easy
#4=50 fast (90%)

2 x 50 swim (fast, 95%) @ r=30

1 x 100 swim (build) @ r=10

1 x 50 swim (easy) @ r=60

Cool-down-
150 choice

Total = 2500

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April 23-27, 2012

Workouts off the beaten path: April 16-20, 2012

***If you prefer a formatted version of these workouts see PDF at bottom of page***

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
500 choice

Main Set-
4 x 100 pull @ 1:45 or r=15
-moderately-fast tempo

2 x 200 pull @ 3:15 or r=15
-moderate effort

1 x 400 pull @ 6:30 or r=30
-DPS

1 x 400 swim @ 6:30 or r=30
-DPS

2 x 200 swim @ 3:15 or r=15
-moderate effort

4 x 100 swim @ 1:45 or r=15
-moderately-fast tempo

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  IM

Warm-up-
400 swim

Warm-up Set-
8 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
-breathe 3/5 by 50’s

IM Set A-
16 x 75 swim @ 1:40 or r=20
4 x through:
-50 fly/25 back
-50 back/25 breast
-50 breast/25 free
-50 free/25 fly

IM Set B-
12 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
-100 IM order

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
400 choice

Warm-up Set-
5 x 50 drill @ 1:00 or r=10

Main Set-
5 x 50 swim @ 50 or r=5

extra 30 seconds rest

4 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10

3 x 200 swim @ 3:20 or r=20

2 x 300 swim @ 5:00 or r=30

1 x 400 swim @ 6:30 or r=30

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  Stroke

Warm-up-
400 choice

Main Set-
1 x 400 pull @ 6:45 or r=45
-breathe 3/5/5/3 by 100’s

16 x 25 kick @ 45 or r=10
-2 x 25 stroke
-2 x 25 choice

2 x 200 swim @ 4:15 or r=30
-50 stroke/50 free/50 stroke/50 free

8 x 50 kick @ 1:30 or r=15
-2 x 50 stroke
-2 x 50 choice

4 x 100 swim @ 2:00 or r=20
-50 stroke/50 free

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Sprint Freestyle/Speed

Warm-up-
6 x [25 swim/25 kick/50 drill]

Warm-up Set A-
8 x 25 [25 scull/25 pull] @ r=5

Warm-up Set B-
12 x 25 @ 40 or r=10
-25 drill/25 build

Main Set A-
10 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=10-20
-odd 50’s:  best 200 pace + 1 second
-even 50’s:  easy

Recovery Set-
8 x 25 scull with free kick @ r=5

Main Set B-
10 x 25 swim @ 45 or r=20
-odd 25’s:  best 100 pace + 1 second
-even 25’s:  easy

Recovery-
2 x [25 scull/25 glide/25 pull]

Cool-down-
300 swim:  ascend pace by 100’s

Total = 2500

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April 16-20, 2012

Workouts off the beaten path: April 9-13, 2012

Workouts for April 9-13, 2012

***If you prefer a formatted version of these workouts see PDF at bottom of post***

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
200 swim
2 x 100 [25 drill/25 swim] @ r=15
4 x 50 pull @ r=10
8 x 25 [25 scull/25 pull] @ r=5

Main Set-

  • 1 x 300 swim @ 5:00 or r=30
  • 2 x 150 swim @ 2:30 or r=20
  • 4 x 75 swim @ 1:30 or r=15
  • 6 x 50 swim @ 55 or r=10
  • 4 x 75 swim @ 1:30 or r=15
  • 2 x 150 swim @ 2:30 or r=20
  • 1 x 300 swim @ 5:00 or r=30

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  Stroke

Warm-up-
200 swim
200 [25 drill/25 swim]

Freestyle Set A-
16 x 50 swim or pull @ 55 or r=10
-breathe every 5th stroke

Freestyle Set B-
2 x 300 swim or pull @ 5:00 or r=30

Stroke Set A-
8 x 50 stroke @ 1:10 or r=20

Stroke Set B-
2 x 150 stroke @ r=30

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 2600

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Wednesday:  Middle Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
400 choice

Warm-up Set-
12 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
-25 easy/25 build
-25 build/25 easy

Main Set-
2 x through [descend pace as swims get shorter]:
-1 x 300 swim @ 5:00 or r=30
-2 x 150 swim @ 2:30 or r=20
-4 x 75 swim @ 1:20 or r=10
-extra 40 seconds rest

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  IM

Warm-up-
400 swim

Warm-up Set-
8 x 25 [25 drill/25 swim] @ r=10

IM Set A-

  • 1 x 200 IM @ 4:00 or r=30
  • 4 x 50 swim @ 1:10 or r=20
  • 25 fly/25 back
  • extra 30 seconds rest
  • 1 x 200 IM @ 4:00 or r=30
  • 4 x 50 swim @ 1:10 or r=20
  • 25 back/25 breast
  • extra 30 seconds rest
  • 1 x 200 IM @ 4:00 or r=30
  • 4 x 50 swim @ 1:10 or r=20
  • 25 breast/25 free

IM Set B-
24 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
-25 free/25 IM order

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Sprint Freestyle/Speed

Warm-up-
600 choice

Warm-up Set-
8 x 25 build @ r=10

Speed Set A-
8 x 100 swim @ 2:00 or r=20-30
#1/#5:  push 4th 25
#2/#6:  push 3rd 25
#3/#7:  push 2nd 25
#4/#8:  push 1st 25

Recovery-
8 x 25 swim or pull @ r=10

Speed Set B-
4 x 100 swim @ 2:10 or r=30-40
#1:  push 2nd 50
#2:  push 2nd and 3rd 25’s
#3:  push 1st 50
#4:  push 1st and 4th 25’s

Cool-down-
12 x 25 swim or pull @ r=10

Total = 2500

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April 9-13, 2012