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

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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

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