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Workouts off the beaten path: January 28 – February 1, 2013

Workouts for January 28 – February 1, 2013

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

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
200 swim
4 x 50 [25 kick/25 swim] @ r=10
4 x 25 [25 scull/25 pull] @ r=5

Main Set-
“Davis Mile” Plus
Broken 2500 (subtract 1 minute to get time):

  • 30 lengths [750] @ r=15
  • 25 lengths [625] @ r=15
  • 20 lengths [500] @ r=15
  • 15 lengths [375] @ r=15
  • 10 lengths [250]

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  IM

Warm-up-
200 swim
200 [25 10-beat free/25 free]
200 pull

Fly Set-
8 x 25 @ 40 or r=15
-25 4-beat fly/25 fly

Stroke Set A-
2 x 300 swim @ 5:15 or r=30
-100 free/100 stroke/100 free

Back Set-
8 x 25 @ 40 or r=15
-25 10-beat back/25 back

Stroke Set B-
4 x 150 swim @ 2:50 or r=20
-50 free/50 stroke/50 free

Breast Set-
8 x 25 @ 45 or r=15
-25 3-up, 3-down breast/25 breast

Cool-down-
100 swim

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
200 choice

Warm-up Set-
2 x through:

  • 100 pull @ 1:45 or r=15
  • 2 x 50 @ 1:10 or r=15
    • 25 kick/25 drill

Main Set-
2 x through:

  • 4 x 50 swim @ 55 or r=10
    • @ 500 pace
  • 200 swim @ 4:00 or r=45
    • easy
  • 2 x 100 swim @ 1:45 or r=15
    • @ 500 pace + 5 seconds
  • 200 swim @ 4:00 or r=45
    • easy
  • 1 x 200 swim @ 3:20 or r=20
    • @ 500 pace + 10 seconds
  • 200 swim @ 4:00 or r=45
    • easy

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  Swim Clinic

Topic:  Streamlining!

Some reminders:

  • Feet hip-width apart
  • Hands one-on-top-of-another or side-by-side (thumbs holding them together)
  • Arms extended straight, squeezing just behind the ears
  • Legs extended straight, zipped together as you leave the wall
  • Feet pointed
  • Eyes looking at bottom of pool
  • Back flat, minimizing arch
  • Kick begins just after your feet leave the wall

Practice getting into a tight, streamlined position before you push off every wall:

  • 500 swim
  • 20 x 25 @ r=10
    • 5 x through:
      • 25 top scull with flutter kick
      • 25 middle scull with flutter kick
      • 25 bottom scull with flutter kick
      • 25 swim [1 each stroke]
  • 10 x 50 @ 1:05 or r=10
    • 25 drill/25 swim
    • 2 each stroke, 2 choice
  • 20 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=15
    • 100 IM order
  • 200 choice

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Friday:  Sprint-Based

Warm-up-
200 swim
200 kick
100 [25 scull/25 pull]

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

Main Set-
2 x through:

  • 4 x 100 swim @ 1:50 or r=20
  • 3 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
  • 2 x 100 swim @ 1:30 or r=5
  • extra 60-120 seconds rest

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 2500

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