Monthly Archives: June 2014

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Workouts off the beaten path: June 30-July 4, 2014

Workouts for June 30-July 4, 2014

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

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

  • Warm-up-
    • 400 swim
    • 4 x 50 [25 drill/25 swim] @ r=10
    • 8 x 25 pull @ r=5
  • Main Set-
    • Increase speed as swims get shorter:
      • 400 freestyle @ 6:30 or r=30
      • 2 x 200 freestyle @ 3:20 or r=20
      • 4 x 100 freestyle @ 1:45 or r=15
      • 8 x 50 freestyle @ 55 or r=10
  • Drill Set-
    • 20 x 25 @ 40 or r=15
    • 25 drill/25 swim
      • 2 x the following drills:
        • 10-beat free
        • 10-beat free with top scull
        • catch-up free
        • human stroke free (“long dog” free)
        • corkscrew (4 strokes free, 5 strokes back)
  • Cool-down-
    • 100 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  IM

  • Warm-up-
    • 400 swim
    • 4 x 25 swim @ r=10
      • build each 25
  • Pull Set A-
    • 400 pull:  breathe every 3rd stroke
  • IM Set A-
    • 4 x 100 kick @ 2:30 or r=15
      • #1:  50 fly/50 back
      • #2:  50 back/50 breast
      • #3:  50 breast/50 free
      • #4:  100 IM
  • Pull Set B-
    • 400 pull:  breathe 3/4/5/choice by 100’s
  • IM Set B-
    • 12 x 50 swim @ 1:10 or r=20
      • 4 x through:
        • 25 fly/25 back
        • 25 back/25 breast
        • 25 breast/25 free
  • Cool-down-
    • 100 choice

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

  • Warm-up-
    • 300 swim
    • 6 x 50 @ r=10
      • 25 drill/25 swim
  • Main Set-
    • 3 x through:
      • 200 pull @ 3:30 or r=30
        • moderate pace
      • 4 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=20
        • at 400 race pace + 2 seconds
      • 4 x 25 swim @ 30 or r=10
        • at 400 race pace
      • extra 30 seconds rest
  • Speed Set-
    • 12 x 50 swim @ 1:10 or r=20
      • fast in and out of turns!
      • fast finish!
  • Cool-down-
    • 300 swim

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  Stroke

  • Warm-up-
    • 500 swim
  • Underwater Dolphin Kick Set A-
    • 10 x 25 @ 45 or r=15
      • 1st ½ length: underwater dolphin kick
      • 2nd ½ length: easy free
  • Recovery Set-
    • 250 pull:  breathe 3/4/5/4/3 by 50’s
  • Stroke Set-
    • 30 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=15
      • 25 stroke/25 free
  • Recovery Set-
    • 250 pull:  breathe 3/5/3/5/3 by 50’s
  • Underwater Dolphin Kick Set B-
    • 10 x 25 @ 50 or r=20
      • 1st ½ length: underwater dolphin kick
      • 2nd ½ length: easy free
  • Cool-down-
    • 250 swim

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Speed

  • Warm-up-
    • 200 free
    • stretch for 2 minutes
    • 200 swim [mix of strokes]
    • stretch for 2 minutes
    • 200 kick
    • stretch for 2 minutes
    • 8 x 25 @ 40 or r=10
    • 25 drill/25 swim
  • Main Set-
    • 3 x 150 free @ 3:00 or r=45
      • push pace on last 50
        • push pace on middle 50
          • push pace on first 50
    • 6 x 50 stroke @ 1:15 or r=20
      • descend times 1-3, 4-6
    • 3 x 150 free @ 3:00 or r=45
      • push pace on first 50
        • push pace on middle 50
          • push pace on last 50
    • 12 x 25 swim @ 45 or r=20
      • 25 easy/25 fast
  • Cool-down-
    • 200 swim

Total = 2500

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June 30-July 4, 2014

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Workouts off the beaten path: June 23-27, 2014

Workouts for June 23-27, 2014

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

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

  • Warm-up-
    • 200 swim
    • 100 kick
    • 200 [25 drill/25 swim]
  • Main Set-
    • 600 pull @ 9:40 or r=40
      • breathe 3/5/3/7/3/5 by 100’s
    • 4 x 150 swim @ 2:40 or r=20
      • descend times 1-4
    • 400 pull @ 6:30 or r=30
      • breathe 3/5/3/5 by 100’s
    • 4 x 100 swim @ 1:45 or r=15
      • descend times 1-4
    • 200 pull @ 3:20 or r=20
      • breathe 3/5 by 50’s
    • 4 x 50 swim @ 55 or r=10
      • descend times 1-4
  • Cool-down-
    • 100 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  IM

  • Warm-up-
    • 200 swim
    • 200 kick
    • 200 pull
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 8 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
      • breathe 3/5 by 25’s
  • IM Set-
    • 4 x through:
      • 4 x 25 swim @ 45 or r=15
        • 100 IM order
      • 100 IM @ 2:15 or r=30
  • Kick Set A-
    • 200 kick
  • Kick Set B-
    • 8 x 25 kick @ 45 or r=10
      • 2 of each stroke
  • Cool-down-
  • 300 swim or pull

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

  • Warm-up-
    • 500 choice
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 12 x 25 @ 45 or r=15
      • 25 kick/25 drill/25 swim
  • Main Set-
    • 20 x 75 @ 1:30 or r=20-30
      • 1-4 @ EN-1 pace
        • 5-8 @ EN-2 pace
          • 9-12 @ EN-3 pace
            • 13-16 @ EN-2 pace
              • 17-20 @ EN-1 pace
  • Speed Set-
    • 20 x 25 @ 45 or r=15
      • 2 x 25:  ½ length underwater dolphin kick/½ length easy swim
      • 2 x 25:  DPS
  • Cool-down-
    • 200 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  Stroke

  • Warm-up-
    • 300 swim
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 100 pull @ 1:40 or r=10
      • 200 pull @ 3:20 or r=20
        • 300 pull @ 5:00 or r=30
      • 200 pull @ 3:20 or r=20
    • 100 pull @ 1:40 or r=10
  • Main Set-
    • 4 x 25 stroke drill @ 45 or r=15
    • 1 x 50 swim @ 60 or r=10
      • 25 stroke/25 free
    • 4 x 25 stroke drill @ 45 or r=15
    • 1 x 100 swim @ 2:00 or r=20
      • 50 stroke/50 free
    • 4 x 25 stroke drill @ 45 or r=15
    • 1 x 150 swim @ 3:00 or r=30
      • 75 stroke/75 free
    • 4 x 25 stroke drill @ 45 or r=15
    • 1 x 200 swim @ 4:00 or r=40
      • 100 stroke/100 free
  • Speed Set-
    • 8 x 25 swim from mid-pool @ 45
  • Cool-down-
    • 200 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Speed

  • Warm-up-
    • 200 swim
    • 200 kick
    • 200 pull
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 6 x 50 @ 1:00 or r=10
      • 25 drill/25 build
  • Speed Set A-
    • 12 x 25 swim @ 45 or r=15
      • 3 x through:
        • 12.5 easy/12.5 fast
        • 12.5 fast/12.5 easy
        • 25 easy
        • 25 fast
  • Speed Set B-
    • 12 x 50 @ 1:10 or r=20
      • 3 x through:
        • 25 easy/25 fast
        • 25 fast/25 easy
        • 50 easy
        • 50 fast
  • Recovery Set-
    • 400 pull
    • 4 x 50 pull @ r=10
  • Cool-down-
    • 100 swim

Total = 2500

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June 23-27, 2014

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Workouts off the beaten path: June 16-20, 2014

Workouts for June 16-20, 2014

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

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

  • Warm-up-
    • 200 swim
    • 100 kick
    • 100 pull
  • Main Set-
    • 6 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
      • fast tempo
    • 3 x 100 swim @ 1:45 or r=15
      • moderate effort
    • 2 x 150 pull @ 2:30 or r=15
      • DPS
    • 1 x 300 swim @ 5:00 or r=30
      • negative split
    • 2 x 150 pull @ 2:30 or r=15
      • DPS
    • 3 x 100 swim @ 1:45 or r=15
      • moderate effort
    • 6 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
      • fast tempo
  • Speed Set-
    • 16 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=15
      • 25 easy/25 fast!
  • Cool-down-
    • 100 swim

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  IM

  • Warm-up-
    • 400 swim
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 4 x through:
      • 25 scull/25 glide stroke/25 pull
  • IM Set A-
    • 2 x through:
      • 4 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
        • 1 each stroke
      • 3 x 50 swim @ 1:10 or r=20
        • 25 fly/25 back
        • 25 back/25 breast
        • 25 breast/25 free
      • 1 x 200 IM @ 4:30 or r=60
  • IM Set B-
    • 4 x through (continuous):
      • 25 back
        • 25 fly
          • 25 back
            • 25 breast
              • 25 free
                • 25 free
                  • 25 free
  • Cool-down-
    • 200 choice

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

  • Warm-up-
    • 500 swim
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 10 x 50 @ 1:05 or r=15
      • 5 x through:
        • 25 10-beat free/25 catch-up free
        • 50 DPS free
  • Main Set-
    • 1000 swim
      • 3 x through + 100 easy:
        • 100 easy
          • 100 moderate
            • 100 fast
  • Recovery Set-
    • 10 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
      • breathe 3/5 by 25’s
  • Speed Set-
    • 10 x 25 swim @ 30 or r=10
      • 25 easy/25 fast
  • Cool-down-
    • 250 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  Stroke

  • Warm-up-
    • 300 swim
  • Kick Set-
    • 12 x 25 kick @ 45 or r=10
      • 2 x 25 stroke kick/1 x 25 free kick
  • Stroke Set A-
    • 8 x 25 stroke swim @ 40 or r=10
      • 4 x 50 stroke swim @ 1:05 or r=15
        • 2 x 100 stroke swim @ 2:15 or r=20-30
  • Pull Set-
    • 12 x 25 pull @ 45 or r=5-15
      • 1 x 25 breast pull/2 x 25 free pull
  • Stroke Set B-
    • 2 x 100 stroke swim @ 2:15 or r=20-30
      • 4 x 50 stroke swim @ 1:05 or r=15
        • 8 x 25 stroke swim @ 40 or r=10
  • Drill Set-
    • 12 x 25 @ 45 or r=15
      • 2 x 25 stroke drill/1 x 25 free drill
  • Cool-down-
    • 100 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Speed

  • Warm-up-
    • 200 swim
    • 300 kick
    • 200 pull
  • Speed Set A-
    • 12 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
      • every 3rd 50 fast!
  • Recovery Set-
    • 200 pull
  • Speed Set B-
    • 8 x 50 swim @ 1:15 or r=30
      • every 2nd 50 fast!
  • Recovery Set-
    • 200 pull
  • Speed Set C-
    • 4 x 50 swim @ 1:30 or r=60
      • all fast!
  • Cool-down-
    • 200 pull

Total = 2500

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June 16-20, 2014

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Workouts off the beaten path: June 9-13, 2014

Workouts for June 9-13, 2014

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

Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

  • Warm-up-
    • 200 swim
    • 200 kick
    • 200 pull
    • 200 swim
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 2 x through:
      • 2 x 25 kick @ r=10
      • 2 x 50 [25 drill/25 swim] @ r=10
      • 2 x 75 [25 scull with kick/25 drill/25 swim] @ r=20
  • Main Set-
    • 3 x 500 @ r=45
      • #1:  pull with buoy and band
      • #2:  pull with buoy
      • #3:  swim
  • Cool-down-
    • 100 easy

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  IM

  • Warm-up-
    • 400 swim
    • 100 back kick
    • 100 IM drill
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 2 x 300 pull @ 4:45 or r=15
      • breathe 3/5/3 by 100’s
  • Main Set-
    • 8 x 75 swim @ 1:30 or r=20
      • 2 x through:
        • 25 fly/50 free
        • 25 back/50 free
        • 25 breast/50 free
        • 25 fly/25 back/25 breast
  • Speed Set-
    • 20 x 25 swim with fins @ 45 or r=20
      • 15 meters (or yards) fast underwater dolphin kick/10 meters (or yards) easy swim
  • Cool-down-
    • 200 choice

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

  • Warm-up-
    • 3 x [200 swim, 100 kick]
  • Warm-up Set-
    • 4 x 75 pull @ 1:30 or r=15
      • breathe 3/5/3 by 25’s
    • 4 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
      • breathe 3/5 by 25’s
    • 4 x 25 pull @ 30 or r=5
      • breathe 3/5 by 25’s
  • Main Set-
    • 4 x 150 swim @ 2:45 or r=30
      • descend times 1-4
    • 4 x 100 swim @ 1:45 or r=15
      • descend times 1-4
    • 4 x 50 swim @ 60 or r=15
      • same pace as 4th 100
    • 4 x 25 swim @ 30 or r=5-10
      • all fast
  • Cool-down-
    • 200 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  Stroke

  • Warm-up-
    • 4 x [100 swim, 50 kick]
  • Pull Set-
    • 400 pull:  breathe 3/4/5/3 by 100’s
  • Drill Set-
    • 4 x 50 stroke drill @ r=10
  • Main Set-
    • 3 x 100 @ 2:00 or r=20
      • 25 stroke/75 free
    • 3 x 100 @ 2:10 or r=20
      • 50 stroke/50 free
    • 3 x 100 @ 2:20 or r=20
      • 75 stroke/25 free
    • 3 x 100 @ 2:30 or r=20
      • 100 stroke
  • Cool-down-
    • 100 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Speed

  • Warm-up-
    • 400 swim
    • 200 kick
    • 2 x 75 [25 kick/25 drill/25 swim] @ r=15
    • 100 [25 scull with free kick/25 swim]
  • Speed Set A-
    • 150 fast @ 2:30 or r=20
  • Recovery Set-
    • 300 easy swim
  • Speed Set B-
    • 2 x 75 fast @ 1:30 or r=30
  • Recovery Set-
    • 300 easy swim
  • Speed Set C-
    • 2 x 50 fast @ 60 or r=20
  • Recovery Set-
    • 300 easy swim
  • Speed Set D-
    • 2 x 25 fast @ 40 or r=20
  • Cool-down-
    • 300 easy swim

Total = 2500

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June 9-13, 2014