Workouts for September 8-12, 2014

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Monday:  Distance Freestyle/Pace

• Warm-up-
  • 400 swim

• Warm-up Set-
  • 4 x through:
    • 2 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
    • 2 x 25 pull @ 30 or r=5

• Main Set-
  • @ 20 seconds rest between swims:
    • 50
      • 100
        • 150
          • 200
            • 250
              • 300
            • 250
          • 200
        • 150
      • 100
    • 50

• Cool-down-
  • 8 x 25 swim @ r=10
    • ascend times 1-8

Total = 3000

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Tuesday:  IM

• Warm-up-
  • 300 swim

• Warm-up Set-
  • 12 x 25 @ r=10
    • 25 scull/25 drill/25 swim

• Pull Set-
  • 8 x 75 pull @ 1:40 or r=15
    • 25 free/25 breast/25 free

• IM Set A-
  • 8 x 75 swim @ 1:45 or r=20
    • odd 75’s:  25 fly/25 back/25 breast
    • even 75’s:  25 back/25 breast/25 free

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

• Cool-down-
  • 200 swim

Total = 2500

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Wednesday:  Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

• Warm-up-
  • 500 choice

• Pace Set A-
  • 3 x through:
    • 1 x 200 pull @ 3:30 or r=30
      • moderate effort
    • 1 x 150 swim @ 2:45 or r=20
      • 50 build/50 DPS/50 build
    • 1 x 100 pull @ 1:45 or r=20
      • negative split
    • 1 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
      • negative split

• Pace Set B-
  • 5 x through:
    • 1 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
    • 2 x 25 swim @ 30 or r=10
      • equal to or faster than 50 pace

• Kick Set-
  • 300 kick:  every 3rd length fast!

• Cool-down-
  • 200 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday:  Stroke

• Warm-up-
  • 200 swim
  • 200 kick
  • 200 pull

• Kick Set-
  • 8 x 50 kick @ 1:30 or r=20
    • choose 1 stroke for each set of 4 x 50
    • descend times 1-4, 5-8

• Drill Set A-
  • 10 x 25 drill @ 45 or r=10
    • head-up cobra drill with fins or alternative drill

• Swim Set-
  • 8 x 50 swim @ 1:30 or r=30
    • choose 1 stroke
    • keep stroke count consistent
    • best possible average for 8 x 50

• Pull Set-
  • 400 pull:  breathe every 3rd stroke

• Drill Set B-
  • 10 x 25 drill @ 45 or r=10
    • head-up cobra drill with fins or alternative drill

• Cool-down-
  • 200 swim

Total = 2500

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Friday:  Speed

• Warm-up-
  • 200 swim
  • 200 choice
  • 200 swim

• Warm-up Set-
  • 12 x 25 @ r=15
    • 25 kick/25 swim

• Speed Set A-
  • 10 x 50 swim @ 1:15 or r=30
    • 25 build/25 fast

• Recovery-
  • 200 swim

• Speed Set B-
  • 10 x 25 swim @ 45 or r=20
    • 25 build/25 fast

• Recovery-
  • 200 swim

• Speed Set C-
  • 10 x 25 swim @ 45 or r=20
    • 25 build/25 fast

• Cool-down-
  • 200 choice

Total = 2500

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September 8-12, 2014