Workouts for August 28-September 1, 2017

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Monday: Distance Freestyle/Pace

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

Warm-up Set-
8 x 25 drill @ r=10
-choose 2 different freestyle drills

Main Set-
2 x thru:
-1 x 300 pull @ 5:00 or r=30
breathe 3/4/5 by 100’s
-2 x 150 swim @ 2:30 or r=15
descend times 1-2
-3 x 100 pull @ 1:40 or r=10
descend times 1-3
-extra 30 seconds rest

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday: IM

Warm-up-
-200 swim
-200 kick: IM
-200 drill: IM

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

Warm-up Set B-
12 x 50 @ 1:05 or r=10
-25 drill/25 swim
-3 each stroke, IM order

Main Set-
4 x thru (Milt Nelms Axis Swim):
-25 back
-25 fly
-25 back
-25 breast
-25 free
-25 free
-25 free

Cool-down-
8 x 25 @ r=5
-25 scull with kick/25 swim

Total = 2500

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Wednesday: Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
-300 swim
-4 x 50 @ r=10
25 scull with free kick/25 swim

Main Set-
2 x thru:
-1 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
-1 x 200 pull @ 3:20 or r=20
-1 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
-1 x 300 pull @ 5:00 or r=30
-1 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
-1 x 400 pull @ 7:00 or r=60

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday: Stroke

Warm-up-
300 swim

Pull Set-
4 x 100 pull @ 1:45 or r=10
-25 breast/25 free/25 breast/25 free

Kick Set-
4 x 75 kick @ 2:00 or r=20
-choose one “stroke”
-descend times 1-4

Drill Set-
8 x 50 @ 1:05 or r=15
-25 “stroke” drill/25 “stroke” swim

Stroke Set A-
4 x 150 swim @ 3:10 or r=30
-odd 150’s: 50 free/50 “stroke”/50 free
-even 150’s: 50 “stroke”/50 free/50 “stroke”

Stroke Set B-
4 x 100 swim @ 2:00 or r=20
-25 “stroke”/25 free/25 “stroke”/25 free

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday: Speed

Warm-up-
-200 swim
-stretch for 2 minutes
-200 swim (mix of strokes)
-stretch for 2 minutes
-200 kick (mix of strokes)
-stretch for 2 minutes

Warm-up Set A-
8 x 50 @ 1:05 or r=10
-25 drill/25 swim

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

Main Set-
-4 x 25 swim @ 1:00
all fast!
-4 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
moderate pace
-1 x 300 swim or pull @ 5:30 or r=60
easy pace
-4 x 50 swim @ 1:30
all fast!
-4 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
moderate pace
-1 x 300 swim or pull
easy pace

Total = 2500

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August 28-September 1, 2017

Workouts for August 21-25, 2017

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Monday: Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
200 swim
200 kick
200 pull

Main Set-
-6 x 100 pull @ 1:40 or r=10
descend times 1-3, 4-6
-4 x 150 pull or swim @ 2:30 or r=15
descend times 1-4
-2 x 300 swim @ 4:50 or r=20
descend times 1-2

Speed Set-
16 x 25 swim @ 30 or r=5-10
-25 easy/25 fast

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday: IM

Warm-up-
300 swim

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

Drill Set-
12 x 25 @ 40 or r=10
-25 kick/25 drill/25 swim
-3 x 25 each stroke, IM order

IM Set A-
4 x thru:
-25 back
-25 fly
-25 back
-25 breast
-75 free

IM Set B-
4 x thru:
-1 x 100 IM @ 2:20 or r=30
-4 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
IM order

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 2500

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Wednesday: Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
400 swim
8 x 50 @ r=10
-25 scull with flutter kick/25 swim

Main Set-
-1 x 400 pull @ 7:00 or r=60
breathe 3/4/5/choice by 100’s
-2 x 200 swim @ 3:30 or r=30
build each to 800 race pace
-4 x 100 swim @ 1:45 or r=15
descend times 1-4 (to ~800 race pace)
-8 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
at ~800 race pace
-16 x 25 swim @ 30 or r=10
at ~400 race pace

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday: Stroke

Warm-up-
500 choice

Main Set-
3 x thru:
-1 x 150 swim @ 3:00 or r=30
-2 x 75 kick @ 2:00 or r=20
-3 x 50 drill @ 1:15 or r=15
-4 x 25 swim @ 45 or r=15

Cool-down-
8 x 25 swim @ r=10
-ascend times 1-4, 5-8

Total = 2500

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Friday: Speed

Warm-up-
500 choice

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

Main Set-
-2 x 150 swim @ 3:00 or r=45
80% effort
-2 x 100 swim @ 2:00 or r=20
recovery pace
-4 x 75 swim @ 2:00 or r=60
85% effort
-2 x 100 swim @ 2:00 or r=20
recovery pace
-6 x 50 swim @ 1:45 or r=60
90% effort
-2 x 100 swim @ 2:00 or r=20
recovery pace

Cool-down-
10 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
-ascend pace 1-5, 6-10

Total = 2500

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August 21-25, 2017

Workouts for August 14-18, 2017

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Monday: Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
-200 swim
-4 x 50 swim @ r=10
descend times 1-4
-200 kick
-4 x 50 kick @ r=10
descend times 1-4

Warm-up Set-
12 x 25 @ r=5
-25 scull/25 pull
-mix of sculls (i.e., top, middle, bottom)

Main Set-
-1 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
-1 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
-1 x 200 pull @ 3:20 or r=20
-1 x 300 swim @ 5:00 or r=30
-1 x 400 pull @ 6:40 or r=40
-1 x 300 swim @ 5:00 or r=30
-1 x 200 pull @ 3:20 or r=20
-1 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
-1 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday: IM

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

Main Set-
-1 x 300 pull @ 5:00 or r=30
breathe 3/5/3 by 100’s
-2 x 150 swim @ 3:10 or r=20
50 back/50 breast/50 free
-3 x 100 pull @ 2:05 or r=20
25 breast/25 free/25 breast/25 free
-6 x 50 kick @ 1:30 or r=15
2 fly, 2 back, 2 breast

IM Set B-
20 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

Main Set-
-1 x 400 pull @ 7:00 or r=60
breathe 3/5/3/5 by 100’s
-4 x 50 kick @ 1:30 or r=15
descend times 1-4
-2 x 200 swim @ 3:20 or r=20
push 3rd 50 in each 200
-4 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=15
negative split each 50
-4 x 100 pull @ 1:40 or r=10
descend times 1-4
-1 x 200 kick @ 5:00 or r=30
push 3rd 50
-4 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
negative split each 100
-8 x 25 swim @ 40 or r=10
from center of pool, fast turns!

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday: Stroke

Warm-up-
300 choice

Main Set-
-1 x 100 “stroke” @ 2:30 or r=20
all kick
-2 x 100 “stroke” @ 2:00 or r=20
25 drill/25 swim
-3 x 100 swim @ 2:10 or r=20
25 “stroke”/25 free
-4 x 100 pull @ 1:40 or r=10
breathe 3/4/5/3 by 25’s
-3 x 100 swim @ 2:10 or r=20
50 “stroke”/50 free
-2 x 100 “stroke” @ 2:00 or r=20
50 drill/50 swim
-1 x 100 “stroke” @ 2:30 or r=20
all kick

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

Cool-down-
100 swim

Total = 2500

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Friday: Speed

Warm-up-
-300 swim
-200 kick
-100 pull

Warm-up Set-
8 x 50 @ 1:10 or r=20
Alternate:
-25 kick/25 swim
-25 drill/25 swim

Speed Set A-
3 x 200 swim @ 4:00 or r=60
-#1: straight 200
-#2: broken 15 seconds at 100
subtract 15 seconds to get time
-#3: broken 10 seconds at each 50
subtract 30 seconds to get time

Recovery Set-
6 x 50 pull or swim @ r=10

Speed Set B-
3 x 100 swim @ 2:30 or r=60
-#1: straight 100
-#2: broken 15 seconds at 50
subtract 15 seconds to get time
-#3: broken 10 seconds at each 25
subtract 30 seconds to get time

Cool-down-
300 choice

Total = 2500

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August 14-18, 2017

Workouts for August 7-11, 2017

***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 @ 1:40 or r=10
-breathe 3/5 by 50’s
1 x 400 swim @ 6:40 or r=40
-negative split
2 x 200 pull @ 3:20 or r=20
-breathe 3/5 by 50’s
2 x 200 swim @ 3:20 or r=20
-descend times 1-2
1 x 400 pull @ 6:40 or r=40
-breathe 3/4/5/choice by 100’s
4 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
-descend times 1-4

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Tuesday: IM

Warm-up-
400 swim
200 IM kick

Warm-up Set-
8 x 25 (25 drill/25 swim) @ r=10
-2 each stroke, IM order

Main Set-
1 x 400 IM @ 8:00 or r=60
-negative split last 3 x 100’s

4 x 50 pull @ 1:00 or r=15
-breathe every 3rd stroke

Extra 30 seconds rest

1 x 300 IM @ 6:00 or r=45
-each 75: 25 DPS/50 strong

4 x 50 pull @ 55 or r=10
-breathe every 3rd stroke

Extra 30 seconds rest

1 x 200 IM @ 4:00 or r=30
-negative split last 3 x 50’s

4 x 50 pull @ 50 or r=5
-breathe every 3rd stroke

Cool-down-
200 choice

Total = 2500

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Wednesday: Mid-Distance Freestyle/Pace

Warm-up-
400 swim

Warm-up Set-
5 x 50 (25 drill/25 swim) @ 1:00 or r=10

Main Set-
1 x 400 swim @ 6:40 or r=40
-negative split
2 x 300 swim @ 5:00 or r=30
-descend times 1-2
3 x 200 swim @ 3:20 or r=20
-descend times 1-3
4 x 100 swim @ 1:40 or r=10
-descend times 1-4
5 x 50 swim @ 50 or r=5
-descend times 1-5

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 3000

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Thursday: Stroke

Warm-up-
400 choice

Main Set-
1 x 500 pull @ 8:00 or r=30
-breathe 3/5/3/5/3 by 100’s

20 x 25 kick @ 45 or r=10
5 x thru:
-2 x 25 “stroke” kick
-2 x 25 choice kick

2 x 250 swim @ 5:00 or r=20
-#1: 50 free/50 “stroke”/50 free/50 “stroke”/50 free
-#2: 50 “stroke”/50 free/50 “stroke”/50 free/50 “stroke”

10 x 50 swim @ 1:00 or r=10
Alternate:
-50 “stroke” drill
-50 “stroke” swim

Cool-down-
100 choice

Total = 2500

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Friday: Speed

Warm-up-
6 x (50 swim/25 kick/25 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 @ 1:10 or r=20-30
-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 Set-
2 x (25 scull/25 glide/25 pull)

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

Total = 2500

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August 7-11, 2017