October '05 Workouts

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October 29, 2005: Saturday       2000m                         Printer Friendly copy

Warm up
200 Free Swim
200 Choice Swim
Pre-set
4 x 50 Choice 25m Underwater-Go as far as you can on 1 breath using a pull-out stroke, then swim the rest
25m Kick
Main Set
4 x 75 Free 25m All out Sprint!
25m Pull Only
25m Kick hard, focus on the kick, but still use your arms
4 x 75 IM order 25m each Fly, Back, Breast
25m each Back, Breast, Free
25m each Breast, Free, Fly
25m each Free, Fly, Back
100 Back Easy
4 x 75 Free 25m All out Sprint!
25m Pull Only
25m Kick hard, focus on the kick, but still use your arms
Cool Down
100 Back Easy
100 Choice Easy

October 22, 2005: Saturday       2000m                         Printer Friendly copy

Warm up
200 Free Swim
200 Choice Kick
200 Choice Swim
Pre-set
6 x 50 Free Even Sets (2,4,6)      Stop, Stop, Switch
Odd Sets (1,3,5)      1 Stroke Less per Length
Main Set
200 IM  For each Stroke,  Kick 25m   then Swim 25m (Fly, Back, Breast, Free)
4 x 50 Free Sprint!
100 Back Easy
4 x 50 Choice Sprint!
200 IM  For each Stroke,  Swim 25m   then Kick 25m (Fly, Back, Breast, Free)
Cool Down
200 Choice Easy

October 18, 2005: Tuesday     1900m                         Printer Friendly copy

Warm up
300            Free
200            Choice

Pre-set
4 x 50       Free        25m 6 kicks per side
                                  25m Stop, Stop, Switch

Main Set   
4 x 50       Free        1st  25m Breathe every 5 strokes
                                  2nd 25m Breathe every 7 strokes

1 x 100      Free         Kick
1 x 100     Choice      Kick

4 x 100      IM             Odds (Sets 1&3) Drill (you choose), Evens (Sets 2&4) Swim

6 x 50        Choice     Pull

                   Sprint        Trade 25's - for as long as time (or stamina!) permits

Cool Down
1 x 100      Choice   

October 15, 2005: Saturday    1900m                         Printer Friendly copy

Warm up
300            Free
200            Choice 

Main Set   
1 x 50      Fly
3 x 50      25m Fly, 25m Back
1 x 100    Fly  kick only

1 x 50      Back
3 x 50      25m Back, 25m Breast
1 x 100    Back  kick only

1 x 50      Breast
3 x 50      25m Back, 25m Free
1 x 100    Breast  kick only

1 x 50      Free
3 x 50      25m Free, 25m Fly
1 x 100    Free   kick only

Cool Down
1 x 200 Choice  

 

October 11, 2005: Tuesday     1900m                         Printer Friendly copy

Warm up
300            Free
200            Choice   S.K.U.D (50m Swim, 50m Kick, 50m Swim Underwater, 50m Drill (choice))

Pre-set
4 x 75        Free or Back  25m Right Arm Only (with kick)
                                           25m Left Arm Only (with kick)
                                           25m Stop, Stop, Switch

Main Set   
6 x 50       Free    Pass the Fast (Faster Swimmer starts later, tries to pass the others. If you are evenly matched,
                                                        then the first swimmer swims at 85-90%, late starter sprints)
                               Alternate if swimming alone: Try to cut off 1 stroke per 50m
                               Alternate stroke: Swim evens Free (2,4,6) and odds choice (1,3,5)

3 x 100      Free or Back     Reverse Build (recovery for Pass the Fast). start at 100%, build down to 70%

12 x 25      Free or Back    Two Turn 25's  - Start in the middle of the pool, swim 25 sprint with a turn (ending in the
                                                                           middle of the pool) Work on flip turns and first few strokes out of turn

Cool Down
1 x 200 Choice   Mix it up - especially if you did mostly Free for the workout

 

October 8, 2005: Saturday     1800m                                   Printer Friendly copy

Warm up
300            Free

Pre-set
2 x 50       Free   Press your "T" (concentrate on pressing your sternum down into the water)

2 x 50       Kick      6 kicks on Right side, shift and 6 kicks on Left side

2 x 50       Free       Stop, Stop, Switch

Main Set   
5 x 100    Build (80% first 25m, 85% 2nd 25m, 90% 3rd 25m, 95% 4th 25m)
                  Free on the 1st, 3rd and 5th sets, Choice on sets 2 and 4
                    For the Free sets, breathe:
                             1st  25m Breathe every 5 strokes
                             2nd 25m Breathe every 7 strokes
                             3rd  25m Breathe every 5 strokes
                              4th  25m Breathe every 7 strokes
                    Don't forget to Press your "T"!

 
12 x 25     IM order Sprints!  (Bly, Back, Breast, Free) 10s rest between sprints 

2 x 100     Choice   1st   25m Swim 
                                  2nd 25m Kick 
                                  3rd  25m Pull 
                                  4th   25m Pull 
                   
Cool Down
2 x 100    Choice   Swim, Kick, Pull, Pull     ....   easy

October 4, 2005: Tuesday           2100m                                 Printer Friendly copy

Warm up
300            Free
200            Choice

Pre-set
4 x 100     Free (sets 1&3)          50m pull, 50m swim
                  Back (sets 2&4)    

Main Set   
4 x 50        Free - Underwater popups
                        Push off wall, glide u/w kicking (no arms) and sprint the rest of the way

4 x 200      S.K.P.S.
                      25m Swim, 25m Kick, 25m Pull, 25m Sprint! 25m Swim, 25m Kick, 25m Pull, 25m Sprint!
                      Do each stroke (Fly, Back, Breast, Free) for the whole 200m
                         ... so it's 200m Fly SKPS, SKPS
                                        200M Back SKPS, SKPS
                                        200m Breast SKPS, SKPS
                                        200m Free SKPS, SKPS
Cool Down
200        Choice easy

October 1, 2005: Saturday             2050m                               Printer Friendly copy

Warm up
300            Free
200            Choice

Pre-set
2 x 50       Kick on one side (Left side up, Right side down, focus on your head position)

Main Set  - Freestyle Day!
2 x 50        Free - Drill 25m, Sprint 25m
                        Drills: Fist (Freestyle but make fists - to feel the water on your arms)
                                   Gallup (3 really fast strokes, 2-3 easy strokes, repeat to end of pool)

4 x 75        Free - 1st  25m Breathe every 5 strokes
                              2nd 25m Breathe every 7 strokes
                              3rd  25m Breathe every 5 strokes

2 x 100    Free Build - Pull only for first 75m, then sprint (arms & kick) last 25m

2 x 75        Free - 1st  25m Breathe every 7 strokes       (was 4x75, but we ran out of time!)
                              2nd 25m Breathe every 5 strokes
                              3rd  25m Breathe every 7 strokes

4 x 75      Free
                     1st  25m Breathe every 5 strokes
                     2nd 25m Breathe every 7 strokes
                     3rd  25m Breathe every 5 strokes

2 x 50     Don't let the fast past  - Faster swimmers wait 10 sec, try to pass everyone
                (If you're swimming alone, just 2x50, sprint like crazy!)

Cool Down
200        Back/Breast easy