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September 2005 Sample Workouts

Workout 1

Warm Up

  • 300 yards, 50 swim, 50 stroke, 100 swim, 100 stroke
  • 200 kick, odd 25's IM order, even fly kick on back
  • 200 phase drill, 50 right arm, 50 left, 50 catch-up drill, 50 swim

Main Set

  • 3 X (4X100 + 6X25 + 3X50)
    • 100's on the 80%
    • 25's on the :50 kick
    • 50's on the 30%, descending

Cool Down

Workout 2

Warm Up

  • 2 X 150, first one back, second breast
  • 200 fist swim with a big kick
  • 4 X 50 descending, first 25 fly kick

Main Set

  • 7 X 100 on 70%, 3 fly kicks off each wall
  • 400 fly kick or IM kick
  • 8 X 25 on the 40 seconds, #3,4,7,8 are fast
  • 6 X 75 on the 30%, descending

Cool Down

Workout 3

Warm Up

  • 2 X (25, 50, 75 swim)
  • 200 IM kick
  • 8 X 25 sculling, odd ones feet first, even ones backwards

Main Set

  • 4 X (300 + 4 X 75 + 4 X 25)
    • 300 is group rest of 5 seconds
    • 75's descending on the 60%
    • 25's fast kick on the 60 seconds, first 5 fly.

Cool Down

  • 200 cool down, your choice

Workout 4

Warm Up

  • 4 X 75 swim
  • 200 fly kick
  • 200 phase drill, back stroke, 50 right arm, 50 left arm, 50 drill, 50 swim

Main Set

  • 4 X 125 + 2 X 125 on the 90%, with 60 seconds between the two sets of 125.
  • 12 X 25 on the 50 seconds, odd and even 25's must be different strokes, all as fist swim.
  • 2 X (4 X 50's on the 10%, descend), each set a different stroke.

Cool Down

  • 300 swim, at least 100 kick.

Workout 5

Warm Up

  • 3 X 100, first 50, middle 50, last 50 stroke (respectively)
  • 8 X 25 kick, one arm out of water, skating on side
  • 4 X 50 descend, breathing pattern of 3.

Main Set

  • 4 X 200 on 90%, 4th 200 IM or fly drill
  • 10 X 25 drill with rest interval of 10 seconds
    • 3 one arm swims (left arm, right arm, left arm)
    • 2 swims
    • 3 one arm swims (right arm, left arm, right arm)
    • 2 swims
  • 6 X 100 on 30%, odd one's negative split the 50's with 5 seconds rest at the 50. Even one's focus on good technical swim
  • 8 X 25 on the 40 seconds, even fast fly kick

Cool Down


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