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October 2005 Sample Workouts

Workout 1

Warm Up

  • 6 x 50 yards, free, breast, back, free, breast, back
  • 4 x 50 yards kick, backstroke descending
  • 2 x 100 yard swim, with spinners off the wall

Main Set

  • 6 X 200 broup rest 5 seconds, back, breast, free (breathing pattern 5), kick, pull, IM
  • 2 x 75, right arm, left arm swim (by 25)
  • 4x 100 descend on 40%, last 25 of each fly kick on your side.

Cool Down

Workout 2

Warm Up

  • 2 X 150 swim
  • 4 X 50 kick, descend
  • 200 swim, 50 left arm, 50 right arm, 50 you choice of drill, 50 swimm.

Main Set

  • 2 X (4 X 150) on the 70%.
  • 8 X 25 kick, group rest of :00, odd 25 on your back, make a long-boat, even 25 free swim with a big kick.
  • 7 X 50 on the 10%, 1-4 descending, 5-7 descending.

Cool Down

Workout 3

Warm Up

  • 3 X 100, Middle 100 stroke.
  • 200 IM kick
  • 200 phase-drill, 50 right, 50 left, 50 choice of drill, 50 swim.

Main Set

  • 3 X 200 negative split at 100 with 5 seconds rest on the 50%
  • 4 X 50 descend on the 30%
  • 4 X 150 negative split at 75 with 5 seconds rest on the 50%
  • 4 X 50 descending on the 30%
  • One of the two sets of 4 X 50 must be stroke.

Cool Down

  • 200 cool down, your choice

Workout 4

Warm Up

  • 3 X 100 first 50 breathing patter of 3.
  • 2 X 100 IM kick
  • 200 phase drill, back stroke, 50 right arm, 50 left arm, 50 drill, 50 swim

Main Set

  • 4 X (4 X 75 + 100) on the 60%, descending set by sets.
  • 8 X 25 free kick, group rest of :05 seconds.
  • 14 X 25 on the :45, odd long and strong, evens fast. Every third fly kick.

Cool Down

  • 150 swim, middle 50 kick.

Workout 5

Warm Up

  • 4 X 75, rotate 25 stroke through.
  • 200 breast kick.
  • 200 phase drill, 50 left arm, 50 right arm, 50 choice of drill, 50 swim.

Main Set

  • 4 X (100 + 200), 100 on the 95%, 200 on the 70%.
  • 10 X 25 group rest :00, fly kick on the surface, 4 kicks followed by one breast stroke pull to breath.
  • 4 X 50 on the -10%

Cool Down


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