Sunday, February 27, 2011

Swim Workout Feb 25, 2011

(at 6:30 in the morning I'd rather be swimming than working; hope you all had a good one!)
Warmup:

10x25fr on :45 - decrease (stroke count + time)

Pre-Set:
800m drafting **also, look up every 10 strokes

Main:
400m build - note your time
10 sec rest ONLY
400m - swim this in less time than 400m build

Cooldown:
200 not free (mix it up if you like)
100m free drill as: swim 3 strokes, then pause on one side to kick for 6 beats, repeat.

Total: 2150m

Friday, February 18, 2011

Swim Workout Feb 18, 2011

Technique: Keeping stable between shoulders and hips; getting onto your side

Warmup:
50K with board - 3/5 beats per side; 50fr
50 catch-up with board and pull buoy; 50fr
50 catch-up with board and kicking 3/5 beats per side; 50fr

Main:
10 x 100fr on 1:30/1:45/2:00 with fins
5 x 100fr on 1:45/2:00/2:15 no fins

Recovery:
50 not free #1
50 not free #2

Drill:
kickboard under tummy
hug one arm around underside of kickboard; roll onto that side as you raise the opposite arm, buttock and heel
repeat on other side
- -> the idea is to get comfortable with going right onto your side and evaluating whether you're balanced <- -

Total: 2000m

Friday, February 11, 2011

February 11 Swim Workout - Video

Thanks to Holly for the camera and all who came out. Let's set up a time to review the footage!

Warmup:
10 x 25m "golf" on :45 (add stroke count + time, aim to decrease score each 25)

Main:
400 ez - note time
100 not free
400 build - note time
100 not free
400 at race pace for 1500m - note time
100 not free
(compare your times for 400m; notice that possibly what felt easy in the first 400 is not that different from the last one that felt hard!)

Relay:
4 x 50m as: scull, head-up free, kick, pull

Cooldown:
do the other 3 x 50 that you did not do in relay

Total: 2000m

Friday, February 4, 2011

Swim Workout Feb 4, 2011 - Med

Next week, in lieu of an otherwise hard practise, I will be videotaping. Outrageous swimwear welcome.

Warmup:
300pull
200drill (choice)
100fr

Stroke Count:
10 x 25m on :45 - note stroke count + time
decrease your score each 25, just like golf

Main:
5 x 100m on 1:30/1:45/2:00 (race pace + rest)
2 x 100m ez (optional pull)
5 x 100m on 1:45/2:00/2:15 (fast + more rest)

Cooldown:
75 not fr/50pull/25scull

Total: 2200m

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Swim Workout Jan 28, 2011 - EZ

Some of you might argue that it wasn't all that easy... I'll concede that I'm still working out the kinks on the split times. :)

Warmup:
3 x 100 as:
1. 75 finger drag/25fr
2. 75 catch-up/25fr
3. 75 fists/25fr

Stroke Count:
10 x 25fr on :45
count your strokes and note your time
add (strokes + time) to get a TOTAL NUMBER
aim to decrease the TOTAL NUMBER over the 10 reps

Distance/Pacing:
1500m as:
500fr (optional pull) ez + 10sec rest
400build (optional pull) + 10 sec rest
300 on 4:50/5:15/5:30 (you may want to increase the interval time by 10sec)
200 on 3:10/3:20/3:30
100 FAST

Cooldown:
100 not free
50 choice

Total: 2200m

Friday, January 21, 2011

January 21, 2010 Workout

There are 20 weeks until the Wasa Triathlon. I am now starting to periodize our swim training a bit, with weeks either being recovery, moderate or hard. Today was considered hard.

Next week at swimming I will be handing out coaching/training needs surveys. If you know you'd like to have one but won't be at swimming please contact me to make arrangements. Thanks!

Warmup
3 x 100 as 50fr/50choice

Pacing
100m fr - this is T

4 x 100fr on (T+10sec) **Notice how much of a bullet you felt like on that 1st 100! Remember this when you want to go out super fast at the beginning of a race!

100 not fr

Distance - Brain Workout
1000m at your own pace

Cooldown
100 choice
relay: 50br/50k/50scull/50 1arm free

Total: 2050m

Times for 1000m:
Brendan 15:43 Kerri 17:07
Todd 17:58 Paul 18:13
John 18:37 Dann 19:10
Laurie 19:53 Nicole 20:15