Well, I sure took a hiatus didn't I? More athletes coming out of hibernation, the ITU racing season getting started - having an athlete racing at ITU Sarasota .....excuses, excuses.
So, back to the grind. I've been throwing in a little more endurance work for my athletes as of late. As you might recall, I was pretty heavy on speed and speed endurance / threshold work early on. I found that most of the athletes at my swim club did a lot of solid aerobic endurance work during the off-season, so it seemed fitting.
A little trip back to the aerobic energy system is in order:
Warm up:
200 swim
200 pull
200 kick (board - no fins)
4 x (75 - 125) on 1:10 - 2:00
.
Main set:
500-400-2x200-400-300-2x200
All on base 100 time + :20 - :30
.
Cool down
200 easy
This set is SCY and yields 4,000 yards. The send-offs in the main set are, as stated, are on base 100 time + :30. So, for example, if your athlete holds 1:10 pace pretty easily under aerobic levels, then his/her 400 send-off is 5:10. The 300 send-off is 4:00, etc.
You'll notice the 2 x 200's in the middle and end of the round. I like breaking up a longer set with slightly shorter distances. Athletes will tend to go a little harder on the 200's - getting a little more rest - but upping the quality of the set that much more.
Drop me a line with any questions - I'm always up for talking about swimming.
So, back to the grind. I've been throwing in a little more endurance work for my athletes as of late. As you might recall, I was pretty heavy on speed and speed endurance / threshold work early on. I found that most of the athletes at my swim club did a lot of solid aerobic endurance work during the off-season, so it seemed fitting.
A little trip back to the aerobic energy system is in order:
Warm up:
200 swim
200 pull
200 kick (board - no fins)
4 x (75 - 125) on 1:10 - 2:00
.
Main set:
500-400-2x200-400-300-2x200
All on base 100 time + :20 - :30
.
Cool down
200 easy
This set is SCY and yields 4,000 yards. The send-offs in the main set are, as stated, are on base 100 time + :30. So, for example, if your athlete holds 1:10 pace pretty easily under aerobic levels, then his/her 400 send-off is 5:10. The 300 send-off is 4:00, etc.
You'll notice the 2 x 200's in the middle and end of the round. I like breaking up a longer set with slightly shorter distances. Athletes will tend to go a little harder on the 200's - getting a little more rest - but upping the quality of the set that much more.
Drop me a line with any questions - I'm always up for talking about swimming.