This week I thought we would focus on threshold in the main set. It's structured a little differently that I normally would. I wanted to break up the main set to provide some different distances and sendoffs and efforts to make the set manageable for the athletes.
It's hard, but they'll get through it thinking it "wasn't so bad".
This workout is on the schedule for my swim club tomorrow (Thursday). As always, adjust the send-offs based on the athletes. You want them to start out maintaining :15 - :20 seconds rest pretty easily, but towards the end they'll need to work for that rest. There's enough active recovery cooked in to make things manageable.
This is SCY, and will take roughly 1:15 - 1:30. If time is short, you can cut one of the warm up / pre-sets (each pre-set is 600 yards).
It's hard, but they'll get through it thinking it "wasn't so bad".
This workout is on the schedule for my swim club tomorrow (Thursday). As always, adjust the send-offs based on the athletes. You want them to start out maintaining :15 - :20 seconds rest pretty easily, but towards the end they'll need to work for that rest. There's enough active recovery cooked in to make things manageable.
This is SCY, and will take roughly 1:15 - 1:30. If time is short, you can cut one of the warm up / pre-sets (each pre-set is 600 yards).
Warm up:
250 swim
250 pull
8 x 75 on :30 rest
1st length drill, 2nd length kick, 3rd swim
4 x (50 - 100)
On :55 - 1:35
Main set:
12 x 50 HARD on :55
Descend 1-4
150 easy on :20 rest
6 x 75 on 1:05-1:10
Descend 1-3
100 easy on :20 rest
5 x 50 HARD on :50
Descend 1-5 (End MAX)
50 easy on 1:30
6 x 25 max effort on :45
300 pull with buoy and paddles.
Easy effort. Focus on stroke.
Cool down:
150 easy.
This is a big set - 3900 yards if my math is correct. Tired athletes are a guarantee.