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Workout Context
- Purpose: Race Specificity
- Target age group: 13-14 years old, 15-18 years old, 19-22 years old
- Target level: National/ Collegiate Level, Senior Age Group/ High School State Level, Age Group (Advanced)
- Weeks until target meet: 3 weeks
- Team Location: United States
- Course: 25 Yards
- Shared workout link: Click here to view this workout on commitswimming.com
The Workout
RSD National/Champ
Thursday PM [4/14/22]
C2/W3
Be A Great Teammate: show up, bring your best Self, reliable training partne, positive attitude, lift up and never tear down!
(Joe may or may not attend)
200 fr/bk/fr/br dpc fewest strokes
4×25 underwater pullouts dpc
150 bk/br/fr dpc fewest strokes
4×25 o=right e=left arm only DPC
100 free dpc
4×25 backwards free
50 choice
4×25 scull
all @:10 rest, KIM!
short finz 16×50
[25k/25 sw leg Dom! @:35/:37.5/:40/42.5/:45 all Strong! o=fr e=ch non free]
Mid Race (no problem combining any groups as needed)
sox @feet 12×25 (2 kick build/2 swim build/2 swim moderate highest form x2 @:40]
sox off 6x
50 moderate free flow @1:10
75 [@ 200 Race Pace ch @1:20]
sox @hands 8×25 [4 as r/l, 4 as swim build@:40]
sox off 20×50 o=mod fr e=ch PP for 200@:50m
100 rebuild
3x
1×100 easy lactate threshold stroke/fr @build G3 to G4 @1:50
1×50 managing swimming with lactate
(holding back end of 200 goal split@ 1:00)
1×50 holding back end of 100 Goal Pace! @1:10
no breaks between rounds
100 rebuild
6×75 pull o=free breath 5 e=choice @:20 rest all moderate g2
warm down with time
Long Race:
Short Race:
Joe Benjamin
Head Coach, Rancho San Dieguito
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