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Workout Context
- Purpose: Race Specificity
- Target age group: 19-22 years old
- Target level: National/ Collegiate Level
- 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
200 Free/4IM/others
[CA, JA, FL, BB, CC, EC, ED, FG, DH, NH, DK, WL, DL, EM, MN, LN, PP, JP, MS]
3:00 Shoulder bands, arms, pipes
4:00 [jump :45/rest :20] jump rope
4:00 [abs and back: 2 rounds of :30 reach to toes, side-lying leg lifts, alternating superman, hollow hold]
4:00 med ball [2 sets of: 8x squat-jump-slam, L-arm stir 5 each direction, R-arm stir, back-to-back pass w/ partner 8 each direction
1:00 [3x knee jump into tuck jump
Prep to swim x 3:00
1 x 300 on 4:30 choice
5 x 100 on 1:30 choice
12 x 25 on :05 rest interval, roller coaster series with fins
Pause to add snorkels
#DIS
[Anyone who wants the 4IM, see separate sheet]
Drill Set
1x
2 x 25 on :30 swim with 1 foot out
4 x 25 on :30 mustard drill
6 x 25 on :30 3-pause free-your choice
:15 snorkel off
3 x 50 on :45 MX 10-11 spl
1 x 100 on 1:20 75% with good DKUW each wall
1 x 75 on 1:05 80%
1 x 50 on :55 85%
1 x 25 on :30 90%
1 x 50 on 1:00 KOB
Pause, review main sets
200P set
#Mid-SPR #SPR [200 freestylers under 1:50 do 2nd interval]
1x
1 x 200 on 2:30 cruise, DPS [2:20
1 x 100 on 1:15 cruise [1:10
1 x 50 on :55 strong/EZ [:50
1 x 50 on :55 EZ/strong [:50
Rest 1:00
2 x 50 on :40 JMT
2 x 50 on :45 BAT+2
Rest :20
4 x 50 on :40 JMT
4 x 50 on :50 BAT+1
Rest :30
6 x 50 on :45 JMT [:40]
6 x 50 on :55 BAT
Rest :40
8 x 50 on :45 JMT [:40]
8 x 50 on 1:00 BAT
Rest 1:30
Cool
2 x 150 on 3:00 kick cruise
1 x 200 on 3:00 free/back by length
3 x 50 on 1:00 SAcombo
Add choice gear
1x
1 x 50 on :55 drill of your choice
1 x 50 on :50 max 2 breaths, any speed
1 x 50 on :50 thresholdy
1 x 50 on :55 super slo
Pause: get on blocks
1 x 10:00 relay exchanges
Matt Williams
Assistant Coach/Sprint Group Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Northern Michigan University
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