Getting to travel as much as we do we get to "taste" a lot of workouts from clubs all over the country...plus on occasion I come up with something to toss at the workouts I coach.
For those lucky enough to swim with me Saturday (I'm coaching) here's the main set:
SCY
800 negative split (get 400 split) @1:00 rest
6 x 100's @ 1:20
400IM
100 kick for time
400 negative split (faster than 2nd 400 of the 800, get 200 split) 1:00 rest
5 x 100's @ 1:15
200IM
100 kick for time (different stroke)
200 negative split (faster than 2nd 200 of 400)
4 x 100's @ 1:10
100IM
100 kick for time (different than first two)
Please don't let Paul fool you. The sets he GIVES and the sets he actually DOES are miles apart (literally!). Here is a typical workout that Paul would participate in:
Warm Up: hang out on deck in Speedo shaking his arms around and bit and gossipping with anyone who will listen.
Set 1: slowly pull the 10 tons of gear out of bag and organize by lane while others are swimming.
Set 2: finally get in, and start sculling during the set, just to get in teammates' way.
Set 3: put on every scrap of gear that he can and start the "real" set with everyone else, but go last and only work the very last part, passing everyone by and annoying them beyond belief.
Set 4: Warm down a 50, then lay on deck and tan while the rest of the team finishes up that last 2,000.
Any of you that have actually swam with Paul, KNOW I'm not kidding!
Please don't let Paul fool you. The sets he GIVES and the sets he actually DOES are miles apart (literally!). Here is a typical workout that Paul would participate in:
Warm Up: hang out on deck in Speedo shaking his arms around and bit and gossipping with anyone who will listen.
Set 1: slowly pull the 10 tons of gear out of bag and organize by lane while others are swimming.
Set 2: finally get in, and start sculling during the set, just to get in teammates' way.
Set 3: put on every scrap of gear that he can and start the "real" set with everyone else, but go last and only work the very last part, passing everyone by and annoying them beyond belief.
Set 4: Warm down a 50, then lay on deck and tan while the rest of the team finishes up that last 2,000.
Any of you that have actually swam with Paul, KNOW I'm not kidding!
