The Master's Swim Team that I coach is primarily composed of what would be classified as the intermediate swimmer. By this, I mean people who aren't breaking a minute on their 100 yard freestyles, but are more along the lines of a 1:15 (give or take) and still push through the practice.
So, I design their swimming workouts on an intermediate level where they get the rest they need, maintain and improve their current times, and still get a great workout in for only swimming around an hour every day they are in. That being said, I know that they aren't the only ones out there looking for quick workouts at an intermediate Master's level which leads me to the purpose of this forum topic (and what will be an on-going posting of workouts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday). I will be sharing all of the swim workouts that we do in hopes that other people will find benefit in them as well.
Enjoy the workouts and please feel free to give as much feedback as possible!
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Today was IM Day (woohoo for my swimmers who are typically the long axis folks)!! Personally, I love coaching IM days because they just absolutely kill my swimmers and I get some sort of pleasure out of cruel and unusual sets! Enjoy!
Warm Up
800 (200 Swim, 200 Kick, 200 Choice, 200 Swim)
Drill Set
2 x {4 x 50 on 1:05 IM Order
Main Set 1
4 x 200 IM Broken at the 50's by :10 @ 85% on :15 rest
2 x 200 IM Broken at the 100's by :10 @ 90% on :20 rest
Main Set 2
10 x 100 IM Twister on 2:00 @ 95% - 100%
1 = 50 Fly, 50 Back
2 = 25 Fly, 50 Back, 25 ***
3 = 50 Back, 50 ***
4 = 25 Back, 50 ***, 25 Free
5 = 50 ***, 50 Free
6 = 25 ***, 50 Free, 25 Fly
7 = 50 Free, 50 Fly
8 = Fly, ***, Back, Free
9 - Free, Back, ***, Fly
10 = Reverse IM
4 x 100 IM on 2:00
1 = easy 75, sprint free
2 = easy 50, sprint *** & free
3 = easy 25, sprint back, ***, & free
4 = all out effort
Recovery
1 x 200 Choice
Total Yardage: 4000
Total Time: ~1 hr 20 mins
Today was IM Day (woohoo for my swimmers who are typically the long axis folks)!! Personally, I love coaching IM days because they just absolutely kill my swimmers and I get some sort of pleasure out of cruel and unusual sets! Enjoy!
Warm Up
800 (200 Swim, 200 Kick, 200 Choice, 200 Swim)
Drill Set
2 x {4 x 50 on 1:05 IM Order
Main Set 1
4 x 200 IM Broken at the 50's by :10 @ 85% on :15 rest
2 x 200 IM Broken at the 100's by :10 @ 90% on :20 rest
Main Set 2
10 x 100 IM Twister on 2:00 @ 95% - 100%
1 = 50 Fly, 50 Back
2 = 25 Fly, 50 Back, 25 ***
3 = 50 Back, 50 ***
4 = 25 Back, 50 ***, 25 Free
5 = 50 ***, 50 Free
6 = 25 ***, 50 Free, 25 Fly
7 = 50 Free, 50 Fly
8 = Fly, ***, Back, Free
9 - Free, Back, ***, Fly
10 = Reverse IM
4 x 100 IM on 2:00
1 = easy 75, sprint free
2 = easy 50, sprint *** & free
3 = easy 25, sprint back, ***, & free
4 = all out effort
Recovery
1 x 200 Choice
Total Yardage: 4000
Total Time: ~1 hr 20 mins