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Workout Context
- Purpose: Capacity (Base) Building
- Target age group: 23+ years old
- Target level: Masters (Advanced), Masters (Intermediate), Masters (Beginner)
- Weeks until target meet: 9 weeks
- Team Location: United States
- Course: 25 Meters
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The Workout
Distance workout to build fitness for Masters, especially for open water or pool distance events.
Warm Up
300 loosen choice
100 choice kick :20R – build last 25
200 choice as drill/swim by 25
300 easy free with paddles only, focus on stable quiet head – option for SNORKEL
Main Set
4 x 500 @:30-:40R, option to PULL any two of the four:
[1 negative split: aerobic/high aerobic – maintain DPS]
[2 all aerobic: focus on exhalation – steady, smooth, from nose only]
[3 as 100 aerobic + 25 strong (kick and increase SPM), use aerobic 100s to recover and find good form]
[4 as 100 strong + 100 high aerobic + 300 zen]
[COACHING NOTE – for swimmers not ready for 4 x 500, offer them 400s or 300s. Or they can do fewer 500’s – say only 3 out of 4.]
Cool Down, as much as possible until time ends
300 as [25 NFC/75 Free]
200 easy kick with fins
100 choice loosen
Prime Aquatics, Alcoa, TN www.primeaq.com
Coach Lana Burl, Masters Coach
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USMS, USA Swimming, USA Triathlon
Lana Burl
Masters Coach, Prime Aquatics
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