Com Games Gold medalist & Olympic Bronze medalist, Cameron McEvoy has swum some tough sets during his career, over the next few weeks I’m going expose you to a number of his toughest training sets (and variations for mere mortals).
Each Saturday I will post a Swim Session, most weeks I will load three options up for you to do. Option A is for swimmers who are after a workout between 1,000 & 2,000 metres. Option B is for swimmers who are after a workout between 2,000 & 3,000m and Option C will be greater than 3,000m.
The inspiration for today’s workout comes from an article by Olivier Poirier-Leroy at YourSwimLog.com, you can read the full article here.
- 8x 50m (MAX – dive start) @ 2min
- 36x 150m (12x @ 1:55, 12x @1:50, 12x @1:45)
The Main Sets start with a set of eight, 50m reps. These are done from a dive start every two minutes and swim at a max effort to build up the lactic acid levels.
The second set is 36 reps of 150m. The first twelve reps are done starting every 1:55. The second twelve on 1:50 and then the final twelve on 1:45!!!
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I am the Head Coach & Director of Qwik Kiwi Coaching.
I specialise in assisting first-timers and recreational athletes to achieve their sporting goals. I can be contacted at coachray@coachray.nz and 021 348 729.
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If you enjoyed this workout, here is a similar session I published 12 months ago.
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