Breaststroke 225s

Posted by Barbara Hummel on Jun 03, 2008 04:31PM (1,885 views)

 WARMUP:  700
500 yards with fins, mix of dolphin, flutter, free, back
200 easy breast kick, various positions

DOLPHIN SET:  300
12 X 25 with fins on :30 sendoff
#1:  Fly/Breast Combo
#2:  2L/2R Fly --> whole-stroke Fly
#3:  Karla drill
#4:  2L/2R Fly --> whole-stroke Fly
#5:  3 strokes Fly --> Free
#6:  2L/2R Fly --> whole-stroke Fly
#7 & 8:  6 underwater dolphins --> backstroke
#9, 10, 11, 12:  Pulse breast, breathing every 4...3...2...1 by 25

MAIN SET:  1500
Used a Tempo Trainer throughout the set.  Did everything, even the kicking, to the BEEP.   This set simulates the fatigue of a 200 race -- not so much in the first 100 of drill/kick, but in the final 125 where you have to maintain the same tempo for the entire distance.  Ouch.

6 X 225 with 25 of active recovery after each 225.  Descend time on the 225s.  [went 3:51...3:47...3:45...3:43...3:43...3:42]
#1 and #2 were on 5:00 sendoff with TT set at 1.85
#3, #4, #5 were on 5:15 sendoff with TT at 1.80
#6 was on 5:30 sendoff with TT at 1.80

Each 225 is swum as:
25 body-dolphin breast
25 breaststroke kick on your back
25 body-dolphin breast
25 breast kick on your back
125 breaststroke

WARMDOWN:  300

Total Yardage:  2800




Responses

Responded Jun 05, 2008 12:35AM

Oh goodness... NOW you're scaring me. 225's? Can't we train for long-course by going 25's? There's GOT to be a better way. Sometimes reality can REALLY smack you in the face.

Good time for me to read this B. Thanks. Have to make that decision soon huh?

Responded Nov 30, 2008 10:58PM

exellent baby


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