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Wrapping up another week of training with our “50’s test set”. This Saturday morning we reduced the number of 50’s by one repeat and increased the interval by two minutes with the goal to improve on last week’s performance.
Recovery focused Friday providing two options with the first one including a little bit of sprint work while the second one was more aerobic and kicking based.
Shorter and “lighter” Thursday with a sprint and a resistance focused practice option both incorporating plenty of “feel work” aiming to increase awareness for moving through the water at high speed with great technique.
Mid-week recovery practice offering two options and variations of those to provide as much “freedom” to the athlete as possible.
Completely speed and sprint focused Tuesday workout with just enough easy swimming to keep up the intensity and tempo throughout the session.
Aerobic focused Monday session aiming to build speed for the week ahead with just a few descending and fast efforts.
We keep using Saturday mornings for racing practice with our “50’s test set”. This week without equipment but an option to put on a race suit and going from the block.
Active recovery focused Friday providing two options for the same type of work with different approaches keeping things basic and simple.
Our weekly cycle in this phase has Thursday providing two options with one being a speed and sprint focused session while the other one includes more of aerobic and “power” type of work with resistance.
Mid-week recovery practice offering two options and variations of those to provide as much “freedom” to the athlete as possible.