This workout starts off pretty typical for us: some kicking, some pulling, then some drilling. The Main Series is a “traditional” IM set I used to do in Baltimore (as a swimmer, and as a coach). It’s based off an IM set we used to call the “Janet Evans” set.
For whatever reason, back in 1992 when I was doing it as a swimmer, we called it the “Janet Reno” set because we changed the “Real IMs” which defines the “Janet Evans” set to “Free-IMs” which defines the “Janet Reno” set. For those who do not know: a “Free-IM” is “Free-Back-Breast-Free”.
The set is awesome because although you’ve got to descend the Free IMs, you have to hold yourself together on the 200-400-600-800 Free — which particularly as you get into the 600 and 800 is a huge challenge. The Free IM 200s should be descended.