Tuesday, March 3, 2009

WEEK #13 – DON’T PUSH YOUR LUCK WEEK


WEEK #13 – DON’T PUSH YOUR LUCK WEEK

(FOCUS = REMAINING HEALTHY) 

OVER THE NEXT 6-8 WEEKS WE WILL BE INCREASING YOUR VOLUME AND ADDING INTENSITY.  THIS IS A TIME WHEN THE ENDORPHINS BEGIN TO REALLY FLY AND ANXIETY OVER MISSED TRAINING SESSIONS INCREASES.  YOU ARE WALKING A FINE LINE BETWEEN HEALTHY GROWTH AND INJURY…. BE CAREFUL - FOLLOW YOUR TRAINING PLANS/LISTEN TO YOUR BODY AND REMEMBER THIS IS A HOBBY 

FATIGUE + RECOVERY = FITNESS 

DAY # 1 – ASSIGNMENT = AFTER A 10 MINUTE WARM UP - ZONE 1 

SET #1 : ACCELERATING 100’S – ZONE 1-4 – MAINTAIN TECHNIQUE 

100 YDS SLOW/100 YDS FAST/100 YDS FASTER/ 100 YDS FASTER/100 YDS FASTEST

        *MINIMUM REST BETWEEN 100’S/ FOCUS ON REACH/PULL AS SPEED INCREASES 

SET #2 : RECOVERY SET – 300 YARDS – ZONE 1-2 – ALL TECHNIQUE 

*REPEAT THIS SEQUENCE UP TO 4 TIMES/UP TO 3200 YDS 

REMEMBER TO WORK WITHIN YOUR ABILITYYOU HAVE WEEKS OF WORK AHEAD !

WE DO NOT EXPECT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT. 

DAY #2 – ASSIGNMENT = SPEED PLAY DAY – ZONES 1-4  

TODAY IT IS ALL UP TO YOU... NO WHISTLE BLOWING....

NO PEER PRESSURE…FOR 1-HOUR YOU WILL PICK YOUR SWIM SPEEDS.

MIX IT UP..HAVE SOME FUN..SWIM REALLY HARD..THEN SWIM SLOW.

GET THE HEART RATE UP…TRY TO SWIM WITHOUT A BREAK! 

JUST FOR TODAY – THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND…

SWIM FOR THE JOY OF AQUATIC MOTION !

*JUST FOR TODAY WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT TECHNIQUE 

“FREE YOUR MIND AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW” 


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