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Workout Wednesday: Steelhead Coaching Swim Session

4/8/2019

 
Here's a great winter swim workout that develops aerobic capacity while still maintaining some race-specific strength. This Workout Wednesday comes to you courtesy of Steelhead Coaching and Personal Training in Portland, a BITW triathlon coaching partner. To learn more, visit www.steelheadcoaching.com.

2200 yards/meters total. Rest is in parenthesis.

Warm Up:
200 free (30"). 200 kick no board in streamline (30"), 200 mix non-free (30")
8 X 25 (15") breath control - Breathe per 25 (3,2,1,0)

Main Set:
300 pull with paddles steady aerobic (30")
6 X 50 free race pace (20")
200 pull with paddles steady aerobic (30")
4 X 50 free race pace (20")
100 pull with paddles aerobic pace (30")
2 X 50 free race pace (20")

Cool Down:
200 choice

​Stronger swimmers should add: 
400 pull with paddles steady aerobic (30")
8 X 50 free race pace (20") at the beginning of the main set to total 3000 yds/m.

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