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Key

S = Swim, K =Kick, D = Drill

E = Easy, M = Moderate, F = Fast

 

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Fitness Technique Fitness Technique

Piece

   Minutes   WORKOUT 1   WORKOUT 2   WORKOUT 3   WORKOUT 4 
  I     1   Warm-up 20%   [50 EK, 50 MS]
@ (:20 rest
100 MS 
@ (:30 rest
[50 MK, 100 MS]
@ (:20 rest
2:30 ES
@ (:30 rest
Skill Refresher 20%   25 ED 
@ (:15 rest
25 ED
@ (:15 rest
25 ED 
@ (:15 rest
25 ED
@ (:15 rest
Main Set 50%   [25 FS, 25 ES, 25 FS]
 @ (:30 rest
[25 ED, 25 MS, 25 ED]
 @ (:30 rest
[50 MS, 50 FS]
@ (:30 rest
[100 MS, 50 ED, 50 MS]
@ (:30 rest
Cool-down 10%   25 ES 
@ (:10 rest
50 ES
@ (:10 rest
75 ES 
@ (:10 rest
25 ED 
@ (:10 rest
   TOTAL MINUTES  75%          
2 Warm-up 20%   75 MS
@ (:20 rest
[100 MS, 50 FK ]
@ (:30 rest
[100 MK, 100 MS]
@ (:20 rest
1:30 MS
@ (:30 rest
Skill Refresher 15%   25 ED 
@ (:15 rest
25 ED
@ (:15 rest
25 ED 
@ (:15 rest
25 ED
@ (:15 rest
Main Set 55%   [50 FS, 50 ES, 50 FS]
 @ (:30 rest
[25 ED, 50 MS, 25 ED]
 @ (:30 rest
[75 MS, 25 FS, 100 MS]
@ (:30 rest
[25 MS, 25 ED, 50 MS, 50 ED]
@ (:30 rest
Cool-down 10%   25 ES 
@ (:10 rest
100 ES
@ (:10 rest
75 ES 
@ (:10 rest
25 ED 
@ (:10 rest
   TOTAL MINUTES  80%          
3 Warm-up 20%   [100 MK, 100 MS]
@ (:20 rest
100 MS
@ (:20
4:30 MS
@ (:30 rest
[50 EK, 50 MS]
@ (:20 rest
Skill Refresher 10%   25 ED 
@ (:15 rest
25 ED
@ (:15 rest
25 ED 
@ (:15 rest
25 ED
@ (:15 rest
Main Set 60%   9:00 MS
@ (1:00 rest
[25 ED, 25 MS, 25 ED, 50 FS]
@ (:30
[200 MS]
[100 FS]
[50 ES]
[25 FS]
@ (:45 rest
[50 ED, 100 MS]
[50 ED, 50 MS]
[50 ED, 25 FS]
@ (:30 rest
Cool-down 10%   25 ES 
@ (:10 rest
100 ES
@ (:10 rest
75 ES 
@ (:10 rest
25 ED 
@ (:10 rest
   TOTAL MINUTES  85%          
4 Warm-up 20%   CONTINUOUS MS 100 MS, 50 FK 
@ (:30 rest
CONTINUOUS MS 2:00 MS
@ (:30 rest
Skill Refresher 30%   25 ED 
@ (:15 rest
25 ED
@ (:15 rest
25 ED 
@ (:15 rest
25 ED
@ (:15 rest
Main Set 40%   [175 MS, 25 FS]
 @ (:30 rest
[50 ED, 200 MS, 50 ED]
 @ (:30 rest
[25 ES] 
[50 FS] 
[50 ES] 
[100 FS]
@ (:30 rest
[50 MS, 50 ED, 100 MS, 50 ED]
@ (:30 rest
Cool-down 10%   CONTINUOUS ES 150 ES
@ (:10 rest
CONTINUOUS ES 25 ED, 25 ES 
@ (:10 rest
   TOTAL MINUTES  70%          
 

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