Workout Wednesday: Broken 200s!
Photo Credit: Helen Cogan Photography
Happy Workout Wednesday! This week we have another quick 2200 yard/meter set that is really going to make you push the pace and work your lactate threshold. Triathletes and swimmers can both benefit from a set like today because there is no reason to hold back. It will keeping you riding the edge between lactate threshold and the anaerobic zone. If you give it a try and you aren’t feeling like throwing up after each effort, then someone isn’t pushing hard enough! As always have fun, share with your friends and leave your thoughts in the comments!
Warm Up
1 x 200 Swim with a front snorkel
4 x 50 @ :10 rest alternating 25 drill/25 swim
8 x 25 @ :10 rest all of them are build to a sprint
Main Set
3 x 200 @ 1:00 rest All these 200s are broken at the 50s. Rest :10 after each 50. Add up your times and you should be within 4 seconds of your best 200 time.
1 x 100 Easy
2 x 200 @ 1:00 rest. These 200s will be done as 75 rest :10, 75 rest :10 then a 50. Add up your times and you should be within 6 seconds of your best 200 time
1 x 100 Easy
1 x 200 @ MAX EFFORT! Don’t hold back because you are done after this. Go after it and burn anything left in the tank!
Cool Down
1 x 200 easy swimming focusing on technique and feeling good.