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Entries in Sports (37)

Friday
Apr062012

Novice Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 200 swim

• 100 kick

• 100 pull

 

WORKOUT

1x:

• 10x50 (25 drill/25 swim) 1:15

 

1x:

• 200 pull

 

1x:

• 20x25 (5 of each stroke/fins optional) :50

 

1x:

• 200 pull

 

WARM DOWN

• 100 easy

 

TOTAL: 1,900 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda


Tuesday
Mar132012

Advanced Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 400 swim

• 400 kick

• 400 pull

 

WORKOUT

4x:

• 4x50 (non free drill) 1:00

• 100 free 1:30

• 4x25 (1 fast/1 easy) :40

 

1x:

• 8x100 pull (descend 1-4 and 5-8) 1:20

 

1x:

• 8x100 kick (descend 1-4 and 5-8) 1:40

 

1x:

• 20x25 (all fast - finish with a flip turn) :40

 

WARM DOWN

• 400 easy

 

TOTAL: 5,100 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda

Monday
Mar122012

Intermediate Swim Workou

WARM-UP

• 300 swim

• 200 kick

• 200 pull

 

WORKOUT

4x: (a round of each stroke)

• 1x50 (medium speed) 1:00

• 2x25 (15 fast/10 easy) :45

 

1x:

• 5x100 kick (descend 1-5) 2:00

 

1x:

• 400 pull ( mix up your strokes)

 

3x:

• 4x50 (descend 1-4) 1:00

• 4x25 (1 easy/1fast) :45

• 50 easy

 

WARM DOWN

• 300 easy

 

TOTAL: 3,350 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda

Friday
Mar092012

Novice Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 200 swim

• 100 kick

• 100 pull

 

WORKOUT

• 8x50 (25 drill/25 swim) 1:15

• 8x25 (15 fast/10 easy) :45

• 3x100 kick 2:00

• 8x25 kick (15 fast/10easy) :50

 

WARM-DOWN

• 200 easy

 

TOTAL: 1,700 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda


 

Saturday
Mar032012

PAC-12 Broadcast

The view from my chair.

Check your local TV listings for Women's PAC-12 swimming championships … they will air today on Fox Sports Net. Rumor has it there's some interesting guest commentary!

-Amanda

 

Thursday
Mar012012

Advanced Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 400 swim

• 300 kick

• 300 pull

• 200 i.m.

 

WORKOUT

1x:

• 16x100 kick (descend groups of 4) 1:40

 

4x:

• 3x100 free 1:10

• 1x100 breast 1:30

• 1x100 i.m. 1:20

• 100 easy

 

1x:

• 20x25 (odd laps no breath) :40

 

WARM-DOWN

• 300 easy

 

TOTAL: 6,000 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda

Tuesday
Feb282012

Intermediate Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 300 swim

• 200 kick

• 200 pull

• 100 i.m.

 

 

WORKOUT

4x:

 

• 2x100 i.m. (1st 100 perfect stroke/2nd 100 fast) 1:40

• 2x50 free (1st 50 perfect stroke/2nd 50 fast) 1:00

• 2x25 breast (1st 25 perfect stroke/2nd 25 fast) :40

 

1x:

• 400 pull (breathe every 3rd stroke)

 

1x:

• 8x100 kick (even laps fast) 1:50

 

1x:

• 400 pull (breathe every 5th stroke)

 

WARM DOWN

• 300 easy

 

TOTAL: 4,100 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda

Monday
Feb272012

Novice Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 200 swim

• 100 kick

• 100 pull

 

WORKOUT

1x:

• 4x100 (50 kick/50 swim) 2:00

 

1x:

• 2x200 pull (breath every 3rd stroke) 4:00

 

1x:

• 16x25 (4 of each stroke) :45

 

WARM DOWN

• 200 easy

 

TOTAL: 1,800 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda

Wednesday
Feb152012

Novice Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 200 swim

• 100 kick

• 100 pull

 

WORKOUT

3x:

• 25 fly :50

• 50 kick 1:10

• 75 free 1:30

 

1x:

• 8x25 (2 of each stroke) :45

 

1x:

• 4x100 pull 1:40

 

1x:

• 8x25 (2 of each stroke) :45

 

WARM DOWN

• 200 easy

 

TOTAL: 1,850 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda

Saturday
Feb112012

Advanced Swim Workout

WARM-UP

400 swim

400 kick

400 pull

 

WORKOUT

4x:

200 pull 3:00

8x25 swim :40

 

1x:

400 i.m. (50 drill/50 swim)

 

4x:

100 pull 1:30

4x25 swim:40

 

1x:

400 i.m. (50 drill/50 swim)

 

4x:

50 pull :50

2x25 swim :40

 

1x:

400 i.m. (50 drill/50 swim)

 

WARM-DOWN

300 easy

 

TOTAL: 5,500 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda

Thursday
Feb092012

Intermediate Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 400 swim

• 300 kick

• 300 pull

 

WORKOUT

• 4x100 free 1:30

• 3x100 (even laps free/odd laps breast) 1:40

• 2x100 (even laps free/odd laps back) 1:40

• 1x100 (even laps free/odd laps fly) 1:40

• 4x200 (pull/descend 1-4) 2:40

• 16x50 (best stroke/odd laps FAST) 1:00

• 20x25 (every other no breath) :40

 

WARM-DOWN

• 300 easy

 

TOTAL: 4,400 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda

Wednesday
Feb082012

Novice Swim Workout

WARM-UP

• 200 swim

• 100 kick

• 100 pull

 

WORKOUT

1x:

• 4x100 (25 kick/50 drill/25 swim) 2:00

 

1x:

• 2x50 fly FAST 1:00

• 50 easy

• 2x50 back FAST 1:00

• 50 easy

• 2x50 breast FAST 1:00

• 50 easy

• 2x50 free FAST 1:00

• 50 easy

 

1x:

• 8x25 (1 easy/1 fast) :40

 

WARM-DOWN

• 200 easy

 

TOTAL: 1,800 yd

 

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE! If you attempt to follow it you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK! When making any changes to your fitness routine ALWAYS take your personal limits into serious consideration and ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE you obtain prior approval from a licensed and board certified physician!

-Amanda