Set of the Week - March 23, 2007

Our Set of the Week will help you train for the back half of a 200 IM race.

1 X 150 (50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast) on a sendoff that gives you only :05-:10 rest. This should be at 90% effort.
1 X 50 Free FAST on a sendoff that gives you only :30 rest.
1 X 100 (50 fly, 50 back) on a sendoff that gives you only :05-:10 rest. This should be at 90% effort.
1 X 100 (50 breast, 50 free) FAST on a sendoff that gives you only :30 rest.

1 X 100 (50 fly, 50 back) on a sendoff that gives you only :05-:10 rest. This should be at 90% effort.
1 X 100 (50 breast, 50 free) FAST on a sendoff that gives you only :30 rest.
1 X 150 (50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast) on a sendoff that gives you only :05-:10 rest. This should be at 90% effort.
1 X 50 free FAST on a send off that gives you only :30 rest.

The swims at 90% effort are used get your heart rate up, initiate fatigue in your body, and to somewhat imitate the feeling you will have at that point in a race. The swim following that should be fast, at 100% effort. This will train your body to attack the end of the swim even when fatigued.