• Week 1
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    • Day 71

    RUN
    • Time: 30m
    • Run Base
    • Endurance
    • 30
    • Run on a flat course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running pretty. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.
    Comments and Definitions

    Pretty Running: lean forward, roll off your big toes, keep hand above your waist, look about 6 feet in front of you with your eyes, drive your elbows back and never cross your midline with your hands. Pull Drill - Focus will be on learning to 'catch' the water with your forearm and pull yourself through the water. If you feel your lats (the muscles under your arm pits that go down the side of your back) engage, then you are starting to get it. If your shoulders are tired, then you are still using too much shoulder and not enough lats. Kick (Regular) - regular kickboard kick or kick on back with hands over head, fingers locked.

    SWIM
    • Time: 30m
    • Distance: 1500.00 yards
    • Swim Form
    • Form
    • 30
    • 1500
    • WU: 300 easy. Then 'swim golf' = 6 x 50 on 15" rest & count strokes. What combination of time and strokes gives you the lowest 'score?' (Ex: 43 strokes + 45" = 88).
    • MS: Swim a moderate effort using the same stroke count in WU set. 5 x 100 (10") moderate. 4 x 50 kick (20") moderate.
    • CD: 200 easy alternating 50 pull, 50 swim.

    Day 72

    BIKE
    • Time: 35m
    • Trainer
    • Efficiency
    • 35
    • WU: 10'
    • MS: 8' at 100 RPM. 4' at 110 RPM. 2 'at 120 RPM or highest sustainable RPM
    • CD: 10'
    Strength
    • Time: 1h 15m
    • Exercise
      Sets
      Min reps
      Max reps
    • LEGS
      2 Leg Squats
      3
      20
      25
    • BACK
      Bent-Arm Pulldown
      3
      20
      25
    • LEGS
      Leg Press
      3
      20
      25
    • BACK
      Seated row
      3
      20
      25
    • LEGS
      Leg Extensions
      3
      20
      25
    • LEGS
      Hamstring curl
      3
      20
      25
    • CORE
      Core #3
      2
      0
      0

    Day 73

    RUN
    • Time: 50m
    • Run TT
    • Assess Fitness
    • 50
    • After 10 minute warm up, you are going to run for 30 minutes as hard as you can for the entire 30 minutes. After starting the run, hit your 'Lap' button so you record the average HR over the last 20 minutes. This can be run on track the or measured course (flat). Record the time and get a 10 minute cool down. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.
    SWIM
    • Time: 1h 00m
    • Distance: 2800.00 yards
    • Swim TT
    • Assess Fitness
    • 60
    • 2800
    • WU: 500 warm up (wu). 8 x 50 on 15 sec rest.
    • MS: 1000 yd TT (time trial) for time. After TT - swim a very easy 100. After easy swim -3x200 at the same effort at the TT - on 15" rest.
    • CD: 200 - Your TT time for the 1,000 is divided by 10 , to get your avg. pace. This pace is now known as your T-Pace.

    Day 74

    BIKE
    • Time: 1h 00m
    • Spin Class
    • Aerobic Fitness
    • 60
    • Stay with a smooth pedaling stroke and keep your HR aerobic!

    Day 75

    SWIM
    • Time: 45m
    • Distance: 2000.00 yards
    • Swim Endurance
    • Form
    • 45
    • 2000
    • WU: 10 minutes alternating slow-fast pacing. Play with different strokes while warming up.
    • MS: 30-minute steady swim. Swim without stopping. Count your strokes on the first 25 of each 100. Are they staying constant?
    • CD: 5 minutes very easy. Choice of strokes or floating on your back and sculling.
    Comments and Definitions

    Sculling - moving your hand back and forth in the water, at your hips, your shoulder or over your head to keep your body balanced in the water while providing some propulsion. More specifically, this means to gently propel yourself through the water by moving your hands close to and just under your hips, using the figure-eight pattern. Basically, just easily push yourself through the water on your back.

    Day 76

    RUN
    • Time: 1h 00m
    • Run Base
    • Endurance
    • 60
    • Run on a flat course or treadmill. Keep HR in Zone 1-2. Think about form and running pretty. Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3.
    Comments and Definitions

    Pretty Running: lean forward, roll off your big toes, keep hand above your waist, look about 6 feet in front of you with your eyes, drive your elbows back and never cross your midline with your hands.

    Strength
    • Time: 1h 15m
    • Exercise
      Sets
      Min reps
      Max reps
    • LEGS
      2 Leg Squats
      3
      20
      25
    • BACK
      Bent-Arm Pulldown
      3
      20
      25
    • LEGS
      Leg Press
      3
      20
      25
    • BACK
      Seated row
      3
      20
      25
    • LEGS
      Leg Extensions
      3
      20
      25
    • LEGS
      Hamstring curl
      3
      20
      25
    • CORE
      Core #3
      2
      0
      0
    Comments and Definitions

    Period AA
    Sets 2-3
    Reps 20-25
    Speed Slow
    Recovery 1-1.5'
    Time 75

    Day 77

    BIKE
    • Time: 1h 00m
    • Bike LT Test
    • Assess Fitness
    • 60
    • BT: Long warm-up of at least 15 minutes. Then ride a 30 minute time trial all out, race effort. Use a flat, out and back course. This can also be done on the trainer. This is a very hard effort. 10 minutes into the time trial punch the lap button on your heart rate monitor and record your average heart rate for the last 20 minutes. Also record distance covered or average speed. Cool down for at least 15 minutes.