Monday, April 12, 2010

Motivation to Go the Distance in Your Workout?!

So, Saturday Teresa and I were at the pool and both not super motivated to get our workout in. When this happens, Teresa and I usually will agree to get in a 1000 or 1500 depending where in the season we are. The beginning, no doubt, is a 1000.

To humor you some more, we got to 600 and found ourselves struggling.

Solution:

A mixed 400. This gets you a good chunk of distance, swimming, and drilling in, goes by fast and is actually fun. Sometimes even motivating you to go past the 1000. (though not yesterday :)

What can be in your mixed 400. anything!

Ours was as follows:

1st length: scull
2nd length: 2 up/2 down breast (2 down your choice, pull, kick, or underwater pull downs)
3rd length: a drill (free or non-free)
4th length: whole stroke (related to the stroke you just drilled)

Enjoy!

1 comment:

  1. and I have to add. this is straight up Hinman inspired. He used to give us 400 mixers and I loved them. hence they stuck :)

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