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Swimming training to be consistent and train for IRONMAN distance

They are ideal to get accustomed to the body IRONMAN distance.

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We leave you 3 types of swimming training published by the magazine Triathlete, where they give us this time some guidelines to increase the distance with which we train.

The workouts are level oriented, choose the one that best suits you and train

Nomenclature

  • Free: normal rhythm
  • Fast: intense rhythm, the one you use in the series
  • IM: Rhythm that you will use in the HOMBRE DE HIERRO
  • Pull: swim with Pullboy
  • @: Swimming rate. In the boxes that set rhythm, use it unless you specify another rhythm

Example: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 pull @ 1:20 at 100 m (Swim series of 100, 200, 300 and 400 at 1:20 at 100, the last 500 with Pull at that rate)

Training A

Distance: 4.700 meters

  • 200 free / 200 fast / 200 IM / 200 pull / 200 free
  • 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 pull @ 1: 20 at 100 m
  • 100, 200, 300, 400 swim @ 1: 25 at 100 m
  • 100, 200, 300 IM @ 1: 45 at 100 m
  • 6 × 50 fast @ 1: 00
  • 300 back to calm

Training B

Distance: 3.900 meters

  • 200 free / 200 fast / 200 pull / 200 free
  • 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 pull @ 1: 50 at 100 m
  • 100, 200, 300, free 400 @ 1: 55 at 100 m
  • 6 × 50 fast @ 1: 15
  • 300 back to calm

Training C

Distance: 2.600 meters

  • 200 free / 200 fast / 200 pull / 200 free
  • 100, 200, 300 pull w /: 20 break
  • 100, 200, 300 swim w /: 20 break
  • 6 × 50 fast w /: 15 break
  • 300 back to calm

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