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Swimming · Distance

UP-AND-DOWN LADDER

50 · 100 · 150 · 200 relaxed, 50 easy, 200 · 150 · 100 · 50 hard

Time · 50 minDifficulty · Difficulty 3 of 5 — HardHard

WHAT IT TRAINS

Pacing discipline and speed on the way down, when the swims get shorter.

WHO IT'S FOR

All club swimmers and triathletes.

HOW TO DO IT

  1. 01Warm up 400.
  2. 0250, 100, 150, 200 relaxed with ~30 seconds' rest. 50 easy.
  3. 03200, 150, 100, 50 hard, faster as they get shorter, ~30 seconds' rest.
  4. 04Cool down 200.

SCALED VERSION

25 · 50 · 75 · 100 up, then back down.

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TARGETS THAT FIT YOU

Swims use Garmin's effort levels (easy, moderate, hard, all out…). Send-offs listed as clock times are the original, elite intervals — scale them to leave yourself the rest the set intends.

THE WORKOUT, STEP BY STEP

SWIMMING

Up-and-Down Ladder

50 · 100 · 150 · 200 relaxed, 50 easy, 200 · 150 · 100 · 50 hard · Fit File Forge Workout Library: www.fitfileforge.com/workouts/library/up-and-down-ladder

25 m pool

WARMUP400 mTarget: Swim instruction: Easy

easy

MAIN50 mTarget: Swim instruction: ModerateFREESTYLE

moderate

REST30 sec rest

MAIN100 mTarget: Swim instruction: ModerateFREESTYLE

moderate

REST30 sec rest

MAIN150 mTarget: Swim instruction: ModerateFREESTYLE

moderate

REST30 sec rest

MAIN200 mTarget: Swim instruction: ModerateFREESTYLE

moderate

REST30 sec rest

MAIN50 mTarget: Swim instruction: Easy

easy

REST30 sec rest

MAIN200 mTarget: Swim instruction: HardFREESTYLE

hard

REST30 sec rest

MAIN150 mTarget: Swim instruction: HardFREESTYLE

hard

REST30 sec rest

MAIN100 mTarget: Swim instruction: Very HardFREESTYLE

very hard

REST30 sec rest

MAIN50 mTarget: Swim instruction: All OutFREESTYLE

all out

COOLDOWN200 mTarget: Swim instruction: Easy

easy

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