Ready to make a splash? This workout is inspired by the complicated, colorful, and groundbreaking world of Alfred Kinsey—because just like human sexuality, your swim sets should never be one-dimensional.
Whether you’re feeling a little “Hard,” “Harder,” or “Hardest” today (we don’t judge), here is your fabulously formatted workout for the April 14th session.
Celebrating the publication of Kinsey’s “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male”
| Section | Hard (The “I’m Just Here”) | Harder (The “Curious”) | Hardest (The “Full Kinsey 6”) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmup | 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Free (300 total) | 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Free, 100 Choice (400 total) | 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Free, 200 Choice (500 total) | 10 min |
| Drill Set | Drills/Exercises by Lydia! (200) | Drills/Exercises by Lydia! (200) | Drills/Exercises by Lydia! (200) | 10 min |
| Main Set 1 | 700 Yards of mixed Free and Fly/Free transitions. Intervals ranging 0:45 to 2:20. | 700 Yards including 100 (25 fly/75 free) and more fly focus. | 850 Yards featuring the 100 Reverse IM and 125 Fly. Werk! | 20 min |
| Main Set 2 | 350 Yards Choice/Free/Fly mix. Lots of 25s for that sprint energy. | 400 Yards More yardage, more choices, more “you.” | 500 Yards Heavy on the Fly and longer Free distances. | 10 min |
| Cooldown | 150 Choice | 300 Choice | 350 Choice | 7 min |
| TOTALS | 1700 | 2000 | 2400 | 57 min |
✨ Pro-Tips for a Queerly Good Swim:
- Main Set 1 Highlight: If you’re doing the “Hardest” track, that 100 Reverse IM is where the magic happens. Flip the script!
- Lydia’s Drills: Whatever Lydia says, goes. Trust the process, honey.
- Choice Sections: Use these to express yourself. If your “choice” is a dramatic mermaid glide, we support your journey.
“The world is not divided into sheep and goats. Not all things are black nor all things white… It is a fundamental of taxonomy that nature rarely deals with discrete categories.” — Alfred Kinsey (and also us, deciding which lane to swim in).
