The Fastest Age

I agree with Fritz' thinking: Originally posted by Fritz ... "With training," Bowman said, "prepubescent children can significantly impact their heart and lung size, more substantially than they can after puberty. The larger the heart and lungs, the bigger the engine." This at least partially supports the idea that those of us that started early gained something. ... This heart conditioning and lung size that are mentioned here they play into the claim that swimming is a cardiovascular (VO2Max) sport, best developed when one is a child. An aside story, is that Tall Paul claims in this thread that I don't eat right during meets. I don't know based on what observation Paul said that. My blood tests show low levels of triglycerides, or not much fat in the bloodstream, which is a sign of good eating for an athlete. By the same token of being right, before last's year 2003 Short Course Nationls, Paul was predicting that in men 40 to 44, Clay Britt will win the 100 back, and I was predicting that is going to be Fritz. Well, Fritz won in in 52.91, less than a second off his lifetime best. I rightly did foresee this win, didn't I?

I agree with Fritz' thinking: Originally posted by Fritz ... "With training," Bowman said, "prepubescent children can significantly impact their heart and lung size, more substantially than they can after puberty. The larger the heart and lungs, the bigger the engine." This at least partially supports the idea that those of us that started early gained something. ... This heart conditioning and lung size that are mentioned here they play into the claim that swimming is a cardiovascular (VO2Max) sport, best developed when one is a child. An aside story, is that Tall Paul claims in this thread that I don't eat right during meets. I don't know based on what observation Paul said that. My blood tests show low levels of triglycerides, or not much fat in the bloodstream, which is a sign of good eating for an athlete. By the same token of being right, before last's year 2003 Short Course Nationls, Paul was predicting that in men 40 to 44, Clay Britt will win the 100 back, and I was predicting that is going to be Fritz. Well, Fritz won in in 52.91, less than a second off his lifetime best. I rightly did foresee this win, didn't I?