When considering the overall speed of swimmers in the past and present it seems that although times are still dropping for swim events there is a "dropping off"graphically of time improvement..now do you think this could mean that there will be an ultimate saturated speed time that will never get beat?i think that unless we evolve say webbed feet or the like then this is possible....thoughts?
Former Member
Originally posted by Howard
I guess what I was thinking that you wouldn't have to be in great shape to go 26 yards in 22 seconds. That's like :42 for a 50 speed. I just figured a great start, great pushoff and the rest would take care of itself. Sometimes I get to focused on numbers I guess.
You are right I won most of my races by a good start, a good turn, but you also must have a good finish.
George
Howard, any male over 40 who has bad knees would be insane to do a You can do a legal power lifting squat of 1080 pounds?
I only have 15% of my medial collateral ligament left. I also believe in training specific to my swimming, and the legal power lifting squat does not work for me.
What I use is the inclined squat machine, sometimes called the leg press. And yes I have done over a 1000 pounds many times, usually 30 reps 3 times. I only go over 1000 when I have an endorphin high going on, otherwise I start at 450, do 20 reps (one second up, 2 down) and increase the weights at 90 pound increments. I usually pyramid close to 800 pounds, then the pain starts as I go back down to 450 again.
The angle of the machine is close to the 2 foot grab start, many times on my start I am one foot higher and 2-3 foot further out on my start. I have been measured at greater than 12 feet out off the starting block. I have come up as much as one body length ahead of my competition on the start! In practice from a push I can always push 12.5 yards ( there is a line on our 25 yards pool at the bottom) and on good days I can get 15 yards.
For you dis-believers, the only people who have ever kept up with me on the machines are para rescue people. I have caused NFL linemen (when the Raiders were in El Segundo) to walk away. But that is another story:D
Originally posted by breastroker
For you dis-believers, the only people who have ever kept up with me on the machines are para rescue people. I have caused NFL linemen (when the Raiders were in El Segundo) to walk away. But that is another story:D
Wow.... The R.C.A.F developers of the 5bx and 10bx fitness program tested athletes at the 1958 B.E.C.Games for leg strength a South African Wrestler had the strongest legs, I had the second strongest legs, and an Australian heavy weight lifter third.
George www.swimdownhill.com
