Ok, world trials start tomorrow ... yeah! I am so excited, probably because I am going... anyway ... There are going to be some tough races. I think the 200 back is going to be an amazing race. I'm ready to call in sick to work and go back just for that race. Peirsol, Phelps, and Lochte. It's going to be amazing.
Other races I think will be great ... Phelps and Crocker will go at it agian in the 100fly. The 50 free for the women has an amazing field.
Kaitlin Sandeno is entered in seven events right now, do you think she'll swim all seven? It kind of sounds like she might not, I wonder what she will swim and what she'll drop. I'd love to see her take that schedule on and show the world that you girls can do it, too! Phelps is in seven also (not really surprising) - dropped the 200 fly though.
I'm a little disappointed that Peirsol is only swimming his two backstroke events, I've heard he's a good mid-distance and distance freestyler so I wasn hoping he'd try that out. I was hoping Coughlin would do more events too (she's signed up for the 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, and 100 back). I think she'd be a great challenge to Hoff and Beard in the 200 IM.
It'll also be great to see who emerges in the 50 free for the men, as Hall is retired and I didn't see Lezak's name on the psyche sheets.
I'm also ready to see if Kate Ziegler who I've heard a lot about will step up at this meet and become the next great american female distance swimmer.
Can't wait till they get going tomorrow.
Any bets on the Peirsol/Phelps/Lochte showdown? What about the Locthe/Phelps showdown in general?
Ian Crocker does a track start and he says at the end of big meets his big toe on his back foot is sore.
The back foot push begins with the ball of his foot and ends with his big toe.
Swimmers who have the track start down:
Get in ready position on take your mark, they
grab the block with their fingers
grip the edge of the blocks with their toes on their lead foot and
set their back leg like a spring
When they hear the beep
They tug with the hands, push with their back leg and blast with their front foot.
There's less chance of false starting with a track start.
It's more stable than the both feet up front grab start.
Though I think people get off the blocks faster with the track start but they can jump with more force with the both feet up front grab start.
Ande
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I looked at pics of starts. It is incredible how much force Phelps can create coming off of the blocks! Does anyone know if he does a lot of squats or what he does to help create that force?
A very long tiem ago, it was thought that the force was created by the uncoiling of the hamstring & thigh muscles as you are coming off of the block toghetehre with the spring from the calves. Now though, that doesn't seem to be so with the track start. Can anyone come up with a really good explanation of where the force comes from & how to get it? Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I looked at pics of starts. It is incredible how much force Phelps can create coming off of the blocks! Does anyone know if he does a lot of squats or what he does to help create that force?
A very long tiem ago, it was thought that the force was created by the uncoiling of the hamstring & thigh muscles as you are coming off of the block toghetehre with the spring from the calves. Now though, that doesn't seem to be so with the track start. Can anyone come up with a really good explanation of where the force comes from & how to get it?
Ian Crocker does a track start and he says at the end of big meets his big toe on his back foot is sore.
The back foot push begins with the ball of his foot and ends with his big toe.
Swimmers who have the track start down:
Get in ready position on take your mark, they
grab the block with their fingers
grip the edge of the blocks with their toes on their lead foot and
set their back leg like a spring
When they hear the beep
They tug with the hands, push with their back leg and blast with their front foot.
There's less chance of false starting with a track start.
It's more stable than the both feet up front grab start.
Though I think people get off the blocks faster with the track start but they can jump with more force with the both feet up front grab start.
Ande
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I looked at pics of starts. It is incredible how much force Phelps can create coming off of the blocks! Does anyone know if he does a lot of squats or what he does to help create that force?
A very long tiem ago, it was thought that the force was created by the uncoiling of the hamstring & thigh muscles as you are coming off of the block toghetehre with the spring from the calves. Now though, that doesn't seem to be so with the track start. Can anyone come up with a really good explanation of where the force comes from & how to get it? Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
I looked at pics of starts. It is incredible how much force Phelps can create coming off of the blocks! Does anyone know if he does a lot of squats or what he does to help create that force?
A very long tiem ago, it was thought that the force was created by the uncoiling of the hamstring & thigh muscles as you are coming off of the block toghetehre with the spring from the calves. Now though, that doesn't seem to be so with the track start. Can anyone come up with a really good explanation of where the force comes from & how to get it?
