I read somewhere that Jason Lezak only swims 4,000 yds/meters a day. Has anyone else heard this? I don't see how an athlete of his caliber can get by on such little yardage. It seems like if he bumped it up some he could be faster than he already is. I swim more than that and I'm nowhere near as fast as him lol.
Lezak swims the 50 and 100 free. Why would he need to do more yardage? You can bet the yardage he does do is very high quality. Lots of very fast swimming. I imagine he does a lot of weights and/or other dryland, too.
By the way, there's a short piece on Jason on USA Swimming's website today: www.usaswimming.org/.../ViewNewsArticle.aspx
Here's a quote :
“I might seem old to most people in the swimming community, but I still feel young, and the way I train allows me to continue to swim beyond 2008 if I choose to do so. I don't pound my body with excessive yardage, and I take very good care of myself.”
Lezak swims the 50 and 100 free. Why would he need to do more yardage? You can bet the yardage he does do is very high quality. Lots of very fast swimming. I imagine he does a lot of weights and/or other dryland, too.
By the way, there's a short piece on Jason on USA Swimming's website today: www.usaswimming.org/.../ViewNewsArticle.aspx
Here's a quote :
“I might seem old to most people in the swimming community, but I still feel young, and the way I train allows me to continue to swim beyond 2008 if I choose to do so. I don't pound my body with excessive yardage, and I take very good care of myself.”
