I'm trying to determine what level of strength is required to be a good sprinter (i.e. 100 free).
Could you list your max repetitions of push ups, pull ups and dips? This would give me some assesment on power to weight ratio and strength endurance.
Also, what is your max bench press if you know it? or reps of 225 lbs. I'm curious about what level of pure strength sprinters have.
I think I am deficient mostly in technique and then strength endurance but maybe this post would show me I need weight room work.
rtodd.....Thorpe is actually taking 28-30 per 50m if you count each individual arm entry.....and he does keep this pretty even for those 3 distances.....
One note, long course meters is a 180 from swimming short course yards....almost a differant sport....part of the reason you see a lot of really fast college guys who don't necessarilly excel at international meets swum LCM (Piersol commented on this awhile back in a discussion on how SCY/college swimmers we're excelling in the underwater aspect of racing but he felt few could translate that to LCM).
If the 50/100 are your primary distances I would suggest looking not at Thorpe but guys like Hoogie, Gary Hall, Nick Brunelli, etc. Its amazing to watch the combination of speed, power, grace and technique on guys going 21+/22+ in 50 LCM free and sub :20 in 50 yard free.
rtodd.....Thorpe is actually taking 28-30 per 50m if you count each individual arm entry.....and he does keep this pretty even for those 3 distances.....
One note, long course meters is a 180 from swimming short course yards....almost a differant sport....part of the reason you see a lot of really fast college guys who don't necessarilly excel at international meets swum LCM (Piersol commented on this awhile back in a discussion on how SCY/college swimmers we're excelling in the underwater aspect of racing but he felt few could translate that to LCM).
If the 50/100 are your primary distances I would suggest looking not at Thorpe but guys like Hoogie, Gary Hall, Nick Brunelli, etc. Its amazing to watch the combination of speed, power, grace and technique on guys going 21+/22+ in 50 LCM free and sub :20 in 50 yard free.
