Dara Torres-Amazing

... With lots of brains behind her training from all areas as team DT has, I can believe she can add 10 pounds of muscle without enhancement. Dara hasn't gained 10 pounds. She lost 10 pounds.

is it cheating to have a trophy wife? I disagree. I think it's all about ego. It's human nature, like it or not. Look at the money spent on Botox, cosmetic surgery, trophy wives. Aging is frustrating and unfair. The temptation to cheat the process is hard to resist. If our rule book contains a section on proper entry during warmup and a prohibition on the use of tobacco products on deck, why not a statement prohibiting the use of performance enhancing drugs? Offenders would face a two year suspension and forfeiture of records and national championships.

hi paul, have you been 10:10 in practice recently negative splitting is the way to swim a 200 ande And I'm (contrary to most peoples thinking) a "sprinter" (my most recent SCY 200 free was a negative split 1:44+ and I went 4:48 in the 500). The cross training I do allows me to extend my range from the 50 thru the 500 (I don't swim the 1000 in meets as I find it very boring but have been under 10:10 in practice the few times I've not opted out).

is it cheating to have a trophy wife?It isn’t cheating if she is your only true love and you are not using performance enhancing drugs to keep her.:smooch:

It isn’t cheating if she is your only true love and you are not using performance enhancing drugs to keep her.:smooch: Nice job, Rob. There go Cialis and Viagra as potential USMS sponsors!

hi paul, have you been 10:10 in practice recently negative splitting is the way to swim a 200 ande Bad lack of editing by me on the post...I corrected it to say I'm "NOT" a sprinter. The last 1000 I swam for time was about 12 months ago....I think it was around 10:16. Like I said...I hate that distance and will usually edit a set if given that distance, break it up into a mix of swim/kick/pull. I did pull a sub 5:00 500 a few weeks back.... And Ande...you really shouldn't refer to John's wife and your former teammate as a "tophy wife"!

From what I read, what she might have lost in muscle, she's gained in skill... (technique, etc.) It's not all about mass you know... You still have to train properly, efficiently, eat right, etc. The thing is... being a mature athlete, you care about living well, and not so interested in the health risks... How could you care so much about your body, training, etc. just to throw all that away on poor decisions? No, it doesn't make sense...

She's an inspiration, to be sure. :cool:

I thought a trophy wife was a replacement for "your only true love" who made the mistake of getting older.

So now Lance is a doper as well? Your correct he never did test positive. Let's substitute the other 98% of cyclists who compete in the tour...if thats to vague use Tyler as the example.