The first picture is of Eamon Sullivan.
Correct.
Pictures of both here. Eamon Sullivan has the little tattoo.
www.news.com.au/.../0,21598,23415578-5005401,00.html
Very different body builds. A head-to-head will be interesting.
VB
Fort, I think there's a lot of willful ignorance about the role of muscle in swimming. Someone here told me to quit the "pro wrestling" thing, as if muscles are just for show.
Not so much willful ignorance but rather healthy skepticism when we see an almost evolutionary shift in the physiques of swimmers, Dara and Alain being the most extreme...at a time when PED use is seen in every single sport and tier of society (high school girls for cosmetic reasons as reported earlier).
Have there been changes to strength training in the last 20 years...yes...but for the most part they have been fairly minor. In swimming the most recent "trend" has been a going back to traditional "Olympic" style lifting at programs like Auburn & U of A....something teams like Texas and Arkansas were doing in the 80's.
So tell me how many of the swimmers have transformed themselves to the level of Dara & Alain? Simon Burnett..pretty consistent size/weight the last few years, how about Gary Hall Jr. who working with Mike Bottom is probably part of what many would consider the most innovative sprint program in the world...I haven't seen Gary start to look like a bodybuilder.
The very nature of swimming...especially training like Bernard does (6-7000m per session) makes putting on muscle mass VERY hard.....especially when it happens in months not years. Maybe he has found some major breakthrough that we will hear more about in coming years?
im calling a 21.61, breaking a record two times in a row is tough. Has someone ever done that before?
He has just done it for the 100m (twice in a row).
I know it's tougher for the 50m, but ........... we'll just have to see (in a few hours).
Well it will be at on 1321 Easter (1821 Eindhoven local) and if one blinks, then one misses it.
One thing I'm keeping in mind is that AB barely got that 50 record and if he were Eamon's height he probably wouldn't have gotten it.
So why do you think their heights are a factor? Just curious.
Suspiciously even, if you ask me. What drug does that?
It must be a time-release capsule that is based on an analog chemical structure (can't do the digital 1/100th of a second thing; only works with 1/10ths).
Fort, I think there's a lot of willful ignorance about the role of muscle in swimming. Someone here told me to quit the "pro wrestling" thing, as if muscles are just for show.
"Pro wrestling?!" Yeah, that's just stupid and undermines how talented real wrestlers are.
Ande has reported great results as a result of resuming weight training.
I personally feel like I would definitely benefit from more strength training. I don't need more flexibility; I need more strength. I already look pretty buff, and I'm not that strong. I rely on core strength, I guess. I'd be faster, I think, if I was stronger.
Alain Bernard just looks hot to me.
