I thought you didn't let yourself get completely torn down.
I'm never not torn down...I'm old school but I recognize and accept that...and am confident in knowing how to rest and heal myself for a tapered meet. Unlike some I've never personally felt how fast or how far I swam in workout was the ultimate measure of how good I was.
Had a very interesting and enjoyable conversation about this today with Ron Johnson...don;t worry (S)he he's someone who has been so successful...but because he's older probably (vs. the younger college swimmers) not someone you would be interested in listening to.
Anyway, the discussion was about how swimmers like Hansen at UT is swimming like crap (2:13 200 *** recently) because he's torn down, tired and will focus on the end results...which he has typically done well in.....vs. some of the "new school" folks who swim fast all the time but take smaller drops or don't drop in their tapers. Won't go into the details but will say that in the betting pool I'm in on Trials I'm openly biased to the old school gals/guys.
Along those lines does GHJ, the 6th fastest man in the US going into the trials (in the 50) man up and make the team?
PS; Fort...love the new avatar!
I thought you didn't let yourself get completely torn down.
I'm never not torn down...I'm old school but I recognize and accept that...and am confident in knowing how to rest and heal myself for a tapered meet. Unlike some I've never personally felt how fast or how far I swam in workout was the ultimate measure of how good I was.
Had a very interesting and enjoyable conversation about this today with Ron Johnson...don;t worry (S)he he's someone who has been so successful...but because he's older probably (vs. the younger college swimmers) not someone you would be interested in listening to.
Anyway, the discussion was about how swimmers like Hansen at UT is swimming like crap (2:13 200 *** recently) because he's torn down, tired and will focus on the end results...which he has typically done well in.....vs. some of the "new school" folks who swim fast all the time but take smaller drops or don't drop in their tapers. Won't go into the details but will say that in the betting pool I'm in on Trials I'm openly biased to the old school gals/guys.
Along those lines does GHJ, the 6th fastest man in the US going into the trials (in the 50) man up and make the team?
PS; Fort...love the new avatar!
