www.nbcolympics.com/.../newsid=255135.html
Interesting part of the article:
"Phelps has said Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are the two superstars he'd most like to meet following his exploits in China, and he could be emulating one of them already.
Woods took time at the pinnacle of his career to remodel his swing to renew his dominance, and Phelps is speaking of completely switching the training program he has followed for the past decade.
Phelps said the changes suggested by coach Bob Bowman could help rejuvenate him mentally and physically after what he described as the most grueling period of his life.
"Bob said to me that he's going to take everything he's done coaching me and throw it out the door and try something completely different, just to see how it works," Phelps said. "We'll try a bunch of new things. If we're successful, great. If not, we can go back to what we've been doing."
Are Phelps and Bowman considering specificity training?
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I think Phelps would have a lot of trouble dominating the 100 fr, and I doubt he'd ever be able to compete at the same level in the 50. He doesn't have sprinter muscles- and I don't mean strength, just ability to apply strength in short bursts. I think pure sprinters with similar wingspan and stroke efficiency will always beat him in the 50 and usually in the 100.
I'd say Phelps owning the 50 is about as likely as someone like Cielo owning the 200.
I haven't read anything to say that Phelps wants to compete in the 50. He is probably slow-twitch biased. And some research says muscle fibers can't be changed from one type to another.
But the 100 requires aerobic capacity - which Phelps already has like no one else. I don't see why Phelps can't improve his 1st 50 and still finish stronger than anyone in the field.
For those talking about Cielo - I understand he swam the 200 at SECs because the team asked him to. Auburn was fighting for points and they felt Cielo could score. I don't think he has any desire to train for the 200.
I think Phelps would have a lot of trouble dominating the 100 fr, and I doubt he'd ever be able to compete at the same level in the 50. He doesn't have sprinter muscles- and I don't mean strength, just ability to apply strength in short bursts. I think pure sprinters with similar wingspan and stroke efficiency will always beat him in the 50 and usually in the 100.
I'd say Phelps owning the 50 is about as likely as someone like Cielo owning the 200.
I haven't read anything to say that Phelps wants to compete in the 50. He is probably slow-twitch biased. And some research says muscle fibers can't be changed from one type to another.
But the 100 requires aerobic capacity - which Phelps already has like no one else. I don't see why Phelps can't improve his 1st 50 and still finish stronger than anyone in the field.
For those talking about Cielo - I understand he swam the 200 at SECs because the team asked him to. Auburn was fighting for points and they felt Cielo could score. I don't think he has any desire to train for the 200.
