I am saying that those who are need to not be encouraged to continue to stop by Krispy Kreme for coffee and donuts after practice - and that everyone needs to look for healthier alternatives to maintaining and increasing their speed in the water.Heresy, man! Krispy Kremes are absolutely part of a healthy (mental, at least) lifestyle and a just reward after a killer workout. Chased down with a triple espresso and you're golden, tech suit or no.:anim_coffee:
Muppet - you are on a roll today and I'm staying out of your way. As a counterpoint to your argument concerning the elites, I will say that I have adult friends who participate in other sports who pay enormous amounts of money to go to "fantasy" camps with some of their sports greats. I will happily sacrifice a few spots on the rankings to be able to swim beside (I actually swam a 1000 with two Team Elite members in Feb) or at a meet with the best ever in our sport.
I gave up donuts 5 years ago when I was super fat so I want my tech suit as a consolation prize for my years of deprivation.
I'm content swimming in anything...but then again...when you're me, it's easy to feel so confident...:D
I think we need a flurry of "State Flag" or "State Emblem" briefs to be worn around the USMS circuit now.
Wear your pride on your hide! That's what I say!
When you are as tall as a smurf, you can be content as anything
I'm not saying all of our tech-suit wearing membership are fatties. I am saying that those who are need to not be encouraged to continue to stop by Krispy Kreme for coffee and donuts after practice - and that everyone needs to look for healthier alternatives to maintaining and increasing their speed in the water.
That's one way to look at things. And it is true that I have heard quite a few people (mostly jokingly) talk about having to lose weight once the tech suits are gone.
But I have a related, self-image type of issue, and it is the reason I get turned off whenever someone says that masters swimmers need to cover up and have "compression suits." The vast majority of us -- even those who aren't really very overweight -- don't have the bodies we had when we were younger. I don't like hearing that, because of this, maybe we ought to be covering them up.
Yes, a masters meet doesn't look like a college meet or the Olympics with all those hard bodies. So what? We are what we are. I don't think we have anything to be ashamed of. By participating in masters workouts and competitions we are taking positive steps to a healthy lifestyle.
mine in bold
At convention there will probably be all sorts of claims about how tech suits increase participation (or not). A good example is that in the interview Rob implies that attendance at nationals was high because of the suits.
maybe attendance was high it was because this event was sold as the "last chance" for THE SUITS
What I would love to see is a broad, professionally designed survey that attempts to answer that question. The majority of our members have no plans to compete and could care less. So I would like answers to the following questions:
-- for "newbies" (ie, those who are thinking of competing but haven't done so), would the tech suits be a draw or a deterrent?
-- for those who compete regularly or semi-regularly, would the tech suits increase their enjoyment of the sport and/or make them more or less likely to continue to compete?
for me... less likely. its nice to read about folks tearing up the pool, but my point of time reference is lost. (kind of like when someone says "the water is 10 degrees C".... i know that means "cold" but that's where it ends
I think the whole "FINA doesn't care about SCY" argument is flimsy, though. No other rules are different, that I know about. (I sure would love to get rid of the 15m rule, for example.) and how about adding butterfly flipturns!
When you are as tall as a smurf, you can be content as anything
You're just envious because you use a whole bottle of anti-chlorine shampoo after each swim...:thhbbb:
And, you said it quite well when you flashed me your "Swim Stud" hide at Nationals! :applaud:
Haha you weren't the only one. I did it to Mark Gill at the end of the meet too...he looked a bit flummoxed...
Instead, we should be encouraging our membership to, among other things,
challenge themselves more in workouts
participate in swim-related dryland exercise
crosstrain (run, bike, play hockey)
eat healthier and smarter
sleep better
we should never encourage anyone to play hockey
Heresy, man! Krispy Kremes are absolutely part of a healthy (mental, at least) lifestyle and a just reward after a killer workout. Chased down with a triple espresso and you're golden, tech suit or no.:anim_coffee:
I'm with you on this, Patrick. Plus, Chris, I am one who, after Clovis, decided to start a weight loss effort and managed to trim ~10 lbs. off between then and Atlanta just so I'd be better prepared for meters competition. Went from 196/198 to 184/186.
If you haven't already,please vote in the tech suit poll so our representatives have a numerical idea of our feelings.
Allen, can you add a link, please?
