Jazz, I'd be cautious in accusing Maglischo of bull shitting. He generally does his homeworks. If you really read this portion of the book, you should remembers that he regularly throw statements like this one, found in this section you mention having read: "Some medalists in these groups have prepared for competition by swimming only 30 to 40k per week, and others have trained well in excess of those amounts."
Which is normal right? An avg is made of numbers that are lower and higher than this avg.
High yardage isn't a fact of physiology, it's just a tradition. I bet you'll find that, on average, elite Hasidic swimmers wear funny hats. That does mean it's making them swim fast.
Jazz, I'd be cautious in accusing Maglischo of bull shitting. He generally does his homeworks. If you really read this portion of the book, you should remembers that he regularly throw statements like this one, found in this section you mention having read: "Some medalists in these groups have prepared for competition by swimming only 30 to 40k per week, and others have trained well in excess of those amounts."
Which is normal right? An avg is made of numbers that are lower and higher than this avg.
High yardage isn't a fact of physiology, it's just a tradition. I bet you'll find that, on average, elite Hasidic swimmers wear funny hats. That does mean it's making them swim fast.
