I'm new here and perhaps you can excuse me for asking a somewhat stupid question that probably gets asked all the time. We all know swimmers have amazingly toned bodies. So what do the top competitors such as Michael Phelps or other Olympic swim athletes do to get such desired results?
If I could follow a specific training schedule, there would be much more motivation for me to actually do it.
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Michael's first stroke (and Popovs, too):
"As a seven-year-old, he refused to put his face in the water. Sensing Michael’s fear, his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. No surprisingly, the first stroke he mastered was the backstroke."
And here's the gossip:
"By then, Michael’s home life had changed drastically. After years of fighting, his parents divorced. High school sweethearts, they had separated before Michael was born, gotten back together, and then split for good in 1992. The kids went to live with Debbie. Michael grew very close to his mother, while Fred faded from the picture. To this day, he has very little contact with his father."
Source: www.jockbio.com/.../Phelps_bio.html
And here's a 42 minute video clip link that Richard S. posted on the total immersion forum, possibly from 2001. Great dolphin drills, superhuman stamina:
video.google.com/videoplay
:woot:
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Former Member
Michael's first stroke (and Popovs, too):
"As a seven-year-old, he refused to put his face in the water. Sensing Michael’s fear, his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. No surprisingly, the first stroke he mastered was the backstroke."
And here's the gossip:
"By then, Michael’s home life had changed drastically. After years of fighting, his parents divorced. High school sweethearts, they had separated before Michael was born, gotten back together, and then split for good in 1992. The kids went to live with Debbie. Michael grew very close to his mother, while Fred faded from the picture. To this day, he has very little contact with his father."
Source: www.jockbio.com/.../Phelps_bio.html
And here's a 42 minute video clip link that Richard S. posted on the total immersion forum, possibly from 2001. Great dolphin drills, superhuman stamina:
video.google.com/videoplay
:woot:
