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.
The nuttiest set I've ever heard of was 30x1000, done by Erik Vendt. I don't remember the specifics (stroke, intervals, or whether it was descend 1-5, maintain 6-10, etc.) but after the set was over, Vendt put his head down on the side of the pool and fell asleep.
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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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Some where on this thread are several of his workoouts. I don't remember where but I remember looking at them. Thye were all real hard. also I've seen Hansens's workouts. they are very hard also. I think his were on a fansite that had his name and then a nickname.
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Maybe if we do these Olympic swimmer's workouts we will start winning gold medals!
I wish...
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Phelps is in the news again, and his Phelps' swimming workouts for Beijing 2008 have been published in the press. Not a lot of info, mostly just saying how he trains 6 days per week for 6 hours, has 2 massages a day and eat 12,000 calories to provide the energy he needs!
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He also produces only one third of the lactic acid that the average swimmer does
I wonder whether that is purely a result of his training or whether it has a genetic component.
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I got the impression from the article that it is a genetic thing. If diet, then surely all competitors would eat the same way. Need to look for a better source of info. but sounds like a genetic advantage - like the giant feet, double jointed knees, and long arms!
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I got the impression from the article that it is a genetic thing. If diet, then surely all competitors would eat the same way. Need to look for a better source of info. but sounds like a genetic advantage - like the giant feet, double jointed knees, and long arms!
Who's to say they don't all eat that way. And size 14 is hardly a giant foot, Ian Thorpe has size 17's or 18's depending on where you here it.
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I can wear a size 14 in some shoes. What about Brendan Hansen's hands.
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SCY 2000-2001
5x100FRon1:20
5 x 100 K on 1:40 (choice)
5 X 100 FRIM on 1:25
5 x 100 PB on 1:20
16 x 50 on :55 (25 scull/25 swim 4 of each) (2,800)
10 x 400 FR ( Start on 4:45 and descend interval :05 each swim)
25 x100FRK
1 on 1:40, 1 on 1:30, 1 on 1:20
1 on 1:40, 1 on 1:30, 2 on 1:20
1 on 1:40, 1 on 1:30, 3 on 1:20
1 on 1:40, 1 on 1:30, 4 on 1:20
1 on 1:40, 1 on 1:30, 5 on 1:20
200 SW DN
9,500
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100 FR - 100 SIDE K - 100 PB(5T") - 100 IM DR] X 4
8 X 50 FR (4 on :40, 4 on :35)
PB,PAD,BAND 4 x 200 on 2:30
3 x 200 on 2:25
2 x 200 on 2:20
1 x 200 on 2:15
200 EZ
400 (25 SIDE K/25 STR K) + 10 x
FINS 20 x 50 on 1:00 (25 FAST/ 25 EZ) 5 OF EACH (1,000)
5,600
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500 FR on 6:30 / 6 x 100 K on 1:30 / 500 P13 on 6:30 / 16 x 50 on :45 (4 OF EACH) (2,400)
4 x 200 BA on 2:40
4 x 200 BRST on 3:00
3 x 200 BA on 2:35
3 x 200 BRST on 2:55
2 x 200 BA on 2:30
2 x 200 BRST on 2:50
1 x 200 BA on 2:25
1 x 200 BRST on 2:45 (4,000)
FINS 800 (50 K / 50 SW) (800)
15 x100K (1500) 3x
9,000
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3 X
2x100on1:2050FR/50 FL
1 x 200 on 2:30 FRIM
1 x 300 on 4:00 FL
1 x 200 on 2:30 FR
1 x 300 on 4:15 100BA I 100 BRST I 100 FR
1 x 200 on 2:40 FL
1 x 300 on 3:45 FR
1 x 400 on 5:15 FRIM
3 x 100 on 1:30 FL
1 x 200 on 2:40 FR
(2 TIMES THROUGH)
(5,200)
24x50K
2 on :55 MODERATE
1 on :45 FAST (1,200)
200 SW DN
9,000
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800 (100 FR / 100 IM) on 11:00
600 K (50 FR / 50 STR) on 9:30
400 P13 (LB by 100) on 5:00
12 x 50 (25 FR / 25 FL) on :45 (2,400)
Stroke Control Set
10 x 50 FL on :45
5 x 50 FL on :35
10 x 50 FL on :45
5 x 50 FL on :35
10 x 50 FL on :45
5 x 50 FL on :35 (27.4, 27.7, 27.9, 27.1, 26.6) (2,250)
3 x 400(100 IM DRILLS) on 6:00
4 x 100 FR on 1:10 (HOLD 1:00) (2,400)
7,050
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1200 = 100 FR (breathe 25 R / 25 L )
100 BA (25 R / 25 L)
100 IM (FL-BA-BRST-FL)
8 x 100 K on 1:40 (2= 50 FL / 50 BA)
(2= 50 BA / 50 BRST)
(2= 50 BRST / 50 FR)
(2 = 50 FR / 50 FL)
8 x 50 on :45 (2 of each reverse order) (2,400)
3 x 100 on 1:30 (50 FR mod / 50 FL @ 400 IM speed)
3 x 200 on 3:00 (50 FR/50 FL + 100 BA @ IM speed)
3 x 300 on 4:30 (50FR/50FU100BA + 100 BRST)
3 x 400 on 6:00 (50FR/50FU100BA/100BRST + 100 FR)
4 x 400 PB, PAD, BAND on 5:00 (DESC 1-4.)
24 x 25 on :30 (3-2-1-0 breaths per 25)
7,600
