Just got back from Vegas and while bloggging will be light as we collect our thoughts, dirty laundry and whatever spare change between the sofa cushions we can scrounge, we will be going with some stuff we had planned but had not got around to.
Immediately on the heels of Dara Torres (41 years of age and mother of one and uhhh… Jewish, apparently) winning both the 50 and 100 meter freestyle events at the Olympic swimming trials last weekend came the whispers. How does a woman at her age coming out of a 6-year retirement accomplish what she has? Jason Whitlock reminds us of the bad ol’ days and the current realities of sports, performance-enhancing drugs and perceptions. His column here.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Old Chick Rules?
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Excerpt from PopSci issue on The of Sciences of Sport:
Last year, Torres broke her own 50-meter freestyle US record. How? Resistance Stretching. For the last 18 months, trainers of Innovation Body Solutions, Coral Springs, FL, manipulated Torres' muscles while she contracted them, buildig "longer, leaner muscles with more fast-twitch fibers." "No other swimmer in the world is doing this." Dad
In another article from PopSci: An unorthodox, highly scientific training regimen made Andy Potts (31) the top triathlete in the country. In less than five yrs, Potts has morphed from an overweight former swimmer into a member of the athletic elite. In a break from training orthodoxy, Potts and his coach have created a regimen called feedback training in which the training is reassessed every 24 hrs based on the constant monitoring of three variables; wattage (the power Pott’s body produces), cadence (the tempo of his arm and leg movements) and heart rate. No lap times, no mileage, no grand training schedule planned months in advance. Only raw biological data. Dad
Great information, pops. Thanks!
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