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remember that pink eye Bob Costas had at the last Olympics, that was something
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Word. Glued to the tv cheering on team USAI love the Olympics.
Likewise. Always really look forward to it and am never disappointed.
was watching that like damn too. At least the day before dude dropped from 1st to 3rd.I feel bad for the American cyclist Mara Abbott. After 87 miles she went from gold to 4th in a matter of seconds down the home stretch. Tough break
man.. that whole sport is insane to me..The stuff that female gymnasts do on the balance beam absolutely boggles my mind. I might have trouble just walking across it, let alone doing a bunch of flips and **** on it. Crazy.
Arianna has an outside chance of medaling in the 50 free, going be rough though if sjostrom swims it though (cause you go the campbel sisters from Australia and weir from the us too)
Can't wait for the T&F events.
Wanna see what Usain does and if Team Bahamas can medal again.
Can't wait for the T&F events.
Wanna see what Usain does and if Team Bahamas can medal again.
not going lie, I hope phelps swims the 4 x 200 free relay and is the leadoff swimmer..
would be cool to see him register a faster team leading off the relay than the person who won the individual event (the 200 free final is tonight for men).. leading off is a flat start, whereas the other spots get a rolling start which gives you about .5-1 sec advantage and doesn't really count as an official time.. the leadoff of any relay can break the individual world record (which wont happen, but still)
that was won of the events he won in Beijing.. but dropped that and the 4 IM in London and here
this aint exactly, right.. then you have to take away all of his relay medals (10 so far, 8 gold)GOAT
swimming is a rough sport as you get older.. the wear and tear on your body aint no joke.. sure you can get stronger and benefit in other ways
this is a prefect example for those not that familiar with swimming of missy's biggest problem..Phelps' turn on that men's 4x100 relay
swimming is a rough sport as you get older.. the wear and tear on your body aint no joke.. sure you can get stronger and benefit in other ways
but it takes its toll.. and you get burnt out quick, because the in pool training is really really REALLY monotonous (well I should say more so for certain events, but especially mid distance to distance events) .. probably why lochte switched form training at UF and went to the club he swims now (swimmac Carolina)
and sun was doping, life is a little harder after you get caught.. same with a couple other guys
it's a body composition thing
it's a body composition thing
as a sprinter, you can actually go to you're older because you're focusing on different things and your workouts are very different.. think training for the 100 vs training for the 800 or 1500 in track
you're maybe in the gym a little more, your yardage isn't anywhere near as high, workouts in the pool aren't that long and hell don't even have to do as many workouts as other guys.. you're focusing more on pure strength and power.. while with the others you cant bulk up too much because then that is weight you have to carry with you.. also have to think about muscle fatigue and stroke efficiency and all that jazz
phelps is probably the fastest he has even been in a pure sprint right now (25-50 meters).. but he probably wouldn't be able to come within 2-3 seconds of his best 400 IM or couple other more taxing events
like he'll probably go his fastest non super suit 100 fly in this Olympics, because he has more power.. but he wont be able to go his fastest 200 fly or 200 free, but he is still better than everyone else (just not as much as he was before)
while I'd say the 400 IM is probably the most taxing event in swimming.. I wouldn't put the 2 IM anywhere near that category, also helps that his work load is a lot lighter (which usually isn't the case.. and why I think he can break the WR)
It sucks that Gabby Douglas got eliminated from the individual all around event even though she finished in the third spot since you can only bring two people from each country.
going into London, he wasn't really training that hard.. and you cant really blame him after what dude did in Beijing
Jesus Christ Hosszu is ridiculous :x :x :x,she just destroyed the field again on her way to another Olympic record in the 200m medley heat just now