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Share Sprint swimming is like the 200 or 400 meters. The 50m freestyle sprint has the same energy cost of a 200m Track & Field sprint. Same with 100m swim and 400m run. Derek Hansen wrote a great research review based on the February 2012 issue of the NSCA’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. [...]
Share 3 years ago, I wrote about comparing 100 meter Freestyle in swimming and 400 meter Sprinting and running. So when I read and research swimming articles, it’s not because I am in love with Dara Torres. It’s because any swimming sprint (50m and 100m) resembles the 200 and 400m in Athletics respectively. Track and [...]
Share 2011 will be remembered as the Year if the Methylhexaneamine positive tests coming directly from products containing Methylhexaneamine or resulting from supplement contamination. I heeded a warning last year in my 4 part series on Sports Drinks. Let’s recap the year in review… 2010 Commonwealth Games women’s 100m winner Damola Osayemi of Nigeria… India [...]
Share It’s almost December and you know what that means… competition season! This article may seem trivial, but every year there are stories. Horror stories. I’ll share a few here. Entries: Bogus seed times, Heat sheets, and Lane draws Bogus seed times is the MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE in Track and Field, especially indoor track [...]
Share After all the hard training and countless hours of drills to perfect your running technique, the difference between winning and losing may come down to the difference in the food you eat and TECHNOLOGY. Namely, your track spikes and the clothes you wear. First, we had had the sprinter’s full body suits for aerodynamics. [...]
Share With all the news and hype aimed towards Tiger Woods, we discovered he has tried Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) because the Canadian doctor that administered it was caught distributing Actovegin, Actovegin is on the World Anti-Doping Agency list of banned substances, and made from bovine blood cells. Now, there is NO PROOF Tiger obtained [...]
Share I am currently in Rome where the 2009 FINA World Championships are held. There’s quite a buzz in the city with the electric atmosphere of a Championship meet. Plus, it’s over 35C or over 90F during the day with humidity. And those temperatures are in the shade! Between 1968 and 2004, only 7 men [...]
Share Let’s face it, the new swimming suits have helped demolish world records at a record pace (no pun intended). Ross and Jonathan from the Science of Sport quoted the average age of a swimming world record for men was 13 months and 8 months for women. That’s a World Record every year! By comparison, [...]
Share If you want to relive the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies, you have a couple of choices. You can ask a friend who recorded it on their TiVo or PVR… if they still have it. You can buy the 2008 Beijing Opening Ceremony 2-Volume DVD from NBCDVD for $29.99 Or you can watch it [...]
Share The 100 meter freestyle in swimming resembles the 400 sprint in running. Their Elite times are in the mid 40′s second range and both events have similar energy systems: Alactic anerobic and Lactic anerobic. Between 1968 and 2004, only 7 men has run under the magic 44 seconds barrier for the 400 meters (and [...]
Share In the swimming events, the Beijing Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay was one of the most exciting relays. USA beat France 3:08.24 to 3:08.32. With all the lead changes, it was too close to call. Personally, I would have put Michael Phelps anchor to out psyche the opponents. YouTube and NBC are quickly [...]
Share Dana Torres won her 10th career Olympic medal with a silver in the 4x100m freestyle relay. The American quartet of Natalie Coughlin, Lacey Nymeyer, Kara Lynn Joyce and Torres swam 3:34.33, an American record. The Netherlands won the gold in 3:33.76 seconds It’s hard to believe her first medal was from 1984, the same [...]
Share Here is a great video of the controversial swim suit from YouTube and CBC that was discussed yesterday. Speedo is the official sponsor for Team USA and Team Canada, among others. This story is no different than the 1984 Olympics when the American dominated cycling (both road and track) with the solid black spoke-less [...]
Share In this video, Bob Cooley is stretching an Olympic athlete on a TV news segment broadcast from Holland. Bob is the creator of Resistance Flexibility & Strength Training (Meridian Flexibility System) and author of The Genius of Flexibility: The Smart Way to Stretch and Strengthen Your Body (USA). In Canada, The Genius of Flexibility: [...]
Share Yesterday, I wrote about the Nike Swift Suit and Nike Track Spikes. With all the talk about the amazing comeback of Dara Torres, let’s take a closer look at those swimsuits. It’s hard to imagine a swimmer with more clothes than a track and field athlete. The Speedo LZR Racers Swimmers in Speedos are [...]
Share In case you missed the May 6, 2008 edition of ESPN’s E:60 Torpedo, here is a 10 minute video of Dara Torres. In January 2006, Dara Torres “Support Team” included swim coaches Michael Lohberg & Chris Jackson, and Florida Panthers’ Strength & Conditioning Andy O’Brien. And of course, her secret weapon, resistance stretching which [...]
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Which Masters Sport Performance Gets Worse with Age?
Share A recent study from the Experimental Aging Research asked the question: Of the 6 sports, which had the greatest decline in performance with age? Athletics (Track and Field) Swimming Rowing Cycling Triathlon Weightlifting I’ve heard several people claim endurance events are easier to maintain while it’s a known fact that sprinters lose speed over [...]