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Aug 8 2008 - 5:30am Michael Phelps is one of the fastest swimmers in the world and he's got his eye on eight gold medals in the
2008 Olympics. A lot of folks joke that he's got gills; I'm not sure about that but one thing that he definitely does have is a good training program.
His coach Bob Bowman, head coach for the unstoppable University of Michigan swim team, recently gave some
tips on what Michael does to perform his best.
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6-8 strokes to cover one length? Hot damn, that's a long stroke! Great tips!
1You have to remember that he is also 6' 4", with an arm span of 6' 7". Those arms are super propellers! And nice looking ones at that!
2Fit, I am new to the board, but most that would attempt this workout would get hurt, probably seriously. Bob Bowman has been a well respected person in the swimming world for decades. I do not think that he would apply that workout to the average person trying to be healthy.
3I don't swim, but like fuzzles said, any workout that's designed for say, an Olympic athlete, should be only undertaken by experienced athletes. Otherwise, yeah, you really could get hurt.
4He's so damn hot...
5Making your strokes longer really does up the burn - I can't do 6 to 8, but I can do a 25m in 10 strokes, thanks to torturous years on the swim team. It's not the most natural-feeling way to swim in the universe, but it IS possible.
6Whoa, those strokes are long. I haven't really counted my average, but I will the next time I go swimming...and try to make them longer even though I'm flat 5'.
I love Michael. He's so awesome!
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