EPTOn August 13 2008 20:26 zulu_nation8 wrote:
Definitely the best performer in the Olympics so far
Definitely the best performer in the Olympics so far
understatement :O
Michael Phelps is NOT overrated - Page 4
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OneOther
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Jibba
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It's the NY Post so... | ||
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yenta
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[X]Ken_D
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MaZza[KIS]
Australia2110 Posts
On August 14 2008 08:29 [X]Ken_D wrote: I was wondering how long does it take to fully recover after a race? these guys have warm downs where they swim to get all the lactic acid and other free radicals out of their system and their blood stream... combined with the fact that most muscle tears usually take about 48 hours to fully repair (depending on how torn the fibers are) an athelete could be back to ~100% in about 2 days.... doing what phelps is doing day in day out.. AND multiple times a day is insane... it really really really is insane... meanwhile, Ian Thorpe quit just in time to let Phelps shine.. he wouldn't be winning many freestyle medals if Ian was still around... shame for Australia.. congrats to Phelps... 5 medals is already monumental... I hope it doesn't go to his head | ||
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Emptyeye
United States34 Posts
As for the possibility of doping, I just try not to think about it. I won't say for sure that he isn't, but until (if) he fails a test, I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt. | ||
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On_Slaught
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theonemephisto
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GrandInquisitor
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fusionsdf
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Cobalt
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FreeDoM[YA]
Canada855 Posts
On August 14 2008 12:57 fusionsdf wrote: why did it go from vegita hair to vegitto hair? :X He's going super-sayan xD | ||
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
No they are different characters | ||
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teh leet newb
United States1999 Posts
http://www.dailytech.com/Speedos TechnoSwimsuit Ignites Olympic Controversy/article12636.htm He's an amazing swimmer and all, but this suit obviously shows its effectiveness. People who are bound to other brands are just screwed. Why don't they just all use the same suits -_- | ||
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bumatlarge
United States4567 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14892 Posts
On August 14 2008 13:02 Cobalt wrote: Wait, I'm getting confused. How many golds has Phelps won so far this year? I'm hearing 5, 7, 8, 10 and I don't know which is right. :S Phelps has won 5 gold medals this year, 3 to go | ||
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gg_hertzz
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Wala.Revolution
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He has relatively short legs compared to his height, and his ankles are so flexible that his toes can touch the ground while laying backside to the ground. He can't run normally because of it. Anyway, as a Korean I must say go Park Tae-Hwan! | ||
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Flaccid
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On August 14 2008 23:10 Wala.Revolution wrote: I don't remember if I read this from TL, but he has some physical characteristics that helps him (greatly?). He has relatively short legs compared to his height, and his ankles are so flexible that his toes can touch the ground while laying backside to the ground. He can't run normally because of it. Anyway, as a Korean I must say go Park Tae-Hwan! Besides training harder than anyone else, Phelps does have some physical peculiarities that push him even further over the top: - He has longer arms than his height would dictate. Most people have a wingspan more or less equal to their vertical height. Phelps' is significantly longer (significantly being several inches). - It's documented that he is double jointed in the chest area. I have no idea how this works, but sports scientists say it allows him to dolphin-kick from the chest and the hips, as opposed to kicking mainly from the hips. Watch the guy when he's free-styling. He surfaces way after the other athletes and already had a lead from his ridiculous dolphin-kick alone. - His feet are larger than average. While a lot of swimmers have his height, they don't have his wingspan or foot size. He really has everything going for him. He has a body that seems as if it was genetically engineered for swimming, and he has the dedication and training to go along with it. It would be easy for him to rest on his physical gifts alone and still maybe win, but he doesn't, which makes him awesome. It's funny how when you get to the highest level of sport, sometimes it's physical 'weirdness' that can help push a guy to the top. Kind of like how Lance Armstrong's body doesn't produce lactic acid in the way of a normal human. Kind of like how university researchers will look at top track and field athletes and notice strangeness in things like tendon lengths and crap like that. Cool stuff. | ||
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eStoniaNBoY
Switzerland439 Posts
They are professionals. They all train all day long. It is how efficient their training is what really matters. Phelps has some physical advantages, but he isn`t a dolphin. Recovering from all those qualification rounds and being able to break these world records in the finals is totally bizarree. You can`t mess with your body. Its impossible to go on without sleeping and it is physically impossible basically not resting at all ( you can sleep, rest, do procedures etc. but there is a time that body needs to recover fully you can`t heal it with medicine or whatever ). By that the guy has been competing at like 80% of his capability because the body has been worn down during the last race and still winning with world records? What annoys me the most is that the guy is considered as a medal project. | ||
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