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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14912 Posts
August 15 2008 15:05 GMT
#101
hahahahahaha
ocho cinco is so hilarious
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Ocho-Cinco-says-he-can-beat-Michael-Phelps;_ylt=AhQe6oXNRg_6j7_88hj2rRGde5p4?urn=oly,100949
that's so great I think he's being serious lol
kpcrew
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)1071 Posts
August 15 2008 15:09 GMT
#102
6 for 6

but usa is still getting creamed by china =/
Clan Lzuruha
new_construct
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Canada1041 Posts
August 15 2008 16:13 GMT
#103
anyone noticed that for michael phelps freestyle, his arm movement is slower than most of the other swimmers, but he gets more distance gain from those movements. I guess that proves he is not doping cuz he uses his body movement to its fullest potential instead of trying to swing his arm as fast as he can.
Krowser
Profile Joined August 2007
Canada788 Posts
August 15 2008 16:25 GMT
#104
Hah, I love this:

[image loading]


God Bless America.
D3 and Pho, the way to go. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=340709
Falcynn
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3597 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-15 16:36:07
August 15 2008 16:35 GMT
#105
I thought we always counted that way (in the US, not rest of the world). Then again I have a shit memory so...yeah...
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20665 Posts
August 15 2008 16:52 GMT
#106
Yeah in the US we always count that way.

Kinda silly, but it's how we do it. For Winters, too.
ㅋㄲㅈㅁ
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
August 15 2008 17:06 GMT
#107
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=B41E74E118C783553453F497845F8574.app11_06?topicId=8765585510&sid=1&pageNo=1
theonemephisto
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States409 Posts
August 15 2008 17:07 GMT
#108
On August 16 2008 01:13 new_construct wrote:
anyone noticed that for michael phelps freestyle, his arm movement is slower than most of the other swimmers, but he gets more distance gain from those movements. I guess that proves he is not doping cuz he uses his body movement to its fullest potential instead of trying to swing his arm as fast as he can.

That doesn't prove anything, he just has a different technique than most people.

He has longer arms and bigger hands, and presumably gets a better catch than most swimmers, allowing him to really take advantage of the power and strength that he has, which also results in a slower turnover. He also has a ridiculously strong kick (not thorpedo-like, but close), which he takes full advantage of.
XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
August 15 2008 17:50 GMT
#109
On August 16 2008 02:06 travis wrote:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=B41E74E118C783553453F497845F8574.app11_06?topicId=8765585510&sid=1&pageNo=1


Best part is the people who don't realize it's a joke. One guy even types out a mini-essay condemning gold farming
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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14912 Posts
August 15 2008 17:54 GMT
#110
hahaha that thread is full of win
Agavond
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
448 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-15 18:29:45
August 15 2008 18:29 GMT
#111
On August 16 2008 01:25 Krowser wrote:
Hah, I love this:
+ Show Spoiler +

[image loading]


God Bless America.




http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml

accumulative medals.
O.oSins Since Op Cal
crabapple
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States397 Posts
August 15 2008 18:35 GMT
#112
screw swimming. gymnastics ftw! so awesome to watch.
Flaccid
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
8917 Posts
August 15 2008 19:02 GMT
#113
It sure is depressing seeing how cynical people have become thanks to all of our lovely, high-profile doping scandals. Not that they can be blamed.

Here we are witnessing what may be the greatest athletic display we'll ever see in our lifetimes, and all some people can say is 'd0ping obv'.

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Flaccid
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
8917 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-15 19:16:02
August 15 2008 19:15 GMT
#114
On August 15 2008 02:56 eStoniaNBoY wrote:
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.


A quick reply, but you know better than to assume that just because someone is a 'professional', that they somehow all subscribe to an extremely elaborate training regimen. Not everyone in the NFL trains like Walter Peyton and Deion Sanders did. Not every boxer trains like Jones Jr. did. And on and on.

But as an Olympic example, let me tell you about a swimmer named Morgan Knabe. He was naturally pretty fast and has held some national records in the breaststroke. I used to get to watch this guy and how he'd prepare for an event and it was usually by showing up late for practice, getting in the pool, dogging it for a couple of laps, and then leaving to go back to bed. He made several Olympics due to his ability but routinely flamed out. He'd expect to make the finals based on previous results, but would instead bomb out before the semis.

So yeah. All I'm saying is not all pro athletes are Michael Phelps. He really does deserve everything he is getting.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
riotjune
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States3394 Posts
August 15 2008 19:16 GMT
#115
History is being made, don't be hating =P
Krowser
Profile Joined August 2007
Canada788 Posts
August 15 2008 19:42 GMT
#116
On August 16 2008 04:16 riotjune wrote:
History is being made, don't be hating =P



Hating!? I'm Canadian and I'm cheering for Phelps!

I'm sad about Mike Brown though, our best swimmer fell to 4th place by 0.09 seconds

So close!!!
D3 and Pho, the way to go. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=340709
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-15 20:04:11
August 15 2008 20:03 GMT
#117
On August 16 2008 01:25 Krowser wrote:
Hah, I love this:

[ img ]

God Bless America.

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


Too harsh?
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eStoniaNBoY
Profile Joined December 2002
Switzerland439 Posts
August 15 2008 20:05 GMT
#118
Roy Jones Jr. didn`t fight 2 times a day over 9 day span. Nor did Michael Schumacher race 2 times a day, 9 days in a row.

1% talent, 99% hard work. Claiming that Phelps is training harder than everybody else is arrogant. Like the other one`s aren`t taking is seriously.. Yeah right.

You can`t beat your biological clock. 12,000 calories, super-burgars or massive amounts of gatorade are nothing. Body needs rest. Sleeping, relaxing, taking a nap. That kind of rest.

Im not saying that he uses dope, but no need to be arrogant to other swimmers claiming that Phelps trains harder than everybody else ( how do you know that?) and gets back on track by eating 12,000 calories per day.

Hopefully Phelps isn`t watching the 2012 Olympics behind jail bars like Marion Jones atm.
only_human89
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States212 Posts
August 15 2008 20:18 GMT
#119
I don't understand why a swimmer would take steroids. Steroids increase muscle mass, something swimmers clearly try to keep at a minimum without sacrificing overall power. I mean I don't see how something like that could go unnoticed for a swimmer. Even if he was taking drugs it couldn't be much. How much of an advantage could it possibly give him lol?
"You're a pathetic, jerk, loser, and I wouldn't kiss you if I had brain cancer and your lips were the cure" LOOOOL
theonemephisto
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States409 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-15 20:29:54
August 15 2008 20:28 GMT
#120
Michael Phelps really does have one of the hardest training schedules of any professional swimmer though. It's something like, according to his coach (who has coached him since he was a kid), he's Bob Bowman specifically targeted the Olympics as a goal since he was like 11, and he has been training for them ever since. He has never missed a practice, and currently trains like, 5 hours a day with the best swimmers in the world at Club Wolverine. He also trains with a lot of distance swimmers (Jensen and vendt come to mind), and if you've trained distance, it sucks. It'd be even worse knowing that you never swim distance, but it does wonders for your endurance.

And he does sleep a lot. Considering that he doesn't go to school and presumably doesn't have much of a job (I think he assistant coaches or something), he can pretty much sleep all the time when he isn't swimming.

And trust me, I bet he's getting a ton of sleep at Beijing. Not that I know his schedule, but he's probably spending the time in between sessions doing two things, eating, and then sleeping (and maybe shaving). That's pretty much all you do.

And only_human is kind of right. I don't really see why he would want to. If he were a sprinter or something (I mean, look at bernard, that is ripped), but looking at Michael, you're never really struck by his muscle mass as much as the definition due to not having fat.
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