Michael Phelps
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what the hell does a 1000 calorie energy drink taste like?
24 ounces of Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA has about 900 calories. That's more my taste.
i guess thatll make eating the food easier too....i can eat a ton when im drunk
china is on its way methinks. amazing their commitment to winning (at the expense of personal choice on the part of the kids of course):
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1813961,00.html
A quart of milk, 2 or 3 scoops of ice cream, and 4 tablespoons of sugar blended.
hmm i could have that faily.
He must spend a lot of money on food eh?
They actually are close to the same issue. Yes, altering your body's chemistry is different than using a fancy swimsuit, but they both produce the same end result.
Having a tighter suit has nothing to do with it. These new suits are engineered with materials and surface treatments such that they create less resistance to the flow of water as it passes over a swimmer's body. It produces the same end result as covering your body with baby oil - a practice that just happens to be banned (at least it was when I swam competitively).
He hadnt done it yet,but it is looking good for him. Good luck Mike P
A new level of gheyness. Male swimmers in baby oil, I bet Laura gets a rise out of the idea, though.
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She's out at Costco right now getting the 30 pack of C batteries...A new level of gheyness. Male swimmers in baby oil, I bet Laura gets a rise out of the idea, though.
When Phelps dives into the pool he doesn't get wet.....the water gets Phelpsed.
A new level of gheyness. Male swimmers in baby oil, I bet Laura gets a rise out of the idea, though.
You bet your ass. I could use him like a slip-n-slide
Please join us in the 21st century. They make them rechargeable now.Silver said:
Fixed
1. Tech Doping
The new Speedo LZR RACER suit, which was developed by scientists from NASA, feels like a rocket coming off the wall, said Phelps in a team interview. The water just runs off the suit. The suit has ultrasonically welded seams that mimics a shark skin, holds in the swimmers abdomen in the best position, allowing him to take in 5% more oxygen, and takes an athlete 30 minutes to get into!
2. The Pool Depth Matters
The pool in Beijing, known as the Water Cube, is 3 meters deep, instead of the previous depth of 2 meters. This allows swimmers to dive deeper and continue their push off dolphin kicks for a longer period of time. Olympic medalist and commentator Rowdy Gaines says, Its just deep enough to where the waves dissipate (and) the turbulence dissipates down to the bottom.
3. Empty Pool Lanes
There are ten lanes in the Water Cube, instead of the usual eight, leaving the outside lanes open. This reduces turbulence and enables swimmers to go faster. Its by far the fastest pool in the world, Gaines says.
4. More Time to Practice
Sponsorship for swimming has increased massively, which allows athletes to practice more. Mark Spitz, the Olympic swimmer with the most gold medals before Phelps, retired at 22 due to his inability to make a living as an amateur athlete. Back then, the Olympics only allowed amateur athletes to compete. Phelps, on the other hand, is now 23 has an estimated annual earnings of $5 million, and will be awarded an extra $1 million dollar bonus from Speedo if he reaches or beats Spitzs record.
5. Old-fashioned Doping
Gary Hall Jr., previous Olympian 50-m freestyle champion, seems to think so. Can suit technology distract from another issue? Im telling you this, I train with an international group of swimmers and all of them have stories and a few of them have had offers. Hall likens todays blame it on the suit situation to that of the 76 East German womens Olympic swimming team. Though, he seems to be the only one speaking out about this so perhaps hes just bitter he didnt qualify for Beijing.
6. The Secret Benefits of Math
Professor Timothy Wei, of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., helped develop top-secret, state-of-the-art equipment and mathematical techniques that USA Swimming coaches have been using to help to make swimmers go faster. He uses water flow diagnostic technologies to see how each swimmers motion affects the flow of water. The whole thing is explained here in this video.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/17455#more-17455
The new Speedo LZR RACER suit, which was developed by scientists from NASA, feels like a rocket coming off the wall, said Phelps in a team interview. The water just runs off the suit. The suit has ultrasonically welded seams that mimics a shark skin, holds in the swimmers abdomen in the best position, allowing him to take in 5% more oxygen, and takes an athlete 30 minutes to get into!
2. The Pool Depth Matters
The pool in Beijing, known as the Water Cube, is 3 meters deep, instead of the previous depth of 2 meters. This allows swimmers to dive deeper and continue their push off dolphin kicks for a longer period of time. Olympic medalist and commentator Rowdy Gaines says, Its just deep enough to where the waves dissipate (and) the turbulence dissipates down to the bottom.
3. Empty Pool Lanes
There are ten lanes in the Water Cube, instead of the usual eight, leaving the outside lanes open. This reduces turbulence and enables swimmers to go faster. Its by far the fastest pool in the world, Gaines says.
4. More Time to Practice
Sponsorship for swimming has increased massively, which allows athletes to practice more. Mark Spitz, the Olympic swimmer with the most gold medals before Phelps, retired at 22 due to his inability to make a living as an amateur athlete. Back then, the Olympics only allowed amateur athletes to compete. Phelps, on the other hand, is now 23 has an estimated annual earnings of $5 million, and will be awarded an extra $1 million dollar bonus from Speedo if he reaches or beats Spitzs record.
5. Old-fashioned Doping
Gary Hall Jr., previous Olympian 50-m freestyle champion, seems to think so. Can suit technology distract from another issue? Im telling you this, I train with an international group of swimmers and all of them have stories and a few of them have had offers. Hall likens todays blame it on the suit situation to that of the 76 East German womens Olympic swimming team. Though, he seems to be the only one speaking out about this so perhaps hes just bitter he didnt qualify for Beijing.
6. The Secret Benefits of Math
Professor Timothy Wei, of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., helped develop top-secret, state-of-the-art equipment and mathematical techniques that USA Swimming coaches have been using to help to make swimmers go faster. He uses water flow diagnostic technologies to see how each swimmers motion affects the flow of water. The whole thing is explained here in this video.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/17455#more-17455
I sure hope he pees in the pool, at that point. I know I would.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who got that. You think he would have caught it, too. But he just kept saying it.!!so did anyone else catch the swimming coverage last night when the announcers referred to some japanese guy as the best breast stroker in the world?
I wonder if the Olympic pool doesn't have that chemical that causes your pee to turn color so the competitors can just let it go.I sure hope he pees in the pool, at that point. I know I would.
That would be nasty, swimming around in all the Olympic pee.
It would be the greatest pee you ever swam in. Gold medal pee.
Yeah it's still illegal to do that, referred to as "go juice" lol.
Depending on hydration level, mine is sometimes bronze.
That video is intense. sometime I think I'm in the wrong field. I need to be studying how water passes by a swimmer.
you are so gayQuit objectifying the man!He should be respected for his abilities rather than just his physique! Where's the damned kleenex; I need a good cry now.
how about chad johnson (ocho cinco) saying he could beat michael phelps in a race. did anybody else see that?