Michael Phelps Workout

[jstom]

I'm new here and perhaps you can excuse me for asking a somewhat stupid question that probably gets asked all the time. We all know swimmers have amazingly toned bodies. So what do the top competitors such as Michael Phelps or other Olympic swim athletes do to get such desired results?

If I could follow a specific training schedule, there would be much more motivation for me to actually do it.

[Cyler]

Me too! Someone has to know this kind of info (right?)

[Warren]

Michael Phelps swam everyday from the age of 12 to 17 , christmas, birthday, he didn't miss a day.

[blainesapprentice]

I actually found his workouts a few years ago, they were on the north baltimore swim team's website...idk the link and I don't have time right now to look around for it, but I have them printed out somewhere, I will look for them, and post them if no one else finds them

[jstom]

Can you please post it because I do not think anyone else has it.

Originally Posted by blainesapprentice

I actually found his workouts a few years ago, they were on the north baltimore swim team's website...idk the link and I don't have time right now to look around for it, but I have them printed out somewhere, I will look for them, and post them if no one else finds them

[blairbecky]

If you go to some of his fansites they will have scans of his workouts from various magazines. Just look in the galleries. I know this isn't very specific but you usually find more on fansites than when you just google it.

[sluggo08]

Here are a couple of things I have read over the years:

MP once did a set of 15x200 back and finished the last one in 1:45
Swam a 5000 Free in 46:34 averaging 9:20 per 1000 ( that is the Senior National Cut in the 1000). Can Kick a 500 Fr in under 5:00 w/a board. I know that he (or used to) do a lot of Fr/IM sets and distance free sets. Bowman liked alot of the descending stuff. he also did the Barrowman routine for dryland with a medicine ball. He usually averaged 70-80k yards per week in season.

[Peter Cruise]

Does any of this sound like "leaps tall buildings in a single bound"?

[blainesapprentice]

alrighty here is a workout from Dec 2001::

his morning session was 9000scy endurance im

his afternoon session:
Warm Up:
6x (50 free, 50 side kick, 50 fly drill, 50 pull buoy, 50 im, 50 im)
20x 100 on 1:15 (25 fly-50free-25fly)
500 stroke (50 kick 50 drill)

Main Set:
2000 timed kick stroke
--MP did free with a board and held per 500 (5:48.9-5:47.5-5:46.0-5:39.6)
4x100 IM drill continous

Pulling Set:
10x 200 on 3:00 odd =free (moderate) even=fly (fast)

4 Speed Set:
24x25 fly on :30 (1-ez drill, 1-no breath, 1-sprint)

after practice he did 500 abdominals and stretched

Feb 2002:
after a 4,500scy moderate am practice:

Warm-up:
800 mixer on 10:30
4x150 kick on 2:30 (50 stroke-50free-50stroke)
400 pull with buoy on 5:00 (breathe 3-5-7-9 by 100)
200 stroke on 3:00
10x50 on :45 (2-25kick/25drill 2-25free/25stroke 1-stroke)

Main Set:
4x50 on 1:30
1x50 1:20
1x50 1:10
1x50 1:00
1x50: :50
1x50 :40
1x50 :30

Long Swim Down
100-200-300 pull (lungbusters by quarters)
400 choice kick
300-200-100 IM Drills

i have three more, ill post later

[BabsVa]

I want to know what he is listening to on his headphones before he jumps in and shatters world records.

[BabsVa]

Originally Posted by blainesapprentice

after practice he did 500 abdominals

....... Aha!

[blainesapprentice]

Originally Posted by BabsVa

I want to know what he is listening to on his headphones before he jumps in and shatters world records.

I read that he was listening to Notorious B.I.G.'s "Sky's the Limit"

he's quoted as saying: "Every time I hear that [song], I really do think that. Anything is possible."

[Aquawolf]

blainesapprentice

Long Swim Down
100-200-300 pull (lungbusters by quarters)
400 choice kick
300-200-100 IM Drills

i have three more, ill post later[/quote]


Okay. I'm sorry for the stupid question. I'm still relatively new to swim training hard...what are "lungbusters"?

[RecreationalSwimmer]

Here's my on the success story of team Bowman/Phelps:

http://sandviken.blogspot.com/2007/0...ranscript.html

I think Michael mentioned in an interview how important his mother's support was. He's a great athlete and a real man and I really admire him for that.

[edgarfernandez]

Originally Posted by jstom

I'm new here and perhaps you can excuse me for asking a somewhat stupid question that probably gets asked all the time. We all know swimmers have amazingly toned bodies. So what do the top competitors such as Michael Phelps or other Olympic swim athletes do to get such desired results?

If I could follow a specific training schedule, there would be much more motivation for me to actually do it.

April 11th 2007.

Hi

I just recommend to do yoga for swimmers, I am doind that for 6 months and I have seen huge results and it can help you to prevent illnesses and you will improve the speed and resistant too.

I spend at least 1hour and a half before swimming.

THANKS A LOT

EDGAR

[RecreationalSwimmer]

Originally Posted by RecreationalSwimmer

Here's my on the success story of team Bowman/Phelps:

http://sandviken.blogspot.com/2007/0...ranscript.html

I think Michael mentioned in an interview how important his mother's support was. He's a great athlete and a real man and I really admire him for that.

Michael's first stroke (and Popovs, too):

"As a seven-year-old, he refused to put his face in the water. Sensing Michael’s fear, his instructors allowed him to float around on his back. No surprisingly, the first stroke he mastered was the backstroke."

And here's the gossip:

"By then, Michael’s home life had changed drastically. After years of fighting, his parents divorced. High school sweethearts, they had separated before Michael was born, gotten back together, and then split for good in 1992. The kids went to live with Debbie. Michael grew very close to his mother, while Fred faded from the picture. To this day, he has very little contact with his father."

Source: http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Phelps/Phelps_bio.html

[knelson]

Originally Posted by jstom

So what do the top competitors such as Michael Phelps or other Olympic swim athletes do to get such desired results?

http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/D...ainbow&Lang=en

[jim clemmons]

Sheesh Kirk.

Looking at those times from 2000/2001 - those results are from before he got REALLY fast. 3:40 for a 400 free probably from a push and it was his tenth one!

Wonder what the current results might be...

[BabsVa]

wow
where is the icon for jaw drop

[lefty]

Check out the info on Tom Dolan provided by usswim. There is a lot more to look at/analyze. I love the hand writen note (by Rick Curl) who says "hear are some sets I have thought of," presumably he gave this piece of paper to Dolan? Anyhow, 24 x 400's Done 6 of each stroke, decend 1-6. That is a 9,600 yard set. Rick Curl deserves a swift kick in the groin for even thinking of that set.