i think that in his early stage with doug frost he focused on the number of reps with less weight cause he was swimming for the 200 400 and 800 so he needed to be as light as possible while being as strong as possible so he can use a lot of energy for a long time while in his later years and now that he's back he'll use a lot more weight and do less reps so he builds up muscle mass for sprinting cause he'll be focusing on the 100 lol it's explained in the vid 1:31 - 1:45
The impact of those kind of exercices at that speed and with that power is quite week. And by the wway, one can almost forget the crunches and reverse crunches for plenty of biomecanical reasons ... but I really like Ian !! ;)
@sunlight.. meh thats becuz English is not my first language? still the fact that Thorpe won because of the suit . yeah i know its kinda upsetting right since Thorpe is your god
@terramar111 hes a wsimmer...not a bodybuilder/fitness model. most top swimmers are built like this: fat intercalted in muscle, soft look. Low body fat is not necesarry for swimming...(under 8-9%)
@gwargk Yeah. Even if he's using light weight. If his form's like that with light weight, I wonder what it's like with heavy weight.....hah demonstration my ass.
Im pretty sure those are baby weights as compared to what he REALLY uses in a real workout, these are just demonstrations cause no one would make a video on how to win
even if he is demonstrating, he should demonstrate good technique....when he's bench pressing, he's locking his elbows. doing sit-ups, he lays flat on the ground and waits a second. gah it annoys me.
beneath the suit THAT WOULD BE BAN go on google and search for " the development process of Ian thopre swimming suit " and you will see it for yourself .. the suit WAS NOT textile .. it is 100% SILiCON just like the Jake suit ... he is a ok swimmer , before we knew about the suit i still though the dutchman Hooganband was better than Thorpe . now we know about the suit Hooganband was certainly FAR better.. sorry Australian ,he is only your God
Ian's like "Somebody shoot me please!!"
khavelkova great job!!! this videos are really really useful
yeah! .it really help thanks man.
absolutely gorgeous
the most gorgeous guy in the universe... :)
i get tips for my training in the gym,thanks
Lived in sydney while he was training and a load of other swimmers too.
i think that in his early stage with doug frost he focused on the number of reps with less weight cause he was swimming for the 200 400 and 800 so he needed to be as light as possible while being as strong as possible so he can use a lot of energy for a long time while in his later years and now that he's back he'll use a lot more weight and do less reps so he builds up muscle mass for sprinting cause he'll be focusing on the 100
lol it's explained in the vid 1:31 - 1:45
If I hear that "weight training can be harmful to a child's natural growth" (o.e.) one more time, I'm going to self destruct.
Ha ha! Nice one, you da man! :D
depends what phase u are in
The song is amazing what is the name of this song?
The impact of those kind of exercices at that speed and with that power is quite week. And by the wway, one can almost forget the crunches and reverse crunches for plenty of biomecanical reasons ... but I really like Ian !! ;)
Looks pretty soft considering he's a world class swimmer.
He didn’t have any muscle
@swfearth : Hmm. Thorpe won the worlds in a speedo...
@ ps2monster: not "running", but "skiing"
@sunlight.. meh thats becuz English is not my first language? still the fact that Thorpe won because of the suit . yeah i know its kinda upsetting right since Thorpe is your god
@dwill1967 then how do you know them?
@terramar111 hes a wsimmer...not a bodybuilder/fitness model. most top swimmers are built like this: fat intercalted in muscle, soft look. Low body fat is not necesarry for swimming...(under 8-9%)
Was he really doing that? :) It looks as if it's the first time for him.
how do u know this?
@gwargk Yeah. Even if he's using light weight. If his form's like that with light weight, I wonder what it's like with heavy weight.....hah demonstration my ass.
hehe,show us please.
no then they wouldnt say that the LZR was the best suit speedo ever made and far better than the ones used in athens
Sports igaku
actually the sport that involves most muscles in a human body is cross country (or nordic) skiing. It's a fact
@swfearth
Nice grammar and spellin', innit...
Miss woman not marriged be Crown?
Cross Country running? What? No way...
lol look st his thighs at 0:57
Im pretty sure those are baby weights as compared to what he REALLY uses in a real workout, these are just demonstrations cause no one would make a video on how to win
wtf is up with his form
Ian is a swimming pro not a pro lifting so his form is going to suck when lifting cut him a break
heh u know i some how your sarcasm doesn't work lol as many people question if he is gay or not, and your gay comment fits right in .. oh wait..
Wow that's an ugly streamline at the start.
just ordinary exercises and with no speed and no weight. he should used the freemotion machine more and done some more functional exercises.
even if he is demonstrating, he should demonstrate good technique....when he's bench pressing, he's locking his elbows. doing sit-ups, he lays flat on the ground and waits a second. gah it annoys me.
beneath the suit THAT WOULD BE BAN go on google and search for " the development process of Ian thopre swimming suit " and you will see it for yourself .. the suit WAS NOT textile .. it is 100% SILiCON just like the Jake suit ... he is a ok swimmer , before we knew about the suit i still though the dutchman Hooganband was better than Thorpe . now we know about the suit Hooganband was certainly FAR better.. sorry Australian ,he is only your God
He won pan pacs 1999 in a world record of 341 for a 400m free in a brief