Amanda Beard swims more than most runners run

why do you like chlorine swishing around your face all day?

What is the attraction to swimming laps in a hot pool?

What is the attraction of running laps on a hot day?

I saw her say it, on Larry King, I think.

swimmer_dude wrote:

Also, speaking about training volume, whoever claims Amanda is doing 10 miles every day is full of sh$te. That's such a hilarious claim, OP, where did that come from? Sources ????

Well, I know as a matter of fact that she isn't nearly doing as much, but would still be curious where you got the information from.. Playboy ????

Well, I was pretty good but no where near an Olympic swimmer, and I did 9 miles a day at least twice a week during the core part of the season (16,000 yards is nearly 9 miles). It wouldn't surprise me in the least if someone of Olympic caliber was doing it several times a week for much longer. Sure, it's a lot of pool time (4+ hours in two workouts for 16,000 yards) but it's certainly not a BS claim for an athlete of that caliber.

swimmer_dude wrote:

Also, speaking about training volume, whoever claims Amanda is doing 10 miles every day is full of sh$te.

She said it on the O'Reillly Factor last night.

Since Beard is getting back into swimming after a lay off, she like most runners in the same situation, is in her base phase (I don't believe she has any competitions scheduled for a while). She probably does have some 15K - 20K meter days, as Mr. Stone did high volume too,but like him does not do these every day (swimmers need easy days too)and therefore likley does not put in the 110K - 120K a week the thread suggests. But who knows maybe she does put in 70 mile weeks, but that would be more than my sources (two male distance swimmers that made Olympic teams in the 400m and 1500m freestyle events in 1992 and 96) did when they were putting in the mileage. And certainly more than usual for the 200m/400m events she swims.

compared to most female athletes i would say her knockers are huge. Not compared to most women no, but athletes yes.

I'd rather see Amanda Bynes in Playboy than Amanda Beard.

I'd like to see Bynes and Beard go at it together.

800 dude wrote:

It's not that complicated of a concept.

That's because you're over-simplifying things. They may both be (one of many) "limiting factors", but in no way are they the same as au contraire wrote. Swimming works a completely different set of muscles and joints in a non-weight-bearing, zero-impact environment; claiming that swimming x amount of meters is the "equivalent" of running y amount of miles has little meaning unless you're talking strictly in terms of time spent performing aerobic exercise.

where was the vag shot? damn, i was dissapointed in those pics.

BS wrote:Since Beard is getting back into swimming after a lay off, she like most runners in the same situation, is in her base phase (I don't believe she has any competitions scheduled for a while). She probably does have some 15K - 20K meter days, as Mr. Stone did high volume too,but like him does not do these every day (swimmers need easy days too)and therefore likley does not put in the 110K - 120K a week the thread suggests. But who knows maybe she does put in 70 mile weeks, but that would be more than my sources (two male distance swimmers that made Olympic teams in the 400m and 1500m freestyle events in 1992 and 96) did when they were putting in the mileage. And certainly more than usual for the 200m/400m events she swims.

Good points, my "9 miles a day" certainly wasn't 63 miles a week. We rarely trained for more than hour a day on the weekends and on our lift days we only did about 2 hours in the pool.

I base my opinion solely on the assumption that since I did reasonably large volume that people better I was would do more, not on personal knowledge of Olympic class training. I would be interested to know what sort of training the two people you mention do, mainly because I've been out of swimming a LONG time and am curious and rarely see references on the internet to swimming training outside of the rec level.

no puss shots, how disappointing. she is hot tho

did anyone say she does that every f***ing day? no. swimming 10 miles in a day is pretty common, especially if you are doing 2-a-days.

first you are giving quack advice about switching to minimalism, now you are spouting off like you are the definitive swimming authority. As someone asked you before, what the hell are your qualifications anyways?

1st. I have no qualifications. I just enjoy running swimming and cycling.

2nd. As for my running advice, I'm sorry you think I'm a quack. Maybe I am, but I've done well with my run coaching.

3rd. Why are you angry for me contributing the the thread about amanda beards swim training? the op sugessted that she swam 10 miles a day. That may be true, I'm not her coach, but its very unlikely that it happnes more than once a week, if that often. But again, I'm not her coach so I don't know.

10 miles in a day swimming is a monster day. thats over 16,000 meters or 17,600 yards. maybe the current training trend is back toward more volume, but the aussies have set the trend the past few years with less volume and more quality pace and stroke rate focus. It's been a few years for me but thats where it was when I left coaching. There are coaches out there who do still do that high volume, but back to back 17k+ days a very rare.

au contraire wrote:

Here's an anology for everyone.

Running mileage is limited to pounding on legs as

Swimming mileage is limited to strain on shoulders.

It really is the same thing.

It's not the same thing. GRAVITY is the enemy of our skeletal system. Five times gravity on a single leg support for 10 miles is more taxing on the body than swimming, regardless of the distance. Yes the shoulders and legs (particularly with the breast stroke) take a beating, but without you spine having to support the beating (spine, shins, ankles, low back, quads, feet, etc.) Not equivalent at all!!