What Training Do I need to be doing to Make the Athens Olympics.

[tomdavis80]

Originally posted by Brizza
It would be interesting to hear how he has progressed in any of his mulitude of sports.

But I agree he has the wrong attitude to be a sucessful athlete if he thinks he can become a pro in a matter of months. I'd be happy for him to prove me wrong of course.

Brian

I personally dislike the guy, he seems like he thinks he knows everything about being a professional in anything.

However, I can not completely discount the possibility of an "idiot" professional athlete. In almost every basic discipline there is, there have been documented cases of people who knew nothing about that discipline until they just happened on it and they were just GREAT at it. For example, there's a story which was told in Good Will Hunting about an idiot mathematician who just opened a math book despite having never read anything and just understood the concepts without a teacher and there's an example of an idiot basketball player in Dennis Rodman who just happened on the game of hoops and found he was good at it. So we don't know for sure if this guy is like that, but I seriously doubt that because the odds of a case happening like this are probably 1 out of every 5 or 10 million participants in that sport not to mention that the guy has about 50,000-100,000 cat. 1s and 2s who are looking for a chance to eat a guy like him alive.

Thomas Davis

 

[firegooroo]

People I think he has dooped every one here. He has long been gone and probably checks the forum to see what other numb scull has gotten on this thread and actually place a real post. It was funny while it lasted now lets move on. Its obvious that this guy is a poser and only wanted to solicit debate, all of us who take this sport seriously don't need to come to this thread and express it. May my post be the last one. Thank you and lets chat about real issues like road rash, ingrown hairs, and that god afful hemroids from being on the saddle for too long.

 

[JuneBug]

Originally posted by firegooroo
May my post be the last one. Thank you and lets chat about real issues like road rash, ingrown hairs, and that god afful hemroids from being on the saddle for too long.

But I want to be the last one.

 

[TourdeForce2424]

I don't know if any of you have seen this, but in the road racing forum, MD-Cyclist is back, and asking some "lucky" racers to train with him in Lebanon for the Olympics. He will even pay your way. I wonder what he will think when some CAT 5 racer drops him on the first hill.

 

[TTer]

The thread lives! Our friend is still around (well last year at least), though he's abandonned his cycling ambitions I'm afraid and is now a theatre luvvie, or else selling cheap fags in Bristol

See last message: http://www.nepnicheweb.co.uk/cgi-bi...n/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=1;t=000018

See http://www.filmmaker.com/postt4577.html&view=next and http://www.filmmaker.com/postp9528.html

Enjoy!

 

[ric_stern/RST]

The thread lives! Our friend is still around (well last year at least), though he's abandonned his cycling ambitions I'm afraid and is now a theatre luvvie, or else selling cheap fags in Bristol

See last message: http://www.nepnicheweb.co.uk/cgi-bi...n/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=1;t=000018

See http://www.filmmaker.com/postt4577.html&view=next and http://www.filmmaker.com/postp9528.html

Enjoy!

dear lord above... he is fantasy man!

 

[VeloFlash]

The thread lives! Our friend is still around (well last year at least), though he's abandoned his cycling ambitions I'm afraid and is now a theatre luvvie, or else selling cheap fags in Bristol

See last message: http://www.nepnicheweb.co.uk/cgi-bi...n/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=1;t=000018

See http://www.filmmaker.com/postt4577.html&view=next and http://www.filmmaker.com/postp9528.html

Enjoy!

He actually made return guest appearances on the Forum by starting new threads after he abandoned this thread.

He offered to gratuitously assist racing cyclists after UCI points by training and racing with him in Lebanon, he was touting for sponsorship for his Olympic quest, and he enquired into whether any of a long list of substances were the subject of a drug ban.

http://www.cyclingforums.com/t18397.html
http://www.cyclingforums.com/t24988.html
http://www.cyclingforums.com/t16092.html

A poor soul seeking attention.

 

[closesupport]

How fast do you run? Cooper test, marathon or the time for some other distance that might tell a bit about your form?

i have completed a marathon in 2hrs40mins 3.5miles in under 15mins, i did however used to train 4 times a day, cycling in the morning, circuits in the afternoon, weight training after that, then out for my runs at night totalling 100miles or so a week, with 26miles every second week.

i complete 60miles cycling in under 3hrs, but i know full well that i ain't going to athens, sinse most them doing 5k in 13.10-13.30. 12.59 on one occassion selasi or was that moses and i just can't afford to do all that now since i have family comitments.

Anyway all the best of luck to you, but if your planning a holiday,
club de la'santa in lanzorote is good! coaching at sea level, even better.
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Focus, Dedication, Commitment who dares-wins

 

[chisa1234]

this guy's a genius. i would love to meet him.

i think i have seen him on the aliG show. i have beautiful country, but poor.

 

[Matt N]

You guys are so gullible. Actually, I thought it was Lance Armstrong looking for a friend...

Cheers

 

[closesupport]

You guys are so gullible. Actually, I thought it was Lance Armstrong looking for a friend...

Cheers

Hmm............................ come ride and train, you'll see how hard i can train, or how hard i'm prepared to, i've done it before i can do it again.

ohh and there aint nothing eutiful aout where i live but your right i am poor.

 

[zoomean]

What you are proposing...or somehow saying you're going to do is absolutely rediculous. I myself am an avid cyclist as well as a division one college middle distance runner. Your claim that in top shape you can break 17 in a 5k is pothetic. First off, that is NOWHERE near world class (I managed to do that as a 14 year old) and secondly that shows you need to do a lot of work on your cadiovascular system. If you are serious about the olympics or any other major sporting event in any arena you need to reconsider your standings. Reaching a solid competative level requires years of training (irregardless of supposed athletic "ability"). It's good to have a high goal going into an event...or setting an end result to shoot for, but you're in a bit over your head.

Stop fooling around,
E