Eamon Sullivan speaks with the Sydney Herald about his world record being smashed and how he is doing in his training. You can read it all online LINK but here are a few snippets:
"There have been a few issues to do with this kind of training," he told The Sun-Herald. "But my coach [Grant Stoelwinder] and I have worked together to find a specific program that takes pressure off my shoulders and hips. I'm gaining the fitness I need in the pool outside. I don't think people realise the toll the constant repetition of swimming takes on the shoulders. It gets hard, they get fatigued.
His boxing trainer said it had been fun to introduce Sullivan to a world of pain. "He's being pushed," said Christian Marchegiani. "I try to relate his training to his swimming events, so we concentrate on short, sharp bursts of combinations
which focus on his conditioning. I break up the boxing by incorporating body weight exercises which replicate his swim stroke, we do power throws with a medicine ball and sit-up rows for abdominal muscles.
Warm-up: Skipping, shadow boxing and stretches.
Exercises: His boxing training-specific exercises relate to his race events by concentrating on short, sharp bursts of combinations. All focus is on his anaerobic conditioning.
Reason: This allows Sullivan to focus on building power through his arms and upper body without all the power weightlifting training which can cause muscles to tighten excessively. He spends a lot of time swimming laps so he needs to be careful that there is not too much repetitiveness through his shoulders.
Aim: To also lose some body fat which will happen with the amount of anaerobic training he does through the boxing.
His boxing trainer said it had been fun to introduce Sullivan to a world of pain. "He's being pushed," said Christian Marchegiani. "I try to relate his training to his swimming events, so we concentrate on short, sharp bursts of combinations
Warm-up: Skipping, shadow boxing and stretches.
Exercises: His boxing training-specific exercises relate to his race events by concentrating on short, sharp bursts of combinations. All focus is on his anaerobic conditioning.
Reason: This allows Sullivan to focus on building power through his arms and upper body without all the power weightlifting training which can cause muscles to tighten excessively. He spends a lot of time swimming laps so he needs to be careful that there is not too much repetitiveness through his shoulders.
Aim: To also lose some body fat which will happen with the amount of anaerobic training he does through the boxing.
