The folks over at Universal Sports has a great article on breaststroker Eric Shanteau. Check it out LINK here is a little snippet:
Shanteau noted that since returning from surgery, he has gotten stronger in the weight room. His maximum bench press is up about 40 pounds, his stamina during training sessions is better and he’s packed on 10 pounds of muscle. Shanteau works out with coaches Eddie Reese and Doug Rusk at Longhorn Aquatics in Austin, Texas.
“It’s way above where it was last summer, which is really, really really good because I made a conscious effort to be the strongest I ever was going into Trials and going into the Olympics. And I was,” said Shanteau on his current fitness level. “Since then, I don’t know what cancer did to me but I put on probably 10 pounds of muscle and got a lot stronger in the weight room and during our dry-land stuff.”
“It’s way above where it was last summer, which is really, really really good because I made a conscious effort to be the strongest I ever was going into Trials and going into the Olympics. And I was,” said Shanteau on his current fitness level. “Since then, I don’t know what cancer did to me but I put on probably 10 pounds of muscle and got a lot stronger in the weight room and during our dry-land stuff.”
The article also talks about his fight with cancer and his hopes for his swimming career. You can follow Eric on Twitter http://twitter.com/Shanteau
