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Lance Armstrong - what a legend!!!

mjroche21 Posts: 58 Joined: 2003/08/27	2005/07/24, 12:57 PM just thought id post a congrats 2 lance armstrong 4 winning his 7th and final tour de france. he is a true athlete/legend and to ride thousands of miles for 3 weeks is incredible. but 2 do it and win 7 years consecutively is something else. wat he has done keeps me motivated especially when im bike riding (lol). a true inspriration to cancer sufferers as well. id recommend his book 2 anyone. anyway congrats lance!!!!
sivysivy Posts: 391 Joined: 2005/02/11	2005/07/24, 02:12 PM Yes it is AWESOME!!!
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/07/24, 02:26 PM he is a machine.. id like to see his training routine
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2005/07/24, 02:52 PM They had his training regime one time on the Discovery Channel when he was still sponsored by USPS. It's pretty rigorous they have machines that he rides on and they do in depth analysis of a lot of reactions in his body etc. etc. then there's always his up hill ride that lasts for hours...
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/07/24, 04:13 PM Go Armstrong!!! One of my favortie scenes in Dodgeball is the one where he tells Lefluer about not giving up.. very funny! -------------- Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. Benjamin Disraeli
RandomGirl Posts: 227 Joined: 2005/02/25	2005/07/24, 08:58 PM My husband is a huge Armstrong fan, congrats to him on his triumphant retirement! Now I have to get my husband the new Nike Armstrong bike jersey that came out...that was the deal we made if the dude won...
sstump1 Posts: 1,227 Joined: 2005/03/20	2005/07/25, 09:04 AM Saw a show on him this weekend. Apparently his heart is 1 in a billion. It's larger then the average heart, even when he was born it like like 10% larger then normal, but now after years of training it's grown even more, thus making it incredibly efficient. They said if he never worked out a day in his life he would still be in better shape then most other athletes.
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/07/25, 09:05 AM just goes to show how far genetics can take a person..
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2005/07/25, 09:15 AM Hope he's an organ donor! t ============ Quoting from sstump1: Saw a show on him this weekend. Apparently his heart is 1 in a billion. It's larger then the average heart, even when he was born it like like 10% larger then normal, but now after years of training it's grown even more, thus making it incredibly efficient. They said if he never worked out a day in his life he would still be in better shape then most other athletes. ============= -------------- This donut has purple in the middle, purple is a fruit. - Homer (Simpson) Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/07/26, 01:59 PM His VO2 max is about 10 percent higher than other riders analyzed, and I've also heard that he recovers faster than any of the other riders out there. This is what makes him so fast in the time trials.
mjroche21 Posts: 58 Joined: 2003/08/27	2005/07/27, 06:49 AM just to ask do u think armstrong focuses mainly on his cycling for training and does very little in a weight training regime. most of the guys on the tour are skinny although some like ulrich and vinikorov look quite well built.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/07/27, 08:00 AM I think it is the drugs he denies taking that helps him. No question he is a great athlete, but I really think he has been taking stuff to help...just my 2 cents. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2005/07/27, 08:35 AM aw come on 7707mutt! Lance is my hero! lol Don't down him like that. I believe in him. DX
519 Posts: 69 Joined: 2003/11/03	2005/07/27, 10:05 AM i used to race bikes and even at the semi pro level there are tons of tricks riders use to hide drug use. When i was at national team camp we used to hear all the stories from our coaches who had been to all the major international events. that being said, it comes down to more than just who can hide the most drugs in their system...Lance kicks ass.
mjroche21 Posts: 58 Joined: 2003/08/27	2005/07/27, 10:38 AM yeh heard about all the drug stories as well. just a shame that the press and sceptics continue to label him a a drug user even tho he has been never found guilty. During the tour de france riders were "randomly" drug tested although wat were the chances that a rider with the number 1 (lance armstrong) was selected at random out of 200 odd riders. i guess pple who r successful in any high profile sport will always b accused, take carl lewis 4 instance.
hardnfit Posts: 48 Joined: 2005/02/01	2005/07/28, 03:09 PM what - why would some-one so well off try too cheat? guess if ya got the bucks, you can aford to take the chance. yeah I think he cheated-money is power. -------------- mind and body, like man & wife, never always agree w/each other.
gangstershoes Posts: 641 Joined: 2005/05/27	2005/07/28, 03:57 PM I'll have to say congrads to armstrong as well. I just find his last name rather ironic for someone that uses their legs soo much. :)
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2005/07/28, 03:59 PM hahahahahaha.. man, I laughed out loud on that one... thanks gangster... t -------------- This donut has purple in the middle, purple is a fruit. - Homer (Simpson) Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban
ironmonga Posts: 185 Joined: 2005/02/09	2005/07/29, 05:29 PM Typical... What ever happend to, inocent till found guilty? ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: I think it is the drugs he denies taking that helps him. No question he is a great athlete, but I really think he has been taking stuff to help...just my 2 cents. =============
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2005/07/29, 09:26 PM Lance is the man!!! Whatever he does works obviously....going through what he has,he is an awesome example of reaching goals and accomplishing the unbelievable. -------------- Bettia.... The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ravenbeauty@freetrainers.com
	2005/07/29, 10:13 PM good one gangsta... The drug rumors are a load of crap....his superhuman genetics make him unbeatable....wish he'd compete another few years...he's only 34?...however my friends speculate as all great athletes, he'll have to do a 'comeback' at some point.....hopefully it's while he's still young enough to win...
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/07/29, 11:26 PM Lance is THE MOST tested athlete in the world. They arive at his house at 4:00 in the morning and demand that he pee in a cup on a regular basis all the time, and he is yet to come up with a single positive reading for anything. "what were the chances armstrong was tested?" armstrong was tested, at almost every stage in the race. Not because it was random testing, but because he is always getting tested. "This is my body. And I can do whatever I want to it. I can push it. Study it. Tweak it. Listen to it. Everybody wants to know what I'm on. What am I on? I'm on my bike busting my ass six hours a day. What are you on?" Lance Armstrong -------------- The best feeling in the world is the feeling you get after a tough set of squats after you step back from the power rack and throw up all over the floor.
Leedogg Posts: 59 Joined: 2003/10/18	2005/08/01, 11:17 AM Isn't he on Sheryl Crow?
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/08/01, 11:38 AM :laugh::laugh:
gangstershoes Posts: 641 Joined: 2005/05/27	2005/08/02, 08:57 AM hopefully not for 6 hours or Sheryl will probably be walking alittle funny in the near future.
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/08/02, 10:00 AM id bet hes not a minute man..:)
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2005/08/02, 03:37 PM first man on the moon too, what a guy!!! -------------- driving to eat a carvel cake