Tag: Michael Phelps
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Get Fit Like Phelps
Read Men’s Fitness: Michael Phelps didn’t capture 22 medals by training in the pool alone. He cross-trained extensively, and the weighted sled was an important tool in his regimen. There are countless ways to burn fat and build muscle with a weighted sled, and you can target nearly every muscle in your body. There are…
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Behind The Shot: Shooting a Time Magazine Cover of Michael Phelps
Leading up to the 2004 Olympics, photographer Greg Heisler had the opportunity to shoot Michael Phelps for the cover of Time magazine. He initially planned to photograph Phelps at the Stanford pool where he was training, only to find out that it was too close to the Olympics and that wasn’t an option. Still, Heisler…
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Michael Phelps won a record 19th Olympic medal, but did being a swimmer give him an advantage?
Video uploaded yesterday, I guess taped in August, given the background
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PCA 2013: Michael Phelps still swimming in main event
Michael Phelps has made Day 2 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Sarah Grant talks to Phelps about his experience in poker and how it feels to be under the lights of the feature table for his first $10,000 tournament. Read PokerStars.com See also PokerNews.com
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PCA 2013: Michael Phelps swims into big money poker tournament
Photographers walked backward, boom mics glided through the air, and heads turned as 18-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps crossed the garish carpet looking for his seat among nearly 600 other poker players. Six months ago in London, everybody wanted a piece of him. Today, Phelps is just another guy with a $10,000 receipt for…
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Franklin and Phelps named 2012 Swimmers of the Year by FINA and SwimmingWorld
After collecting the votes from the 202 National Member Federations, media and aquatic experts, FINA’s Athletes of 2012 are Missy Franklin (USA) and Michael Phelps (USA) in the swimming category, and Eva Risztov (HUN) and Oussama Mellouli (TUN) in the open water swimming category. See FINA.org FINA’s picks for top athletes in open water, diving,…