The typical day begins at 5 am in the morning. He needs half an hour to appear. In Peking, he swallowed in the evening one - pill of Ambien, a powerful sleeping drug which has the advantage of - guarantee six hours of sleep from which we stand out(go out again) without smelling of fatigue. The lethargy, it is the enemy of the swimmer. To escape it, Phelps takes a shower before the competitions. At 8 am, he - finds his coach in the cafeteria. His(her,its) food was imported by the United States to limit the risks of gastric flu.
At 8:30 am, he(it) takes the shuttle to go(surrender) to the Cube of water. From there, - Rite is - unchanging: heatings(warm-ups), work of the techniques of swimming and - relaxation. He threads finally his Speedo LZR Racer (what sets him(her) twenty minutes on average), the skin, a clothing revolution goes out of skin smoother than to which we attribute(award) around thirty of - records of the world since his(her,its) appearance in February
Michael Phelps settles down then on the bench with Jay-Z, Young Jeezy or Eminem in ears. It is in this place that takes place the metamorphosis which, once in the water, is going to carry(wear) him(it) in the victory. The face is transformed into an unmoved and cold mask. He says that the rap has on him a hypnotic effect, which allows him(her) to return in himself. But, after the running(race), it is incapable to remember what he listened to before entering the water.
" Michael Phelps has a capacity except standards to be divided. It is its biggest advantage ", declares Bob Bowman. At other athletes, the pressure can aggravate the strengths or, on the contrary, les to petrify. Michael Phelps is not sensitive to it
" The reason for which I swim so fast, it is because I am relaxed ", he explains. Relaxed. Not concentrated, not sublimated by the stake. Simply relaxed. He often says that his obsession is not to win but not to lose...
@ MARIAMMA