Triathlon Preparation: Engineering a Champion
Andy Potts is known as the best triathlete in America. In less than 5 years, he has transformed from an overweight swimmer into one of the top athletes in the country.
How? By working with top scientists and engineers to develop his training regiment into an exact science. Potts and his coaching staff monitor everything from his heart rate, his energy output, his breathing patterns and oxygen levels to his acceleration in order to insure he remains at the top of his game.
This is just one of many examples of how engineering can help an athlete perfect his/her game. Just think of the curvature on David Beckham’s free kicks, or consider Tiger Wood’s adjusting his stroke to chip out of a sand trap.
To read more about Pott’s engineered training, read Popular Science’s new article:
