Recent content by sampras38

Pretty much my opinion too..

Thomas Berdych hits the ball as hard as Soderling, so does Del Potro. Both players wouldn't be classed as powerful builds by any stretch of the imagination.

I don't actually think Murray's physique is anything out of the ordinary either that you couldn't achieve with the right training. I came from a bodybuilding past, then tennis and cycling, and with a full time job I had achieved a physique completely naturally not dissimilar to what Murray has...

I'm not niaive enough to blankly say he's 100% clean, but I'm not accusing him without good reason either. Just because he's Spanish and a little more muscular than your average pro, does not imo mean a doper. Rusedski, Korda, Coria, etc...have all been linked to doping, or specifically...

Watch his game a bit more closely.. He used to rely pretty much 100% on his topspin forehand but he's had to add the slice and a better serve to his game to compete on the other surfaces. He can also volley a lot better than some people realise.

Pure speculation at this stage but going on some of the comments on here Nadal's already been hung drawn and quartered..and based on nothing but rumour and putting 2 and 2 together to make 10.

He can also slice incredibly well, has some of the best footwork on the tour, is left-handed (huge weapon against mostly right-hander's) and was already beating more experienced players when he was only 15/16. Yes he began as a clay-court specialist but as managed to alter his game to be more of...

Tennis definately has some improvements to make regarding testing though, particularly around blood. Fed has moaned about the pack of blood testing more than once.

You can't seem to watch much tennis then as Murray has destroyed Fed many times over best of 3 matches, just not so in Slams that are best of 5. Look at their head to head and I think Murray actually leads Federer, but only in best of 3 matches. The Olympic win was great but imo no bigger than a...

I'm sure I'd read somewhere that the earliest EPO failure was 89.

Have you tried here http://www.campingsavoie.com/Siteanglais/Haute_Savoie/clients/giffre/f1.html It's in Samoens and right at the bottom of the Joux plane, with Morzine on the other side. I stayed there last year and we rode up the JP, over the other side and down into Morzine, then up into...

Hi David, I'm based in the UK but thanks for the reply, and the very kind offer of helping me with the bike fit. I did get a fit last year and all was fine until I decided to have another play with the settings recently, thinking I could improve things even more. The upshot is I had...

I think I may have solved the problem by lowering the saddle a notch. In addition to the neck problem I also experienced a slight ache behind the knee on a ride this weekend. I've since twigged that this can sometimes be caused by the saddle being too high. So I think the high saddle is forcing...

Hi all... I've been experiencing a slight pain, or rather ache, in the neck whilst riding, and no matter how much I change the bike setup it won't go away. It's not major, more irritating, and certainly hasn't stopped me doing century rides and Sportives. The I ride a 58 Scott CR1 Pro and...

Twix's and Kit-Kats can't be that good surely? High sugar/fat content and hardly slow release energy. And gels should really only be used as a last resort or at the end of a long ride such as a sportive for example.