I won't dispute the fact that it takes tons of training and hard work to be good at either the sprints or middle distance. One thing I do know for sure, the 400 free sure is a lot more painful than the 50 free.
Frankly, I can't imagine anything more grueling than a 400 free. It seems to be along the lines of what I would call an endurance sprint. This being the case, I would think that training for it would require a demanding dryland program as well some demanding sets in the water.
Lots of arguments can be made as to what constitutes "fit." What does "fit" really mean? Are we talking about body composition or are we talking about VO2 max? Are we talking about vertical jump or are we talking about flexibility?
I won't dispute the fact that it takes tons of training and hard work to be good at either the sprints or middle distance. One thing I do know for sure, the 400 free sure is a lot more painful than the 50 free.
Frankly, I can't imagine anything more grueling than a 400 free. It seems to be along the lines of what I would call an endurance sprint. This being the case, I would think that training for it would require a demanding dryland program as well some demanding sets in the water.
Lots of arguments can be made as to what constitutes "fit." What does "fit" really mean? Are we talking about body composition or are we talking about VO2 max? Are we talking about vertical jump or are we talking about flexibility?
