Listening to the Olympic commentators makes me cringe sometimes. Some of these cretins are convinced Usain Bolt is a greater Olympian than Phelps.
No Way----NO FRIGGIN' WAY!!!!
=> Michael has won more total golds and total medals over a longer period of time He Owned the pool in Beijing. Bolt dominated two individual and one relay over two Olympiads.
=> Michael's career has lasted much longer than Bolt's.
=> Michael probably has the aerobic capacity of 3 Bolts put together.
=> Bolt is all fast-twitch fibers - honed to perfection for sure but I'd love to see him try to run a 400 or 800m.Michael is fast and slow twitch fibers.
And that's one of his strength. He should not change anything in that attitude.
Sleeping is one important key during important meets. When you're absolutely convinced you're God on earth, you do sleep as if it was just a normal day.
Another angle under which it's fun to compare these two giants is about their contribution, what they brought to their sport. And I think in this regard they're head to head.
Bolt is clearly demonstrating that you can have success over 100m without growing mega muscle masses. I can not wait to see if the first one that will beat him over 100m will have chosen to take this path. Let's wait and see. Will it take yet another 100/200 specialist to beat him?
I can not recall anyone prior Phelps, swimming the fly like he taught us it can (or should?) be swam. His particular arm entry (shoulder then upper arm then forearm then hand), produces such a low splash level, I think it's still unmatched today. His breathing mechanics could (or should?) also be considered as *tha* way to go; which brought me to question systematic breathing patterns (every 2 stroke) displayed by a few swimmers over the 200m in London 2012.
So many flyers use Phelps's breathing pattern. Chad Lo Clos saw Phelps's breathing pattern in Athens. In London, it was used to beat Phelps. I used Phelps's butterfly breathing for a while but, for me, I felt that I was getting too vertical at the end of a 200 fly. I went back to breathing 2 up, 1 down and 3 up, 1 down on the fly leg of the 400 IM. If I can remember properly, I think that everyone in the 200 fly Olympic final was breathing every stroke.
And that's one of his strength. He should not change anything in that attitude.
Sleeping is one important key during important meets. When you're absolutely convinced you're God on earth, you do sleep as if it was just a normal day.
Another angle under which it's fun to compare these two giants is about their contribution, what they brought to their sport. And I think in this regard they're head to head.
Bolt is clearly demonstrating that you can have success over 100m without growing mega muscle masses. I can not wait to see if the first one that will beat him over 100m will have chosen to take this path. Let's wait and see. Will it take yet another 100/200 specialist to beat him?
I can not recall anyone prior Phelps, swimming the fly like he taught us it can (or should?) be swam. His particular arm entry (shoulder then upper arm then forearm then hand), produces such a low splash level, I think it's still unmatched today. His breathing mechanics could (or should?) also be considered as *tha* way to go; which brought me to question systematic breathing patterns (every 2 stroke) displayed by a few swimmers over the 200m in London 2012.
So many flyers use Phelps's breathing pattern. Chad Lo Clos saw Phelps's breathing pattern in Athens. In London, it was used to beat Phelps. I used Phelps's butterfly breathing for a while but, for me, I felt that I was getting too vertical at the end of a 200 fly. I went back to breathing 2 up, 1 down and 3 up, 1 down on the fly leg of the 400 IM. If I can remember properly, I think that everyone in the 200 fly Olympic final was breathing every stroke.
