Many moons ago - maybe 7 or 8 years, my teammates and myself would discuss which is harder - the 200 fly or 400IM.
I always thought the 400IM would be worse as it involves backstroke which drains me and then I would have to stay with the plot on 100 ***, and I'm not a breaststroker by any stretch of the imagination.
200 fly on the other hand, well its all fly and 200 less than the 400IM and once you've got your rhythm you're set ..... so what do you all think?
In the past I have swum both regularly until my knees forced me to give up *** for a while. I will add it back in another year or two since the knee is recovering nicely. I think both are equally hard especially if you split the 400 IM correctly.
I actually prefer the 200 Fly LCM over 400 IM LCM and/or SCY. At Indy I learned that I can kill myself on the first lap of the 200 fly and then ask myself WHY for the next 3 laps or I can start out with an easy pace that I can maintain and only the last lap is tough. I now swim the paced 200 fly and I can actually do a 500 fly LCM with no problem. When you do enough 500 fly's in practice the 200 fly is easier.
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In the past I have swum both regularly until my knees forced me to give up *** for a while. I will add it back in another year or two since the knee is recovering nicely. I think both are equally hard especially if you split the 400 IM correctly.
I actually prefer the 200 Fly LCM over 400 IM LCM and/or SCY. At Indy I learned that I can kill myself on the first lap of the 200 fly and then ask myself WHY for the next 3 laps or I can start out with an easy pace that I can maintain and only the last lap is tough. I now swim the paced 200 fly and I can actually do a 500 fly LCM with no problem. When you do enough 500 fly's in practice the 200 fly is easier.
YES you can call me CRAZY and loving it!
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