Was wondering about the following from those who regularly workout:
-For Breathing while swimming freestyle --- should you just turn your head to breathe or fully rotate your chest/thorax to take the breath?
- Also -- what kind of nutrition do you all do before workouts? I find if I try to eat something too soon (even to just stave off hunger in the am), I get a bit of an upset stomach when I start to swim. If I eat nothing then I get hunger pangs about 3/4 way through the workout.
- I've been swimming for about 20 months (after doing no exercise for about 30 years!). I usually go for a workout 3-4 times/wk. What would you recommend as a good length of time to swim on those occasions? 30min?-45min.-1 hr. ? More?
Thanks much.
Unfortunately, yes there is. But it is counterproductive to good form in the pool. Open water strokes tend to press a lot on the entry and therefore need a lot of shoulder strength and lat strength. In the pool, you would do a lot of head out of the water swimming, like water polo. It is terrible form for pool speed, but is necessary to deal with open water issues (waves, sight lines, etc.). Pushups are a good exercise to help. Straight arm pull downs on a machine are also helpful.
As far as keeping the weight off, be very careful in your eating habits if you start swimming a lot. It will make you very hungry and you can easily eat more than you can swim off. Use a measured and balanced approach in eating to manage your weight loss or maintenance and consult a doctor if you are looking to lose a lot of weight.
Unfortunately, yes there is. But it is counterproductive to good form in the pool. Open water strokes tend to press a lot on the entry and therefore need a lot of shoulder strength and lat strength. In the pool, you would do a lot of head out of the water swimming, like water polo. It is terrible form for pool speed, but is necessary to deal with open water issues (waves, sight lines, etc.). Pushups are a good exercise to help. Straight arm pull downs on a machine are also helpful.
As far as keeping the weight off, be very careful in your eating habits if you start swimming a lot. It will make you very hungry and you can easily eat more than you can swim off. Use a measured and balanced approach in eating to manage your weight loss or maintenance and consult a doctor if you are looking to lose a lot of weight.
