From what I understand, breath control training largely provides little (if any?) physiological training effect other than from the work itself (which is hindered anyway, making it a waste of time for training any of the energy systems).
I assume there is room to mentally adapt and learn how to manage hypoxic suffering. But other than developing a strong aerobic base and increasing level of conditioning, can one actually have room to improve their hypoxic capacity specifically through hypoxic training?
Thank you!
oh and we did this one test that really really hated....lactic acid. where you get your finger pricked every length. after a few days of that you are left with 1 finger that is not bruised and no way to pick anything up.
We did lactic acid testing in college. Our test was always done in just a single day, but I still remember the finger bruising. I forget the exact protocol, but I remember doing a long swim at around threshold pace, then doing a 200 at maybe 90% effort, another long swim, then an all out 200 free. Our blood was drawn before and after the timed swims, I think.
oh and we did this one test that really really hated....lactic acid. where you get your finger pricked every length. after a few days of that you are left with 1 finger that is not bruised and no way to pick anything up.
We did lactic acid testing in college. Our test was always done in just a single day, but I still remember the finger bruising. I forget the exact protocol, but I remember doing a long swim at around threshold pace, then doing a 200 at maybe 90% effort, another long swim, then an all out 200 free. Our blood was drawn before and after the timed swims, I think.
