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!
All hypoxic training does for me is give me anxiety attacks and make me HATE swimming. That's saying A LOT for somebody who can't wait to get in the pool every morning :bliss:; even on my 6th day in a row each week when I am pooped.
When I was in high school, I naturally felt best breathing every fourth stroke. Now, I have to breathe every stroke cycle. My coach/training partner writes the sets for us and I always do them side-by-side with him as written, with one exception: On his hypoxic sets, I bilateral breathe; about as hypoxic as I will go. He knows better than to say anything about it anymore to me. :nono: Besides, if he does, it comes back to haunt him when I beat him on backstroke sprints and give him a big :D.
All hypoxic training does for me is give me anxiety attacks and make me HATE swimming. That's saying A LOT for somebody who can't wait to get in the pool every morning :bliss:; even on my 6th day in a row each week when I am pooped.
When I was in high school, I naturally felt best breathing every fourth stroke. Now, I have to breathe every stroke cycle. My coach/training partner writes the sets for us and I always do them side-by-side with him as written, with one exception: On his hypoxic sets, I bilateral breathe; about as hypoxic as I will go. He knows better than to say anything about it anymore to me. :nono: Besides, if he does, it comes back to haunt him when I beat him on backstroke sprints and give him a big :D.
