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?
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I'm not sure if physiologically you can reduce the need for oxygen. In fact many elite swimmers have gone to breathing every stroke becuase the better shape you are in, the more air you can process. Having said that, the hypoxic training will get you used to the discomfort of not breathing when it is most important, coming off the wall and finishing. Also hypoxic training like breathing every5,7, one breath laps, no breath laps, forces you to really concentrate on your stroke to be the most efficient so you can still swim with speed and make the interval.
I'm not sure if physiologically you can reduce the need for oxygen. In fact many elite swimmers have gone to breathing every stroke becuase the better shape you are in, the more air you can process. Having said that, the hypoxic training will get you used to the discomfort of not breathing when it is most important, coming off the wall and finishing. Also hypoxic training like breathing every5,7, one breath laps, no breath laps, forces you to really concentrate on your stroke to be the most efficient so you can still swim with speed and make the interval.
