I got an email today about bilateral breathing and the more I read it, the more it got me thinking. I do 99% of my breathing on the right side. In fact at last weekend's OW swim, the bouys were all left turns and the only time I made a concious effort to breathe to that side was around the turns (mainly to stretch my neck a bit at a point that made sense.)
After reading this blog as well as some other stuff, I might be convinced to make an efffort to breathe left for longer periods. Has anyone else trained themselves to breathe on their "bad" side and did you see any unexpected improvments like this guy did in his blog? www.feelforthewater.com/.../joel-uses-his-bad-side-to-come-good.html I realze that breathing every 3 strokes makes sense to keep balanced, but what about completely switching sides?
It's also a good idea to practice breathing to each side, as in breathing to the weak side for a longer set, so that in OW you'll be prepared for being able to not stare at the sun if it is on your strong side. I have the team swim 200's and mix up breathing sides each report (every 3, weak, strong, etc).
It's also a good idea to practice breathing to each side, as in breathing to the weak side for a longer set, so that in OW you'll be prepared for being able to not stare at the sun if it is on your strong side. I have the team swim 200's and mix up breathing sides each report (every 3, weak, strong, etc).
