Yes,but not since shortly after the book came out.I'll reread it.
There's a USMS article that summarises Maglischo's comments on Hypoxic trainining:
www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx
It suggests the practice does offer a benefit, in that it helps the swimmer improve their ability to resist the urge to breath (hypercapnia) due to CO2 build up, which is why we do this training during our sprint sessions. It dismisses the suggestion that Hypoxic training improves aerobic lung capacity.
Swimspire- the article you linked makes no reference to Hypoxic training increasing lung capacity, just regular swim training. It also references studies on elite athletes at their physiological peak and pre-pubertal girls, not older masters swimmers.
I'll restate my views on Hypoxic training:
- Do Hypoxic training if you want to practice breath hold for a 50 sprint (free and fly)
- Maybe do Hypoxic training if you want to practice breathing patterns for distance events - I'm not so sure about this. Is there a benefit to breathing every 5,6,7,8,9 times? Why not just every 3 - standard bi-lateral, if there are no physiological benefits to hypoxic training?
- Don't do Hypoxic training if your an older masters swimmer (what age does one's cardiovascular system fully develop/peak?) and your sole purpose is to get a big physiological adaption - you can increase lung conditioning by simply swim training without the risk and pain of breath holding.
Yes,but not since shortly after the book came out.I'll reread it.
There's a USMS article that summarises Maglischo's comments on Hypoxic trainining:
www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx
It suggests the practice does offer a benefit, in that it helps the swimmer improve their ability to resist the urge to breath (hypercapnia) due to CO2 build up, which is why we do this training during our sprint sessions. It dismisses the suggestion that Hypoxic training improves aerobic lung capacity.
Swimspire- the article you linked makes no reference to Hypoxic training increasing lung capacity, just regular swim training. It also references studies on elite athletes at their physiological peak and pre-pubertal girls, not older masters swimmers.
I'll restate my views on Hypoxic training:
- Do Hypoxic training if you want to practice breath hold for a 50 sprint (free and fly)
- Maybe do Hypoxic training if you want to practice breathing patterns for distance events - I'm not so sure about this. Is there a benefit to breathing every 5,6,7,8,9 times? Why not just every 3 - standard bi-lateral, if there are no physiological benefits to hypoxic training?
- Don't do Hypoxic training if your an older masters swimmer (what age does one's cardiovascular system fully develop/peak?) and your sole purpose is to get a big physiological adaption - you can increase lung conditioning by simply swim training without the risk and pain of breath holding.
