I've been trying to reduce my distance per stroke for the last three months but whatever I do, I can't break the 18 strokes per 25 meter barrier. I stretch, I pull etc, but I just can't get there.
I think it may be because I'm not getting enough power out of the left side...I'm right handed and therefore tend to use that side of my body for the most power...any suggestions?
-dd
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I, too, have noticed that breathing every third stroke is debilitating......so :
1. The function of bi-lateral breathing is stroke balancing and promoting the ability to check out the competition on either side.
2. Breathing equally on both sides is the goal.
3. Why not breathe every stroke on the right going one direction in the pool and breathe on the left going the other way??
You will be still using both side breathing but without the breath holding of "every third".
Perkins was even more extreme, going -two left and immediately to two right- wow, talk about overloading on O2 !!
Of course, we are talking work-out here, not necessarily racing.
Bert
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Former Member
I, too, have noticed that breathing every third stroke is debilitating......so :
1. The function of bi-lateral breathing is stroke balancing and promoting the ability to check out the competition on either side.
2. Breathing equally on both sides is the goal.
3. Why not breathe every stroke on the right going one direction in the pool and breathe on the left going the other way??
You will be still using both side breathing but without the breath holding of "every third".
Perkins was even more extreme, going -two left and immediately to two right- wow, talk about overloading on O2 !!
Of course, we are talking work-out here, not necessarily racing.
Bert
