Can anybody tell me what is the correct position for me to have my head/face whilst exhaling during bilateral breathing.On the third stroke I am trying to wait until I feel my fingers enter the water before I exhale and then move my head to the side to breathe in.:cool:
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I would say to try to breathe in a normal fashion. This helps to keep you relaxed and helps to keep the muscles relaxed as you stroke.
So, don't hold your breath or gulp wildly when breathing, just breathe out steadily and exhale during turning the head to breathe and finish that exhale AS your mouth clears the water. This stops you accidentally swallowing water and triggers a more efficient intake of breath.
Other tips are:
1- When you breathe in a good check of your head position is that ' one goggle is underwater while the other is above the water. This is a check to see that your head is not being lifted up off its longitudinal axis.
2-Look with your eyes to the side of the pool and a few feet in front of you. This keeps your head in a neutral position. If you look backwards it means that you are moving your head off it's central longitudinal axis.
3- Feel that you pivot around your 'temple' on your head as you return your face to the water. This corrects a tendency to DROP your head too far into the water.
Practicing relaxed breathing as you swim helps a lot in the longer events.
Hope it helps !
I would say to try to breathe in a normal fashion. This helps to keep you relaxed and helps to keep the muscles relaxed as you stroke.
So, don't hold your breath or gulp wildly when breathing, just breathe out steadily and exhale during turning the head to breathe and finish that exhale AS your mouth clears the water. This stops you accidentally swallowing water and triggers a more efficient intake of breath.
Other tips are:
1- When you breathe in a good check of your head position is that ' one goggle is underwater while the other is above the water. This is a check to see that your head is not being lifted up off its longitudinal axis.
2-Look with your eyes to the side of the pool and a few feet in front of you. This keeps your head in a neutral position. If you look backwards it means that you are moving your head off it's central longitudinal axis.
3- Feel that you pivot around your 'temple' on your head as you return your face to the water. This corrects a tendency to DROP your head too far into the water.
Practicing relaxed breathing as you swim helps a lot in the longer events.
Hope it helps !
