*breath every stroke, same side
*breath every three strokes, different side
*breath every five strokes, different sides
*other?
How often do you breath?
Do you change sides?
What are the disadvantages, or advantages of breathing the same sides, every time?
Jerrycat :D
Like Tom it's every stroke, same side except:
Going one direction on the left side, returning breathing on the opposite (right) side. This is just for workouts. I feel this balances the stress placed on the shoulders.
During competition, it's fairly dominant right side only, every stroke.
I'm long distance swimmer but still do every 3rd stroke, alternating sides. Learned that as an age grouper and still doing it. Now if I can just get past breating into the turn, I'd be doing well!
I am most comfortable doing 2/2/4 in long swims, but am trying that either side thingy, so it's 3/3/5. Yep, it is a weird cadence, but then again I was in the percussion section in high school (bells, not drums).
:)
I once saw someone in a pool trying to breathe on both sides, every stroke. It was like someone tossed the insides of a washing machine in the pool during the agitate cycle.
He didn't stay in there very long.
Originally posted by Tom Ellison
I'm a dist guy...every stroke...same side...
This is the way I am, people keep trying to tell me not to but I still do it. I can only breath to my left side, I can't seem to turn enough to breath on my right side.
Every three, change sides, unless I'm sprinting, out of breath, or doing drills.
We did some breath control drills the other day in practice, and breating on the same side all the time goofs me up.
It must be that European thing, I like to waltz... 1..2..3... 1..2..3...
every other; I'm trying to change this and our coach has been pushing us a lot to breathe 4 or 5:1- i'm ok breathing every fourth stroke, but if i start alternating, i get dizzy...... hmmm.... wonder why?
Out of shape!!!! Breathe to one side every other stroke! Trying to work on every four!!!!!
In my opinion and experience, breathing on one side you have a tendency to stretch one arm more then the other! You have to work on making sure you stretch both arms out over the water equally!
Every third stroke, alternating sides. Unless I get really winded - then I will do a 3/2/3/2....
Every once in a while (maybe once every couple of weeks) I will do something like a 8x25 with no breath for the entire length. Of course I need a looooooooot of rest between.
