My coach is telling me to "just take in a deeeep breath". do you guys just do that?? breathe deeply from your chest?? I breath like I run, from my chest. I heard/read or something about diaphragmatic breathing technique.
I realize that I'm new and all, but I get soooo frustrated getting winded. I can't help but think I'm doing something wrong. He tells me to just keep going and "work it out". I'm turning my head to side, getting deep breath, I'm not sure I"m exhaling as much or right as I should and I might be getting too much air in. After 3 or or 5 complete rotations of r and left (what is that called) strokes, I bob up and am so winded. That's so hard for me cause I can run 2 relatively easy miles on a treadmill at 7 mph.
Thanks,
Mark
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Wow, thanks Matt, great info. I sound like Splash! But, I don't wear a 42 and I have yet to swim the length of the pool :( , even incorrectly. I am going to do some reading on that site.
And thanks for the terminology. I am doing this:
starting out hands together, r arm back, l arm back, r arm back & breathe to the right. Technically that is what I'm supposed to be doing. And I am, but somewhere I'm missing something cause I can't get more than a few strokes in cause of air hunger and yes, they are tense.
Running to me can be relaxing. I wish I could swim like I run. I'm not relaxing and I don't know how. I will try the float on your back thing you've talked about.
I think your right as far as being tense. I feel like I should kick like I practice on the kickboard or my butt will sink. Then I think my head is not straight in the water, my feet are too far apart, my shoulders are not up outta the water. These are all essential elements that I have to attend to.
My coach has said that I"m so tense my arms are like boards. But I'm focused on the task at hand or I wouldn't be getting up early and being in the pool.
I was a roller skating rink referee in high school and still roller skate. I am a good skater with a good sense of rhythm. I've taught a lot of people how to skate. Teaching rhythm is the worst part, especially when they want to skate backwards. But once you get it...you get it.
I sound like a mental type A strung out mess I guess by now. But I'm really not. I'm pretty even keel. I do, however, go after something that I want.
Mark
Wow, thanks Matt, great info. I sound like Splash! But, I don't wear a 42 and I have yet to swim the length of the pool :( , even incorrectly. I am going to do some reading on that site.
And thanks for the terminology. I am doing this:
starting out hands together, r arm back, l arm back, r arm back & breathe to the right. Technically that is what I'm supposed to be doing. And I am, but somewhere I'm missing something cause I can't get more than a few strokes in cause of air hunger and yes, they are tense.
Running to me can be relaxing. I wish I could swim like I run. I'm not relaxing and I don't know how. I will try the float on your back thing you've talked about.
I think your right as far as being tense. I feel like I should kick like I practice on the kickboard or my butt will sink. Then I think my head is not straight in the water, my feet are too far apart, my shoulders are not up outta the water. These are all essential elements that I have to attend to.
My coach has said that I"m so tense my arms are like boards. But I'm focused on the task at hand or I wouldn't be getting up early and being in the pool.
I was a roller skating rink referee in high school and still roller skate. I am a good skater with a good sense of rhythm. I've taught a lot of people how to skate. Teaching rhythm is the worst part, especially when they want to skate backwards. But once you get it...you get it.
I sound like a mental type A strung out mess I guess by now. But I'm really not. I'm pretty even keel. I do, however, go after something that I want.
Mark
