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
I know that tense feeling and yes, you have to loosen up. When you are running do you ever feel a little tense, and you just shake your arms out while you run, to loosen them up?
Do the same thing with swimming. When that elbow comes up for the next stroke, your hand should be loose and floppy. Slow your stroke down, and actually shake that hand like you would if you were running and trying to get your hands lose, and it should flop around. In fact, it should be relaxed from the elbow down. Yes, you will look a might funny swimming and flopping your arm, but you have got to relax because you are using all your strength on your tightness and fighting the water instead of the woman who glides and uses the water.
Also, it sounds like you are breathing every 4 not 2, which is hard for a beginner. Switching to 3's or 2's might help. so left, right, left breath, right left right breath. Even stand at the side of the pool practicing this pattern with your arms, and when you practice this out of the water, make sure those arms are relaxed.
I know that tense feeling and yes, you have to loosen up. When you are running do you ever feel a little tense, and you just shake your arms out while you run, to loosen them up?
Do the same thing with swimming. When that elbow comes up for the next stroke, your hand should be loose and floppy. Slow your stroke down, and actually shake that hand like you would if you were running and trying to get your hands lose, and it should flop around. In fact, it should be relaxed from the elbow down. Yes, you will look a might funny swimming and flopping your arm, but you have got to relax because you are using all your strength on your tightness and fighting the water instead of the woman who glides and uses the water.
Also, it sounds like you are breathing every 4 not 2, which is hard for a beginner. Switching to 3's or 2's might help. so left, right, left breath, right left right breath. Even stand at the side of the pool practicing this pattern with your arms, and when you practice this out of the water, make sure those arms are relaxed.
