Ack. It appears that I am going to have to break down and finally swim my first masters 100 SCY free at zones. Since I'm sure you all have done it many times, can someone please tell me what is the most ideal breathing pattern(s)? I noticed watching the World Championships that many of the 100 freestylers (especially the men) breathed almost every stroke, which is not how I used to swim that race. Were they breathing more to save for the SDKs? What say you freestyle sprinters?
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I guess that's why our coaches are always on our a## to SPRINT (emphasis theirs) when we do those sets: that way you aren't surprised when you race. And when you race you only have to do it once!
:rofl::rofl:, true, that is probably why they emphasize sprinting so much, but it still is never the same and I think one reason is people have those butterflies before actual races and their heartrates are sometime up before the gun goes off; kinda like sprinting standing still is happening. This is where calming one's self down and being efficient at doing it pre-race is so vital. Then I think the race could better equate what our practices provide for us.
I guess that's why our coaches are always on our a## to SPRINT (emphasis theirs) when we do those sets: that way you aren't surprised when you race. And when you race you only have to do it once!
:rofl::rofl:, true, that is probably why they emphasize sprinting so much, but it still is never the same and I think one reason is people have those butterflies before actual races and their heartrates are sometime up before the gun goes off; kinda like sprinting standing still is happening. This is where calming one's self down and being efficient at doing it pre-race is so vital. Then I think the race could better equate what our practices provide for us.
