Does anyone else suffer from oxygen debt after tumble turn?
Former Member
This is not the least of my worries in swimming, but I tend to fall into oxygen debt after tumble turns. In fact, when I keep doing tumble turns in lap swims, it is less taxing to swim 50 LCM than 25 SCY, because I have more time in 50 LCM to recover from the oxygen debt, whereas in 25 SCY, I have to do another tumble turn and fall, yet again, into oxygen debt, before fully recovering from the previous bout.
Do other master swimmers out there suffer from a similar problem? How do you over come this?
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Former Member
I think it's a very common problem. Recently I've been working on not breathing on the first stroke as I come off the wall, which is still hard for me when I'm tired. I believe with time you can condition yourself to tolerate it more easily. I also think hypoxic sets are helpful--say pulling a 400 with a 3/5/3/7 breathing pattern (by 50 or 100).
I think it's a very common problem. Recently I've been working on not breathing on the first stroke as I come off the wall, which is still hard for me when I'm tired. I believe with time you can condition yourself to tolerate it more easily. I also think hypoxic sets are helpful--say pulling a 400 with a 3/5/3/7 breathing pattern (by 50 or 100).
