Exhaling pattern in freestylehttps://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/5334/exhaling-pattern-in-freestyleAssume you swim freestyle with 5 strokes per breath. What would be your exhaling pattern? I used to exhale continuously, throughout the strokes, but I changed it recently. I hold my breath for 3 strokes, exhale at the fourth and inhale at the fifth. en-USTelligent Community 12RE: Exhaling pattern in freestylehttps://community.usms.org/thread/69242?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:23:43 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:10a3db1c-7ab0-4e1d-8fb9-f12b8c8fac70Former MemberIt seems that I asked a good question and there is no consensus about the exhaling pattern. At the beginning of a workout breathing every other stroke is more frequent than I need. In sprint sets 5 to 7 strokes per breath is OK for me. In an endurance set, I start with 4-5 strokes per breath and I start breathing more frequent in the latter stages.Thanks a lot for the replies and answers to the poll. Have a nice weekend.:drink:<div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Exhaling pattern in freestylehttps://community.usms.org/thread/69219?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:22:10 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:fd4e3e2f-0986-4064-abea-35e618ae0885Redbird Alum... it&#39;s about trying to make sure I&#39;m focused. I could not agree more. However, I&#39;ve found that I&#39;m better controlled and my stroke seems to hold up better over a longer course if I set up to exhale at the fourth stroke only. Prevents me from getting into the gasping pattern!<div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Exhaling pattern in freestylehttps://community.usms.org/thread/69128?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:15:46 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:beadd8ef-c9e4-4ad6-8162-88a6f3765b6cFindingMyInnerFishAll of the above, I think, depending on what&#39;s in my head on a particular day. I need to get more consistent about breathing. Sometimes I&#39;ll start gung-ho, taking an in-breath every five to six strokes or so, forgetting to exhale properly, and then lose form, but I&#39;m getting better with keeping the breathing/exhaling consistent. Lots of times it&#39;s about trying to make sure I&#39;m focused.<div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Exhaling pattern in freestylehttps://community.usms.org/thread/69143?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:55:55 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:27e30439-0238-4114-b57b-beb5e707c3e9Former MemberI breath every stroke.<div style="clear:both;"></div>