I will never race in a pool. If I race at all, it will be in open water.
I can do flip turns, but I don't think they are very good. When I do them, my head is directly under the backstroke flags when I take my first breath. With open turns, my head is about a length beyond the flags.
When I do flip turns, I notice a lot more cardio stress. I don't really recover until about half a length.
Is there a training benefit to doing flip turns in practice that will help me in open water? Does that second or two of holding my breath help me at all in terms of conditioning?
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All you are doing is interrupting your swimming with speed up/slow down
What are you talking about? I'm doing the same (albeit slow) LD speed the entire time. I'm just NOT accelerating off of the wall. I'm a turtle over long distances and it's about finishing for me not how long it takes. I think you're misunderstanding me.
All you are doing is interrupting your swimming with speed up/slow down
What are you talking about? I'm doing the same (albeit slow) LD speed the entire time. I'm just NOT accelerating off of the wall. I'm a turtle over long distances and it's about finishing for me not how long it takes. I think you're misunderstanding me.
