Why I am a bone head

RE: Why I am a bone head

Former Member — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:40:07 GMT

You can search the forums for help on bilateral breathing. I learned it because my stroke was so lopsided and my strong arm was aching. I got some good suggestions in: forums.usms.org/showthread.php Like Blackbeard said, breathing only to your weak side makes that side (1) stronger and (2) less wierd! Congrats on all!

RE: Why I am a bone head

Former Member — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:50:11 GMT

Paul Good for you. I started swimming on September 7th so I hear ya. LOL I can bilateral breathe but my problem is I dont have the oxygen to do a flip turn all the time. So I am going to have to work on that. Congrats on all your accomplishments. How many days are you swimming. I am doing 4 mornings. I am often sore and very tired. I am not sure about weightloss but my pants fit much better so that is good. I can keep up with all the good swimmers when we do sprint drills. But I lag waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy behind in long distance swims. I am just not there cardiovasularly ( not sure if that is a word LOL) yet Katie

RE: Why I am a bone head

pwolf66 — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:03:17 GMT

Paul I can bilateral breathe but my problem is I dont have the oxygen to do a flip turn all the time. So I am going to have to work on that. I am doing 4 mornings. I am often sore and very tired. I am not sure about weightloss but my pants fit much better so that is good. I can keep up with all the good swimmers when we do sprint drills. But I lag waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy behind in long distance swims. I am just not there cardiovasularly ( not sure if that is a word LOL) yet Katie Katie, My goal is 4 days a week, this week will only be three :(. Are you exhaling while your head is still underwater? I was also having similar problems with feeling starved for air doing flip turns but once I really started to concentrate on exhaling, I started to feel more replenished on the inhales. Next time you swim, focus on that and I think you might be surprised. Paul

RE: Why I am a bone head

Muppet — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:45:45 GMT

Paul, way to go, o neighbor to the north! For the bilateral breathing, I wasn't much of one until my first Masters coach pulled me aside one day and aside from berating me about swimming in lane 4 when I should have been in lane 2, she said there was no reason that someone of my age (then) shouldn't be doing bilateral breathing. It took a lot of testing, but I found that one of the best ways to get it engrained in my head was to swim an entire practice breathing to that off side. I did that for about a week, and next thing you know, I'm bilateral breathing on a regular basis. I'm a big fan of the 3/2/3/2 pattern for a 500.

RE: Why I am a bone head

Former Member — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:37:03 GMT

Congratulations! Don't be too hard on yourself about the bilateral breathing. It took me at least a year to make it a habit. A lot of swimmers never learn it. One thing that helped me was to work on it while using pull buoys - they kept me riding higher in the water, which made it easier to breathe on my "off" side. Anna Lea