Is Breathing after every 3 strokes on diff sides help you go faster?
Former Member
I dont know i mean it feels like it does.. but it will take me a while to get used to.. im a sprinter and i dont think it will help me sense im not supposed to breath on the 50.. LOL. And its like crazy because my time on a 25m pool for a 50 is 26s.. And i need 23.5 for state.. what should i do?? i've tried bettering my flip turn on the end of the first 25 i do it better .. but it didnt seem to help my time.. so i dont know what else to do i cant not breath.. i mean idk i can try but ugh.. U know??
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Bah. I breathe almost exclusively to my right and have never had neck problems.
I think everyone should learn to bilaterally breathe and do it in practice on occasion, but during a race you should breathe however is most comfortable to you. Personally I breathe every cycle on anything over 100 yards.
you're telling me that you never breathe to the left even in practice? well if that is the case, you have to admit that you are the exception rather than the rule; I had noticeable neck issues at 11, and some of my friends got them a couple years later.
i forget which book it is, perhaps swimming fastest, but studies show that breathing only to one side throughout training leads to a muscle imbalance of up to 10%. it has nothing to do w/ poor technique, although that may make it worse, in the end it is best to practice on both.
geez, you can't even make a suggestion on here that seems like common sense for most swimmers without people jumping on you with "well i don't need to do that" well congratulations, but that's not the point here. is it a good suggestion for jonathon to breathe only on his right from now on? no, ok thank you.
Bah. I breathe almost exclusively to my right and have never had neck problems.
I think everyone should learn to bilaterally breathe and do it in practice on occasion, but during a race you should breathe however is most comfortable to you. Personally I breathe every cycle on anything over 100 yards.
you're telling me that you never breathe to the left even in practice? well if that is the case, you have to admit that you are the exception rather than the rule; I had noticeable neck issues at 11, and some of my friends got them a couple years later.
i forget which book it is, perhaps swimming fastest, but studies show that breathing only to one side throughout training leads to a muscle imbalance of up to 10%. it has nothing to do w/ poor technique, although that may make it worse, in the end it is best to practice on both.
geez, you can't even make a suggestion on here that seems like common sense for most swimmers without people jumping on you with "well i don't need to do that" well congratulations, but that's not the point here. is it a good suggestion for jonathon to breathe only on his right from now on? no, ok thank you.
