Hypoxic Advice/Workouts--Not Your opinion of Hypox Efficacy
Former Member
Discusing Hypoxic sets with a freind, can anyone suggest a good hypoxic set for me.
I'm doing 3500-4000 3x a week and a short sprint workout on the weekend. I will not likely add another day to my schedule.
What's a good starting workout, and also where in my workout should I do this? Do you mix it up e.g. hard interval set then a hypox or hypox and then a pace set.
I am guessing mixing is a good thing but what's a good start point for a set and intervals for this? BR and FR being my stronger strokes.
Perhaps it is my academic background, but there comes a time when one must realize that PhD = Piled Higher and Deeper and just go with one's own experience.
Studies of the type described are all well and good but they are rarely conclusive. I think there is MUCH more quesswork in training than is typically acknowledged, though it is on far more solid scientific background than in the dark ages. It is nice to quote Maglischo but I also know of many very well respected college coaches who think there is benefit to hypoxic training. (And, no, hypoxic training does not have to be "3-5-7-9 breathing," something I rarely do becuase I find it somewhat boring.)
Naturally I find it somewhat ironic that JH started this discussion, since it seems to me that the ability to control one's breathing is easily as relevant a skill to swimming as the ability to hoist very heavy weights, but what do I know?:weightlifter: (And, JH, before you object, I do lift weights too...just having some fun...)
Chris
Great post Chris.
I've always been a big supporter of hypoxic work and use it now mostly on longer recovery sets especially during tapers.
Traditonal hypoxic training seems to have been replaced by many coaches/swimmers with snorkel training....something I added in a few years back and now use on about 25% of my sets.
I added the restrictor valve recently just to inflict even more punishment on my lungs...my favorite kick sets are now down with no board, a snorkel and 6 x 6 flutter. I do power work like this as well as long (up to 400's) swims...
Perhaps it is my academic background, but there comes a time when one must realize that PhD = Piled Higher and Deeper and just go with one's own experience.
Studies of the type described are all well and good but they are rarely conclusive. I think there is MUCH more quesswork in training than is typically acknowledged, though it is on far more solid scientific background than in the dark ages. It is nice to quote Maglischo but I also know of many very well respected college coaches who think there is benefit to hypoxic training. (And, no, hypoxic training does not have to be "3-5-7-9 breathing," something I rarely do becuase I find it somewhat boring.)
Naturally I find it somewhat ironic that JH started this discussion, since it seems to me that the ability to control one's breathing is easily as relevant a skill to swimming as the ability to hoist very heavy weights, but what do I know?:weightlifter: (And, JH, before you object, I do lift weights too...just having some fun...)
Chris
Great post Chris.
I've always been a big supporter of hypoxic work and use it now mostly on longer recovery sets especially during tapers.
Traditonal hypoxic training seems to have been replaced by many coaches/swimmers with snorkel training....something I added in a few years back and now use on about 25% of my sets.
I added the restrictor valve recently just to inflict even more punishment on my lungs...my favorite kick sets are now down with no board, a snorkel and 6 x 6 flutter. I do power work like this as well as long (up to 400's) swims...
