Hi,
I have a technical question concerning bilateral breathing. I have been thinking and feeling about it for a couple of weeks.
Do you guys make your upper arm and head touch when you do the bilateral breathing in freestyle?
I watched a couple of videos on youtube and found normally the athletes do not do that. But I found it more comfortable when I do that and I think it forces you to extend your arms further.
Thanks for any explanations.
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If you're hitting the cheek with the upper/inside top of the shoulder, you're probably getting your head back in the water a little bit late. For whatever reason, you're either not completing the inhalation phase quickly enuf, or you're just plain breathing late.
This really reminds me of something, although I exhale underwater, I
simply have to burst out the air when I turn my head for breathing or
else there will be water in my mouth.
Do you take a very quick breath and turn my head back or I can breathe
while I slide sideways?
Thanks.
It's a relatively quick action but you can continue to inhale as the head is returning to the forward position while it's still in the low area "hole" behind the head and under the arm. You'll get used to the timing (determining the end point so to speak) so you're not breathing in water.
And George is correct too. My arm will occasionally brush my cheek, just not on each and every stoke. That's probably because that's how we get access to that low area "hole" so we're not lifting the head up instead.
I think I was doing the unconsciously doing the catchup or 3/4 Catch-up drill. In that case, will the touch be tolerable?
