Hi
I really mean when is the right time to exhale.
Should I slowly exhale while swimming or should I hold my breath until I need air exhale and then turn to inhale?
Thanks for helping out this newbie
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Wow, that's pretty funny that you're asking me if I'm blind when you clearly aren't watching the video. Watch when his head comes in the water--he's obviously exhaling. Like I said, in the first video he takes a pause before turning to breathe again, but he clearly exhales on the way back in and on the way up.
As far as the second video is concerned (which is from Athens, so I think that's a bit more important), he is clearly exhaling the whole time he is underwater. Unless your computer is really crappy and you can't see the bubbles, there isn't really a reason for you not to be able to see this.
You want some more examples? Here:
Michael Phelps (at about 0:09, he starts the stroke)
Grant Hackett (it's 2 minutes long, but watch the first 30 seconds and you can clearly see it)
Manaudou (at about 1:50, they have a great underwater shot of her swimming)
Rebecca Cook
I'm not saying everybody swims that way, because obviously you don't. I'm just saying that it seems like many of the big swimmers do. All of my coaches and teammates do as well, so I don't know what to tell you. Do whatever works for you, but don't pretend like we're all inferior for not waiting until the last moment to exhale.
Wow, that's pretty funny that you're asking me if I'm blind when you clearly aren't watching the video. Watch when his head comes in the water--he's obviously exhaling. Like I said, in the first video he takes a pause before turning to breathe again, but he clearly exhales on the way back in and on the way up.
As far as the second video is concerned (which is from Athens, so I think that's a bit more important), he is clearly exhaling the whole time he is underwater. Unless your computer is really crappy and you can't see the bubbles, there isn't really a reason for you not to be able to see this.
You want some more examples? Here:
Michael Phelps (at about 0:09, he starts the stroke)
Grant Hackett (it's 2 minutes long, but watch the first 30 seconds and you can clearly see it)
Manaudou (at about 1:50, they have a great underwater shot of her swimming)
Rebecca Cook
I'm not saying everybody swims that way, because obviously you don't. I'm just saying that it seems like many of the big swimmers do. All of my coaches and teammates do as well, so I don't know what to tell you. Do whatever works for you, but don't pretend like we're all inferior for not waiting until the last moment to exhale.
