I was wondering if I should be taking as deep a breath as I can (from the diaphragm) or take more normal breaths. What I mean is that although my breathing is improving, I still find myself short of breath very quickly. I've paid so much attention to exhaling (I do it both nasally and orally) and not stacking breaths, but I wonder if taking a deep breath causes me to stack breaths even if I'm not realizing it. If I take a deep breath, obviously I would have to exhale faster unless I go more strokes between breaths. Maybe I'm not mastering coordinating the rate of exhalation with the interval between breaths? I am trying to relax, I'm breathing with the rotation of my body and think I'm pretty flat/balanced. But I'm getting that air hunger so quickly.
One other question. I assume I should be exhaling right up until the millisecond I take that breath, is that correct? I figure that breathing out through my nose until that exact moment helps keep water out of the nose when I breathe in.
Thanks.
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Don't know if one really has time to take a deep inhale on the breath. As soon as your face starts to clear the water, you need to inhale in a quick-controlled manner and get your face back in the water as soon as possible.
You maybe exhalling too much too soon. The exhale needs to be a controlled outlet of the CO2. The exhale should be finished by one last push of it out, right before the lips break the water surface to inhale.
If you are still winded, you maybe exhalling too much too fast. Play with the rate at which you do exhale and see if by slowing it down and being more controlled you feel better.
Don't know if one really has time to take a deep inhale on the breath. As soon as your face starts to clear the water, you need to inhale in a quick-controlled manner and get your face back in the water as soon as possible.
You maybe exhalling too much too soon. The exhale needs to be a controlled outlet of the CO2. The exhale should be finished by one last push of it out, right before the lips break the water surface to inhale.
If you are still winded, you maybe exhalling too much too fast. Play with the rate at which you do exhale and see if by slowing it down and being more controlled you feel better.
