I have a new ( young ) coach. He includes breath control sets. Does any one else think this could be dangerous for older (56 years old) swimmers? My MD thought it was crazy. I have noticed quite a few Masters swimmers dying from strokes. An old coach of mine said USA Swimming had banned hypoxic training for kids for a while.
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Have there been any studies demonstrating value gained from hypoxic training? I have never seen anything.
I personally don't like hypoxic sets and don't do them. Oh, I suppose I do do kick sets where I go a length underwater but I don't think of that as hypoxic work since I am not trying to push my time without a breath. Nancy's point about learning to relax without breathing is about the only value that I have ever found in this type of swimming.
Have there been any studies demonstrating value gained from hypoxic training? I have never seen anything.
I personally don't like hypoxic sets and don't do them. Oh, I suppose I do do kick sets where I go a length underwater but I don't think of that as hypoxic work since I am not trying to push my time without a breath. Nancy's point about learning to relax without breathing is about the only value that I have ever found in this type of swimming.
