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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I'm a total slacker when it comes to following the directions on breath control sets. i always breathe every other stroke. I also breathe in and out of my turns.
I think it screws up my turns the most. I get real sloppy. so, in light of this, I think their are benefits to following the directions on breath control sets. (I didn't say I was going to start, though.)
Many of the guys I train with do follow pretty strictly to what the coach says. there is a real beauty to doing what you are told in swimming.
sometimes coaches are crazy though. i know because i used to be one and i used to sit around all day and think of ways to torture people.
my advice...do what you think is best; alter the sets to your needs. but don't undermine the coaches authority. it makes them paranoid and then they spend too much time focusing on keeping everyone happy instead of doing their job.
I'm a total slacker when it comes to following the directions on breath control sets. i always breathe every other stroke. I also breathe in and out of my turns.
I think it screws up my turns the most. I get real sloppy. so, in light of this, I think their are benefits to following the directions on breath control sets. (I didn't say I was going to start, though.)
Many of the guys I train with do follow pretty strictly to what the coach says. there is a real beauty to doing what you are told in swimming.
sometimes coaches are crazy though. i know because i used to be one and i used to sit around all day and think of ways to torture people.
my advice...do what you think is best; alter the sets to your needs. but don't undermine the coaches authority. it makes them paranoid and then they spend too much time focusing on keeping everyone happy instead of doing their job.
