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 have a question as a swimming noob...can someone define hypoxic set compared to being instructed to race a 50 on one breath each direction? Same thing? Difference?:confused:
I guess I question because as a former singer, I have a ton of lung capacity (ok, well, technically a really flexible diaphragm, but that's splitting hairs), and find that if I'm doing concentrated stroke work I'll often go 2 breaths/25...which seems like way less than some other people take. This can be a bit taxing, especially on longer sets, but it's definitely no where near where I'd be afraid of passing out.
Thanks,
Jim
I have a question as a swimming noob...can someone define hypoxic set compared to being instructed to race a 50 on one breath each direction? Same thing? Difference?:confused:
I guess I question because as a former singer, I have a ton of lung capacity (ok, well, technically a really flexible diaphragm, but that's splitting hairs), and find that if I'm doing concentrated stroke work I'll often go 2 breaths/25...which seems like way less than some other people take. This can be a bit taxing, especially on longer sets, but it's definitely no where near where I'd be afraid of passing out.
Thanks,
Jim
