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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No, I never really did any crazy hypoxic work. Well, not until I swam for Mook Rodenbaugh. Mook once gave me 30 25's underwater dolphin kick on my back on 30 seconds. That was a tremendous challenge that I can't imagine reproducing.
Jim, technically hypoxic swimming is swimming while holding one's breath. So your example would be hypoxic. But to me hypoxic training is holding your breath while swimming until you are uncomfortable.
I will often do work these days where I hold my breath, say doing 25s underwater or kickouts to the 15 meter. And certainly I will race while holding my breath for a 50. But these things are not mentally challenging like a true "hypoxic" set, in my mind.
Perhaps others would not make a distinction like this.
No, I never really did any crazy hypoxic work. Well, not until I swam for Mook Rodenbaugh. Mook once gave me 30 25's underwater dolphin kick on my back on 30 seconds. That was a tremendous challenge that I can't imagine reproducing.
Jim, technically hypoxic swimming is swimming while holding one's breath. So your example would be hypoxic. But to me hypoxic training is holding your breath while swimming until you are uncomfortable.
I will often do work these days where I hold my breath, say doing 25s underwater or kickouts to the 15 meter. And certainly I will race while holding my breath for a 50. But these things are not mentally challenging like a true "hypoxic" set, in my mind.
Perhaps others would not make a distinction like this.
