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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Last fall I attended an alumni reunion at my alma mater. On Saturday morning, we had a chance to get in at the tail end of the team's workout. We swam about 2,500 yards, and then did some breath control work:
Hold yourself underwater against/under the bulkhead. First round: 30 secs. Everyone made it. Second round: 1 minute. Most made it, though a few old farts didn't. Third round: 1:30. This went on until 2:30, and there were still a few of the young guys making it.
FWIW, we never did that when I was there. The worst we did was x yards, breathing 3/5/7/9/11, etc.
Last fall I attended an alumni reunion at my alma mater. On Saturday morning, we had a chance to get in at the tail end of the team's workout. We swam about 2,500 yards, and then did some breath control work:
Hold yourself underwater against/under the bulkhead. First round: 30 secs. Everyone made it. Second round: 1 minute. Most made it, though a few old farts didn't. Third round: 1:30. This went on until 2:30, and there were still a few of the young guys making it.
FWIW, we never did that when I was there. The worst we did was x yards, breathing 3/5/7/9/11, etc.
