Hypoxic training for Masters?

I have always looked at hypoxic sets as ways to simulate races, in that I'm hurting during a race. And if you do hypoxic sets that push or challenge you then you should be hurting a bit. Seems to make me tougher in my races. I have never disputed the mental aspect of this. I think most here know that it is faster to breathe less in sprints. It is faster because the stroke is disrupted less by breathing. But sprinting a 50 and breathing 1 down, 2 back isn't easy for most (including me). But practicing it - and proving to ourselves that we CAN make it without passing out gives us the guts to do it in a race. So race simulation in practice is a good thing and that includes breath control. That is different however that saying as some do that hypoxic training actually produces a physiological benefit. Tjburk - I agree doing SDK well requires oxygen. And it is really hard to do at the end of the race. Hell it is hard to do at the beginning for me!

I have always looked at hypoxic sets as ways to simulate races, in that I'm hurting during a race. And if you do hypoxic sets that push or challenge you then you should be hurting a bit. Seems to make me tougher in my races. I have never disputed the mental aspect of this. I think most here know that it is faster to breathe less in sprints. It is faster because the stroke is disrupted less by breathing. But sprinting a 50 and breathing 1 down, 2 back isn't easy for most (including me). But practicing it - and proving to ourselves that we CAN make it without passing out gives us the guts to do it in a race. So race simulation in practice is a good thing and that includes breath control. That is different however that saying as some do that hypoxic training actually produces a physiological benefit. Tjburk - I agree doing SDK well requires oxygen. And it is really hard to do at the end of the race. Hell it is hard to do at the beginning for me!