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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We do hypoxic (3-5-7-9) sometimes in Masters practice. At speed I don't like it as I think it makes me rush my strokes to get air more quickly. At slow speed it can help to concentrate on smoothing out the stroke (probably a sign that my breathing action is inefficient).
We do hypoxic (3-5-7-9) sometimes in Masters practice. At speed I don't like it as I think it makes me rush my strokes to get air more quickly. At slow speed it can help to concentrate on smoothing out the stroke (probably a sign that my breathing action is inefficient).
