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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Agreed. The only times I do this kind of set is if I want to work on stroke efficiency (ie DPS) or mechanics, or work on alternate breathing, or if I want to limit how fast I can go (ie recovery). Which I guess is Maglischo's point.
Personally I think the term "hypoxic" should be expanded to include underwater work and work with snorkels (especially when the intake is partially blocked).
I think a new term should be create instead of adding yet another level of confusion to "hypoxic." I don't have a suggestion just yet - but when they do - they should notify the coaching associations, and send an email to all interested parties. Then the stupid age group coaches could start teaching their kids the right terms and methods.
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Agreed. The only times I do this kind of set is if I want to work on stroke efficiency (ie DPS) or mechanics, or work on alternate breathing, or if I want to limit how fast I can go (ie recovery). Which I guess is Maglischo's point.
Personally I think the term "hypoxic" should be expanded to include underwater work and work with snorkels (especially when the intake is partially blocked).
I think a new term should be create instead of adding yet another level of confusion to "hypoxic." I don't have a suggestion just yet - but when they do - they should notify the coaching associations, and send an email to all interested parties. Then the stupid age group coaches could start teaching their kids the right terms and methods.
