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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If a coach says:
"We're gonna do some SDK work" - I think that is very clear (although age groupers do not know what SDK is). Coaches could make this stick.
"We're gonna do some hypoxic" - I think most Masters swimmers think that means stuff like 3-5-7.
My two swimmer sons (16 and 19) have heard their 3-5-7 sets called "breath control" sets, not hypoxic. Their coach is close to my age though and I bet she learned it as hypoxic.
If a coach says:
"We're gonna do some SDK work" - I think that is very clear (although age groupers do not know what SDK is). Coaches could make this stick.
"We're gonna do some hypoxic" - I think most Masters swimmers think that means stuff like 3-5-7.
My two swimmer sons (16 and 19) have heard their 3-5-7 sets called "breath control" sets, not hypoxic. Their coach is close to my age though and I bet she learned it as hypoxic.
