Hi,
I feel having more and more oxygen debt as doing more and more flip turn when swimming continuously. There must be something wrong with my technique, like badly timing the last breath before turn and staying too deep and long off the wall. How can you cope with this lack of air problem?
Thanks and regards!
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I have a similar problem, I find that there are two causes usually:
1. Taking a breath too long before starting the flip
2. I get water in my nose during flips, so I blow air out of my nose to keep the water from getting in. Unfortunately I tend to blow my air doing this instead of using a small stream.
My highschool coach always told me not to take a breath until I'd completed at least 2 strokes after the turn. I have a really hard time with that, and I believe it's because of the reasons above.
I think hypoxic breathing drills would be useful to help out on that issue, teaches you to live with the amount of air in your lungs for longer periods of time without taking a breath.
I have a similar problem, I find that there are two causes usually:
1. Taking a breath too long before starting the flip
2. I get water in my nose during flips, so I blow air out of my nose to keep the water from getting in. Unfortunately I tend to blow my air doing this instead of using a small stream.
My highschool coach always told me not to take a breath until I'd completed at least 2 strokes after the turn. I have a really hard time with that, and I believe it's because of the reasons above.
I think hypoxic breathing drills would be useful to help out on that issue, teaches you to live with the amount of air in your lungs for longer periods of time without taking a breath.
