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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Thanks!
Fortunately I don't exhale during my turns or it is not that I am aware of, but there is a little bit messy in my pattern of controling my breathing out to be slow before rotating my head to catch air.
Yes, I agree with some of you that breathing every 3 strokes especially adds more difficulty. Ever since I switched to this 4 years ago, I have struggled to fight for oxygen and the progress has been slow though I feel OK now when swiming forward but the problem remains for my turns.
Coming into the wall, is your last breath happening before the last stroke or two?
Before pushing off the wall, I think I should position my upper body closer to the surface for breaking earlier to catch my first breath?
Thanks!
Fortunately I don't exhale during my turns or it is not that I am aware of, but there is a little bit messy in my pattern of controling my breathing out to be slow before rotating my head to catch air.
Yes, I agree with some of you that breathing every 3 strokes especially adds more difficulty. Ever since I switched to this 4 years ago, I have struggled to fight for oxygen and the progress has been slow though I feel OK now when swiming forward but the problem remains for my turns.
Coming into the wall, is your last breath happening before the last stroke or two?
Before pushing off the wall, I think I should position my upper body closer to the surface for breaking earlier to catch my first breath?
