This past weekend I did practice with the age groupers. 2 sets we did back to back were working on lung control. First set consisted of 16x25's with fins. First 8 were on 1:30 last 8 on 2. Not so bad huh? Here is the kicker. Before swimming the 25 (sprint no breath) you first went under water and held breath for 15 seconds then when time was up coach banged on gutter and u would take off and sprint the 25 no breath. There was no breath in between 15 seconds under water to when u pushed off either.
So, the first 4x25's u were under for 15, the next 4 u were under for 30 seconds, the next 4 under water for 45 seconds and last 4 where under for a minute. I was able to make the 15 and 30 ones and I made one of each in the 45 and minute. I was amazed that some of the kids actually made all of them!
After that set, we followed up with 20x25's on 30. This was not that big a deal but we had to get out at each end and dive in, which got tiresome near the end.
Ive never been a big fan of lung busters or anything, kinda like to breath!
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We did hypoxic sets as part of warm up when I was a kid. I never understood why, and my breath control during sprints is the same now, not ever doing any hypoxic/breath control, as it was then, doing daily sets.
I am not a fan, and it does seem like holding your breath for 60 seconds before doing a sprint 25 is asking for someone to pass out.
Chris Stevenson does hypoxic during taper to raise his heartrate without having to expend as much energy, but I don't think this is the typical justification of hypoxic work.
I would be interested in seeing justification as to why breath control work should be part of regular training.
We did hypoxic sets as part of warm up when I was a kid. I never understood why, and my breath control during sprints is the same now, not ever doing any hypoxic/breath control, as it was then, doing daily sets.
I am not a fan, and it does seem like holding your breath for 60 seconds before doing a sprint 25 is asking for someone to pass out.
Chris Stevenson does hypoxic during taper to raise his heartrate without having to expend as much energy, but I don't think this is the typical justification of hypoxic work.
I would be interested in seeing justification as to why breath control work should be part of regular training.
