I'm very curious about a few things:
1) Average lung capacity of a competitive swimmer vs average population and other competitive athletes from different sports.
2) Comparisons of same groups ability to exhale with force. Are swimmers in the top percentile of watermelon spitting champs?
3) How this relates to cardiovascular health.
4) What are your favorite drills or workouts to help with the ability to spit watermelon seeds? (or gain lung capacity to swim faster and longer)
I sat nervously watching competitors at our County Fair Watermelon Spitting Contest last weekend. The 300lb guy that looked like he could eat the entire watermelon in one bite, the skinny girl full of energy, and many others went to the line to top my first shot of 49 1/2 feet. The closest was an average looking teen that fell 2ft short.
Extra Credit Question:
Do swimmers have a higher incidence of sleep apnea then then normal in the population? If so does all this holding of breath contribute? this seems more serious...
1) 49.5 foot is a huge distance. Is that some kind of world record?
2) I sing.... my lung cap in singing is now HUGE as a result of swimming. So I can at least I know for sure that you build a lot.
3) Being someone who has since "cured" my sleep apnea by losing a huge chunk of weight, I seriously doubt the breath holding actually does count for it. Especially in a (more or less) subconscious state. However - if you find yourself consistently rolling from side to side and turning your head to breathe.... :rofl:
I have heard that Singing is a method of reducing sleep apnea. I have been in good shape and a swimmer all my life but know that I have had sleep apnea all my adult life. I stopped singing in church about two years ago. I read a note in a medical journal that said that singing helps reduce sleep apnea events. Over the past two years I have noticed that mine has gotten worse. I better start singing again. I'd still like to know if swimmers are more likely to have it.
1) 49.5 foot is a huge distance. Is that some kind of world record?
2) I sing.... my lung cap in singing is now HUGE as a result of swimming. So I can at least I know for sure that you build a lot.
3) Being someone who has since "cured" my sleep apnea by losing a huge chunk of weight, I seriously doubt the breath holding actually does count for it. Especially in a (more or less) subconscious state. However - if you find yourself consistently rolling from side to side and turning your head to breathe.... :rofl:
I have heard that Singing is a method of reducing sleep apnea. I have been in good shape and a swimmer all my life but know that I have had sleep apnea all my adult life. I stopped singing in church about two years ago. I read a note in a medical journal that said that singing helps reduce sleep apnea events. Over the past two years I have noticed that mine has gotten worse. I better start singing again. I'd still like to know if swimmers are more likely to have it.
