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...
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It sounds to me like you exhibit a sign of sleep apnea. Why do you say you don't have it? That is what happens. Please take that seriously and get tested if you haven't..
I claimed it's not sleep apnea because it's voluntary breath holding, not an obstruction. Or at least as voluntary as it can be when I'm sleeping. It only happens very rarely, from what I can notice. But every once in a while (maybe once a month) I'll wake up and realize that I have been intentionally holding my breath. I don't have any of the other symptoms of sleep apnea (loud snoring, waking unrefreshed, daytime sleepiness, etc).
I'm no medical doctor, though. I should probably get sleep tested.
It sounds to me like you exhibit a sign of sleep apnea. Why do you say you don't have it? That is what happens. Please take that seriously and get tested if you haven't..
I claimed it's not sleep apnea because it's voluntary breath holding, not an obstruction. Or at least as voluntary as it can be when I'm sleeping. It only happens very rarely, from what I can notice. But every once in a while (maybe once a month) I'll wake up and realize that I have been intentionally holding my breath. I don't have any of the other symptoms of sleep apnea (loud snoring, waking unrefreshed, daytime sleepiness, etc).
I'm no medical doctor, though. I should probably get sleep tested.
