That's my pet name for anaerobic swimming..... Tonight we did a set where we swam a 400, breathing every 3rd on the first 25, every 5th on the 2nd, every 7th, then every 9th !!! on the last 25. Repeat X4 = 400 yds. My question for all the coaches and/or coach wannabees out there is : What's the benefit ? I can see some down-side to this idea, for example; as you start to yearn for that good ol' O2, you shorten up and hasten up each stroke. Not good. So what's the good side ? Cheers ! Bert
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It's the HIGHpoxic swimming I don't recomend - mainly cuz they could kill you.
Hypoxic swimming is OK as long as you do it for the right reasons. To my thinking, the place hypoxic swimming has greatest effect is when used as a technique improvement aid. The further you can go on one breath the less energy you are consuming. It forces you to work the tradeoff between speed and energy consumption.
It's the HIGHpoxic swimming I don't recomend - mainly cuz they could kill you.
Hypoxic swimming is OK as long as you do it for the right reasons. To my thinking, the place hypoxic swimming has greatest effect is when used as a technique improvement aid. The further you can go on one breath the less energy you are consuming. It forces you to work the tradeoff between speed and energy consumption.
