Main Set Thursday - Bilateral Breathing
With triathlon season already in motion, many masters swimmers need to be "encouraged" to practice their bilateral breathing.
With triathlon season already in motion, many masters swimmers need to be "encouraged" to practice their bilateral breathing.
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Got a late-season Ironman or Half IM or open-water swim coming up? This week's set will help you hone many important open-water skills while getting in some yardage and having fun.
Swimmers on the Masters team that I coach have a big triathlon this weekend (in Fairlee, VT). Thinking that they might need a bit of taper today, I gave them the following set, which isn't too strenuous, but provides lots of opportunities to practice drafting, sighting, and bilateral breathing.
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So there I was -- a freestyle-challenged breaststroker, faced with the task of preparing for a 3-mile swim.
We're a couple days late for Cinco de Mayo, but what the heck. This week's set requires that you can count to 5.
Here's a quick drill to help learn good sighting techniques for open-water and triathlon swimming.
Getting stuck in a swimming mantra, or a generally accepted "way" to do things, is very typical of all swimmers. Breaking through to find the way that works specifically for YOU is atypical, but necessary for you to reach your potential. The mantra that yours eyes should be looking DOWN is one of those mantras that each swimmer needs to examine for him... or her self.
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