Subject: Restricted Breathing OK, I have a question for some of you great athletes. My Master's swim coach occassionaly has us do 'restricted breathing' drills. Typically this involves swimming 25 yards without breathing. His feeling is that it helps to increase lactate threshold. Well, today he made us do 50 yards without breathing, even during the flipturns. I couldn't do it. However, many of the gifted swimmers and triathletes could do it easily (all males ). Some could even make it 75 yards without a breath! Does this mean I have a poor VO2 max (never been tested ), poor lactate threshold, poor physical fitness, or are these other exceptional athletes gifted by genetics and not determination? Any input or past experience would be helpful. Thanks. |