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2013-07-07 5:12 AM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
Nope.

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2013-07-07 7:10 AM
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What?
2013-07-07 9:05 AM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
Nope. But I've been playing the piano my whole life. Maybe the "learning a new piece of music" thing is so ingrained it does nothing for my poor swim and run form. I suppose if anything, I have a good sense of tempo, so I can increase/decrease my pace in small increments like when I'm practicing on the piano with a metronome.

Dancing however...I feel like my dance training helps my physical form.
2013-07-07 10:45 AM
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I dunno. Tool and Mars Volta have some funny time signatures in their music.

I do love running and riding to 70s funk.
2013-07-07 11:32 AM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
no, however my swim and run form seem to improve when I swim and run more.

2013-07-07 2:16 PM
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Nope i have a terrible sense of rhtym but my swim, is the best out of the 3 sports
2013-07-07 2:24 PM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
I can shed light on this...

The op is referring to playing a wind instrument. Having been a member of a drum corps for years I can say that the brass players have really good breath control. When we did run block in the mornings they would do breathing exercises while running... just like they would in a performance.

Being a percussionist, I can't say my breathing was as good as theirs but I can see the benefit it would have in the water.

Also, learning any instrument is a good thing in general, so go for it
2013-07-07 2:32 PM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
Originally posted by dmiller5

no, however my swim and run form seem to improve when I swim and run more.


That might just be crazy enough to work.

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2013-07-08 7:36 AM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
Originally posted by kovac9478

I can shed light on this...

The op is referring to playing a wind instrument. Having been a member of a drum corps for years I can say that the brass players have really good breath control. When we did run block in the mornings they would do breathing exercises while running... just like they would in a performance.

Being a percussionist, I can't say my breathing was as good as theirs but I can see the benefit it would have in the water.

Also, learning any instrument is a good thing in general, so go for it


Also, some musicians are taught to breath using their diaphragm and if you can do this effectively, it gives you more oxygen in endurance exercise.
2013-07-08 8:19 AM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
Originally posted by kovac9478

I can shed light on this...

The op is referring to playing a wind instrument. Having been a member of a drum corps for years I can say that the brass players have really good breath control. When we did run block in the mornings they would do breathing exercises while running... just like they would in a performance.

Being a percussionist, I can't say my breathing was as good as theirs but I can see the benefit it would have in the water.

Also, learning any instrument is a good thing in general, so go for it


In that case singing will bring even more benefits.

Oh man, I'm going to learn to scream some Iron Maiden now.

2013-07-08 9:21 AM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
Originally posted by b2run

Also, some musicians are taught to breath using their diaphragm and if you can do this effectively, it gives you more oxygen in endurance exercise.


Healthy endurance athletes are not limited by the amount of oxygen in the lungs so this is very unlikely to provide any benefit.

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2013-07-08 9:32 AM
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2013-07-08 9:51 AM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
you should always breathe from the diaphram, but the limiter isn't the amount of air your lungs can hold.
2013-07-08 10:08 AM
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Subject: RE: Playing an instrument to help swim / run form
Originally posted by jdl2012

Wetsuits have a tendancy to restrict the ribcase from opening up much. So breathing from the diaphragm will help.


You'll note that I did not suggest not breathing "from the diaphragm" as all breathing during exercise will engage the diaphragm, but that oxygen available in the lungs is not the limiter in healthy endurance athletes.

Shane
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