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Breathing in Swimming – Implications for Endurance Sport

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Breath Holding Underwater Boosts Oxygen Uptake for Endurance

In the realm of sports science, our recent study has unearthed a groundbreaking revelation that challenges conventional wisdom: holding one’s breath underwater may lead to a significantly higher oxygen uptake compared to consistent breathing patterns. This finding not only sheds light on the intricacies of human physiology but also has profound implications for endurance performance across various sports disciplines.

Oxygen (O2) is the lifeline of endurance athletes, fueling their muscles and sustaining performance over extended periods. Traditionally, it was believed that consistent breathing patterns optimized O2 intake, ensuring a steady supply throughout exertion. However, our study, meticulously designed and rigorously executed, defies this notion. Through a specifically designed study we looked at how we breath during swimming and its effects of O2 uptake. The results not only proved that holding your breath underwater helps increase O2 uptake but by much greater amounts than we expected.

 

What Will You Learn?

  • In this lesson we will look at whether it is better to breath throughout the swim stroke or hold breath. From these findings we will look at the broader implications for Endurance Sports. This will help guide us to getting the most out of our athletes and maximizing O2 uptake which is so critical to endurance sports.

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Breathing in Swimming – Implications for Endurance Sports
Breath Holding Underwater Boosts Oxygen Uptake for Endurance In the realm of sports science, our recent study has unearthed a groundbreaking revelation that challenges conventional wisdom: holding one's breath underwater may lead to a significantly higher oxygen uptake compared to consistent breathing patterns. This finding not only sheds light on the intricacies of human physiology but also has profound implications for endurance performance across various sports disciplines. Oxygen (O2) is the lifeline of endurance athletes, fueling their muscles and sustaining performance over extended periods. Traditionally, it was believed that consistent breathing patterns optimized O2 intake, ensuring a steady supply throughout exertion. However, our study, meticulously designed and rigorously executed, defies this notion. Through a specifically designed study we looked at how we breath during swimming and its effects of O2 uptake. The results not only proved that holding your breath underwater helps increase O2 uptake but by much greater amounts than we expected.

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Dmitriy Zimin
Dmitriy Zimin
3 months ago
This presentation is interesting not only from the obtained testing results stand point, but also from encouraging coaches to think 'outside of the box'.

It is highly recommended especially for coaches who is working with elite and high performance athletes.