Zé wrote:I think he's more interested in improving his oxygen saturation at altitude. I'm guessing he's wondering if practicing breathing in deeply will help up maintain a high oxygen saturation at altitude. This would be related to his lung's vital capacity, though I don't know if it can be improved from swimming.
Zé wrote:luckily, Fight On does have a buoyant suit that will help him have enough time to practice taking deep breaths while swimming:
http://fighton.smugmug.com/photos/326190611_4wqnZ-X2.jpg
FIGHT ON wrote:Zé wrote:I think he's more interested in improving his oxygen saturation at altitude. I'm guessing he's wondering if practicing breathing in deeply will help up maintain a high oxygen saturation at altitude. This would be related to his lung's vital capacity, though I don't know if it can be improved from swimming.
I was hiking with the Chocolate Milk Man and he brought this to my attention.
He swims regularly like 5 times a week and has NO problem hiking above 13k. He tried to explain it to me but I couldn't understand it all. Something to do with holding your breath between strokes or between multi strokes. Like forcing air deep into your lungs and holding it there more than you would in any other exercise. Seems like it would expand your lungs some and use air better. Then I thought of this other hiker I went to High School with that was a swimmer. TM. He is a very strong hiker. So I was just wondering if anybody ever heard of a connection. Would be cool if it was true. Imagine hiking up there with out a care in the world!
phydeux wrote:Sounds like interval training, which is done to improve performance under anerobic conditions. In its simple terms, its repetative long sprints (such as 400M) with a short rest period between them that doesn't quite allow you enough time to recover; you'll be going deeper into oxygen deficit with each successive sprint (and you'll notice it!). Try looking at a book on track and field training or training for middle distance running. And doing it on a track will take a lot less time than swimming 2-3 miles a day.
phydeux wrote:Sounds like interval training, which is done to improve performance under anerobic conditions. In its simple terms, its repetative long sprints (such as 400M) with a short rest period between them that doesn't quite allow you enough time to recover; you'll be going deeper into oxygen deficit with each successive sprint (and you'll notice it!). Try looking at a book on track and field training or training for middle distance running. And doing it on a track will take a lot less time than swimming 2-3 miles a day.
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