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Originally Posted by Ogedei
As painful as it is for me, well on the return 25 anyhow, swimming the 25 without breathing is pretty cool, never having to break your line.
I have been working on breathing every 5th stroke, so essentially twice as long as usual.
Og.
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That's great to hear Og. I'm a big believer in adding some hypoxic work to every single workout.
If you're really up for testing your manhood, try a full-exhaustion sprint kick set (perhaps some HIIT intervals), and follow it with a short rest and some max-tolerance breath control swims. The O2 demand generated by your legs will have your lungs screaming for mercy, and you'll really force yourself to toughen mentally and physically.
I absolutely hate doing it, but it's a phenomenal method for conditioning.