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Duck · #11 (**permalink**) IP: 66.121.19.142 24-05-07, 05:37 AM

Yeah Nat, no doubt the resistence training improved their measurements. But what sort of training were they doing before that to help with their breathing? I would guess none, or very close to it, so of course they are going to improve. And when you use the right tool you get the job done faster so with the resistence training they reached a higher level faster. The Elite UWH players I know do sprint underwaters, duration underwaters, drops where you go down and push everything out so that you are standing on the bottom as fully exhaled as you can, use diaphragm breathing with slow and full inhales and exhales, and also play games where you don't have the luxury of thinking about it. Surely in that mix we as a community do far more resistence training than your standard swimmer when it comes to breathing so the impact for us would be minimal.

But with that aside, the argument that working at it is critical. I may not have been clear in my example so let me give you this example which is similar to the test with the resistence stuff. I could take two B-level hockey and put them into two programs where they train the exact same amount of time everyday and they would get different results on their improvement. Give one the right tool, a high level squad, 11 others who are better than him to train with, and give the other an inferior tool, a predominately recreational group, 11 players that are worse than him to train with. It's simple who will improve the most.

I'm not saying don't try, I think it could be great for people who need something to help them. Just as I believe that dryland puck work has huge benefits for people that don't have the pool time to play everyday. But if you are already in the water manipulating pucks 4-6 times a week and have many years experience, the benefits of dryland puckwork are minimal. It would be most beneficial as something to maintain what you already have. And that's the way I see the breathing resistence.

Duck