By 'forced breathing' I mean intentionally breathing faster than you need to, especially just before a big hill in an attempt to superoxygenate your blood or at least slow down the oxygen debt.
2007-02-27 15:33:05 · 4 answers · asked by megalomaniac 7 in Sports ➔ Cycling
rather than "forced breathing" I work on rhythmic breathing... I get into a rhythm with my pedal strokes... it really helps on the long climbs....
on the flats or while talking to a friend, I sometimes forget to take more and deeper breaths, and I end up paying for it with lack of energy and a build up of lactic acid (as posted by the others here).
experiment, pay attention to what works for you, and stick to it!
2007-02-28 02:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will pull extra oxygen to the muscles which will make it a longer time before the lactic acid hits the muscles.
Lactic acid is formed when the muscles do not receive enough oxygen at the current rate of muscle use.
However, doing that might zap your strength for the climb (at least a little bit).
2007-02-27 23:53:58 · answer #2 · answered by Double Century Dude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an expert, but my feeling is that doing this would help. When I attempt to swim the longest distance underwater I possibly can, this exact strategy has helped me. I have never tried with cycling though.
My guess is that this would help in the short run for the immediate hill that was coming up, but might actually lead to bonking later in the workout a little more quickly, due to using up your glycogen more quickly.
2007-02-27 23:56:07 · answer #3 · answered by kins80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No better!
2007-03-03 18:57:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋