If you’re doing intervals, and you have say, a minute rest in between, does it make sense to alter your breathing during the rest phase?
What I mean is: I can tell when my legs are getting full of acid, and my lungs are burning telling me that I am not able to get enough oxygen in there to clear out the acid. So would it make sense during my “recovery” spin to take breaths deeper than I need in order to put an excess of oxygen back into my system before the next interval?
Maybe I’m completely misunderstanding physiology, but during a ride today I was thinking about this…
The burning is because you’re over threshold so as you say your cardio vascular system can’t keep up with the build up of lactic acid. You can’t stock pile oxygen for later use. You will breathe as needed and that’s it. Intervals train your body to flush the acid and to recover faster. If its hard you’re doing it right. Again, hyperventilating won’t do any good but it may make you pass out.
Agreed, hyperventilation during your rest period won’t uptake any more oxygen and it won’t benefit you during the work intervals. You can’t “save” oxygen for later but intervals will train your body to better adjust to the demands of hard work. Eventually the body will adapt and be able to work harder at lower levels of oxygen, allowing you to go faster. Just try to breathe normally throughout the work intervals and rest intervals. Messing with your breathing will usually just hurt you more than helping.
I’m still wondering though, if I can’t stockpile oxygen, is it possible to flush out more of the LA before the second interval begins? How fast is this “flush” happening?
From what Exercise Physio has taught me, your medulla will control you’re breathing as it’s needed. Chemoreceptors and baroreceptors work pretty quick to help control how much o2 uptake is needed. It’s folly to try and change breathing patterns.
What I mean is: I can tell when my legs are getting full of acid, and my lungs are burning telling me that I am not able to get enough oxygen in there to clear out the acid.
So y’all were born with knowledge of all things, or we’re blessed with the chance to go to school and learn it.
I get it. You are smarter/more knowledgable/more educated than I. Thank you for making that plain. I respect the people here and their expertise more than I trust “professionals” who don’t live active lives and race or train at pro or close to pro levels.
Now why don’t you be helpful and say something constructive?! Or, I could start making fun of you for your inept understanding of string theory.
And of course there is the classic ST “non response” method where you could simply ignore this ask for insight and write me off as just another fool that’s not worth a response.
The idea of having acid in your muscles is not correct. Science has shown that from back in the late 1960’s, for some reason people keep printing it into how-to books.
Lactate is a fuel that your muscles use, a build up of it does not cause a burn and it doesn’t need to be cleared, it needs to be used. Changing your breathing will not change how much oxygen you get to your muscles, if you breathe too fast and try to build it up you will most likely get light-headed and/or red out.
I learned a lot about this by reading “The Lore of Running” by Noakes. It took some time and it was a difficult read, I think it’s in the first section. You will probably only need to read the first 400 pages or so.
Do you have any suggestions on String Theory Books? I have only gotten as far as reading the Wikipedia pages and that was a few years ago.
And of course there is the classic ST “non response” method where you could simply ignore this ask for insight and write me off as just another fool that’s not worth a response.
TO:…I respect the people here and their expertise more than I trust “professionals” who don’t live active lives and race or train at pro or close to pro levels
So you post to an internet site and solicit answers where most are anonymous?
.
