At least in the beginning, it's hard to breathe bilaterally. Each of us has one side that's just easier. For me it's on the left. So your training (no, I haven't read the books) might be to breathe exclusively on the "wrong side" for a while until it is a more comfortable move.
I agree that waiting to breathe every 5th stroke is too much of a stretch. You burn up oxygen too quickly for that to work well.
Can you do the siting drill between ropes initially? Or is that cheating?
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Date: 2008-05-20 02:52 am (UTC)I agree that waiting to breathe every 5th stroke is too much of a stretch. You burn up oxygen too quickly for that to work well.
Can you do the siting drill between ropes initially? Or is that cheating?