Originally Posted by
Flatballer
I have a habit of breathing in time with my cadence when I'm working hard in training. Anything over threshold basically and I catch myself doing it. I'm not sure if I do it in races as I'm usually too focused on the racing part. My feeling is that I probably don't. I don't think I do it on group rides either, but again, I'm not 100%.
Is this a bad habit I need to try and break? Am I the only one? I'm not really sure where I picked this up.
It depends on what you mean by "in time." If you're trying to breathe at 90 breaths per minute when you cadence is at 90 revolutions per minute, that's probably bad. If you're breathing in relationship to your cadence in a more metronomic fashion, with a certain number of pedal strokes per breath that varies as your cadence increases or slows, you're probably fine. Getting into a rhythm isn't a bad thing, as long as you're not restricting your oxygen intake.