whatever your set up is, try to find the position that allows you to breath as deeply as possible. avoid having your arms cross your chest so that it restricts chestal movement and be as upright as you can. i'm okay at grabbing the area where a brake hood would be and hanging on but it gets a little difficult out of the saddle. i usually feel like i'm relying on my forearms too much, so i just move into the lower area of the drops. but then again, i'm not out of the saddle too much on the track bike.