Basic Triathlon questions from those who don't know

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Slowkentrunner May 2018 4:24pm, 10 May 2018 250 posts	0 Slowkentrunner Does anyone else get stomach cramps after a pool swim ? I have noticed one almost after all my swims in the past month, i'm guessing its gas build up from the mixture of holding my breath and gulping copious amounts of pool water. Can anyone recommend a remedy ?
Sweetie May 2018 5:13pm, 10 May 2018 2,741 posts	0 Sweetie Perhaps you're not breathing out enough SKR? You mention holding your breath and you shouldn't be holding it at any point - you breath out when your face is in the water and breath in when it's not. I found the mantra 'bubble, bubble, breathe' really helped relax my breathing when I started swimming: so if you're breathing every 3rd stroke, on the first two strokes you are breathing out making "bubbles", "bubbles" and then turn on the 3rd stroke to "breathe" - I hope that makes sense!
totalbeginner May 2018 5:13pm, 10 May 2018 396 posts	0 totalbeginner Sorry to hear your hells bells, how disappointing
lammo May 2018 5:14pm, 10 May 2018 8,914 posts	0 lammo Sorry to hear that HB very disappointing
Slowkentrunner May 2018 5:25pm, 10 May 2018 251 posts	0 Slowkentrunner Thanks Sweetie, our coach also uses the "bubble, bubble, breather" mantra. most times when i'm "hold my breathe", its because when i turn my head to breathe my head is too low in the water and i gulp in a mouthful of water rather than air and then i try to hold my breathe for the next few strokes till its time to breathe again.
GlennR May 2018 6:23pm, 10 May 2018 35,365 posts	0 GlennR Sorry to hear that HB. Of course, when medics come up with some fancy words to describe an ailment you can never be quite sure they’re not swinging the lead.
HellsBells May 2018 6:47pm, 10 May 2018 23,802 posts	0 HellsBells Not my own diagnosis Glenners - that of two separate professionals who's opinions I rate higher than my own. I haven't completely given up yet, but it's not very likely I'l be there. Which pissed me off mightily I find somewhat surprisingly.
fraggle May 2018 8:47pm, 10 May 2018 1,591 posts	0 fraggle I'm going to support/be sociable if you want to join me HB ?
LazyDaisy May 2018 5:09pm, 11 May 2018 22,445 posts	0 LazyDaisy That's a shame HB SKR, on the tri training course I was on last year until my elbow had an unfortunate meeting with a patch of concrete, we were told we should be creating a little pocket of air to take our breath in, but I'll be honest, I just find it better for me to turn my head rather more than the coach said I should. 'Stop looking at the sky' is something I've been told, well, I like sky. And breathing
fraggle May 2018 9:04pm, 15 May 2018 1,601 posts	0 fraggle Roll call then - who's going to be at Dorney on Sunday? and when/where do you guys want to meet up ?