[pat fish]

I do have strong DR on competitions, but hard to get them in training. I did a max dynamic today. Preparation: Stretching. No warmup except 3x negatives dry with some diaphragm stretching. And 10min of laying down and focusing before the performance. Very slow breathing before the dive. And the dive: Cool water. Very focused but maybe too comfortable ?... Everything went well -I waited for the DR (pain/first urge to breath) and... it only came late at 75m. I still made it to a respectful distance but no pb and I was on the edge. And - no burning legs. That made me worry.

What can be done to ensure early and strong DR?

How important is adaptation from regular exposure to high levels of CO2? What gives best adaptation? High peaks or long exposures?

What can be done to work mentally on getting early DR?

Pat