[perow1]

I think freediving training is lika any other training. A lot of training is beneficial as long as you get time to recover. Resting is vital. What resting means is of course different from ondividual to individual. When you get more and more experienced you can tolerate more trainig without burning out.

I think that, the day we see a (talented) freediver who has the possibility to train according to a healthy schedule and give it the time and effort as an olympic athelete, we will se results much closer to human potential than the current world records. Training A LOT does not mean you do not have time to rest since rest is a relative term.

As for statics i do not agree that it is a waste of time. If i do statics regulary I can hit pretty long dynamics as well without any specific dynamic training. All my personal bests in dynamics are set without having swam further than 50m in training for weeks. Perhaps I would go much further if i did long swims, but as for now long statics give me more training without burning out. And i still have more to give. Forcing your body to go inte DR-mode more often will give a earlier and more effective DR in my opinion. A fit DR is as vital (or even more vital) as a fit body. Ofcourse adding the two will be even better. That is why I think a lot of training is good as long as you can handle it without burning out. A lot of training is something you have to build up to and not start with immediatly.