Static PB's

[Ben Gowland]

Originally posted by ivan

..... But the thing is just by sitting around home playing my you know what. ......

One string banjo?

[ivan]

hi

Ha you made me laugh Ben nearly fell of your chair eh . I better explain it is what I play before someone goes off their nut. Well I play my X box, you didnt think it was something else did ya

cheers

[cavedave]

I heard Indurain had a big beer belly because his lungs were so large that his organs got pushed down his abdomen.

Also on the rumour front. Ive heard some professional cyclists have blood so thick that they sleep with heart monitors on so if their heart rate drops too low they are woken up.They then have to perform exercise to bring the rate up again. If this really is caused by "thick blood" how would that effect their freediving? Could their heart rate drop too low while diving? At depth the blood thickens doesn't it? If so this could also cause problems.

After hard runs trainers would always get us to hold our breath. This seemed to reduce heart rate and allow more rapid recovery. Could this be related to the static increase after exercise effect?

[zipy]

hi

you guys!!
now I am all mixed up!

As i know static depends on how much O2 is stored in your body and your lungs. How fast you will burn that O2 stored in you depends of your metabolism. Correct?
So you are saying that i can slow down my metabolism by doing anaerobic and aerobic training, or do i increase the O2 level stored in me?

Zipy

[Ben Gowland]

Both.

Slightly for the metabolism,

'a bit' for the exercise.

[ivan]

hi

Just a thought I heard that your metabolism slows down with age, so statics should be easier when you get older, right

cheers

[gerard]

Not the day after mate!

It's just right after training or the event, otherwise the goodies will be gone.

Take care, gerard.


Ivan, you know where I am contact me anytime. I just hope I get a trip for free in your powerboat when I decide to pay you a visit.

Cheers mate, gerard.

[ivan]

hi

Thanks man, yeah dont worry its my old mans boat and he always pays for the fuel

cheers

[gerard]

I made a little mistake about Indurain's MHR. Here's is his biosporting profile:

Pulse 28 beats per minute. On average mountain climbs, he manages to keep his pulse below 150 bpm. He reaches his maximum of 195 bpm in Tour de France time trials.

His electrocardiogram
Indurain 28
An average fit person 65

Changes in heart rate
At rest: 28
Medium effort: 150
Maximum effort: ****195****

Blood flow at maximum effort
(in liters per minute)
Indurain: 50
Amateur racer in good condition: 25

LUNG CAPACITY

The size of Indurain's rib cage enables him to have a lung capacity of 7.8 liters. A young amateur racer in good condition has a capacity of up to 6 liters.

Indurain's capacity: 7.8
An average athlete's capacity: 5.8

OXYGEN CONSUMPTION

His VO2 max (minimum oxygen consumption) is 88.
In an ergometer test, Indurain is capable of producing 550 watts of power, twice that of an average amateur racer.

Maximum consumption of oxygen
(in milliliters per kilo per minute)

Indurain: 88
Amateur in good condition: 55

RECUPERATION

Thirty seconds after a race of medium difficulty, Indurain's heart rate drops from 150 bpm to 60 bpm.

DIET

Indurain (188 cm, 78 Kg) in competition is able to burn in an average stage of the Tour de France, he'll burn 6000 Kj (1200 Kj per hour). Therefore hid diet in comp is around that figure.


Regards, gerard.

[Ben Gowland]

Hill climbing at 150 bpm is phenomenal - I find that the most staggering statistic of all of them. If I even look at a hill these days I am up at AT - 175! And that's with a 190 MHR.

It would really interesting to some sport specific testing on freedivers, like this.

[zipy]

hi

That are some impresive resaults!
I would love to see him do some static and dynamic!!!

Zipy

[ivan]

hi

what a machine is all I can say. I bet if he tried a static first go would probably be over 7min.

cheers

[gerard]

I wish I was Bill Gates. Amongst other projects such as poverty eradication and proper natural environment management programs, I would be traveling all over the world in search og genetically gifted athletes and put them in specific programs. take a look at this example:

Back in Spain in 1996 I met this female sport scientist in Complutense University of Madrid, who after testing my V02 max and MHR she told me the case of a young runner who had a RHR of 17 bpm. Amazing eh! the problem is that that fellow never succeded due to job pressure and lack of a proper family support. She also told me that he also was into spearfishing. Today 2003 no one knows about him. It's really sad. He couldn't have been a really amazing endurance athlete.

And what about all the "unknown genetic marvels" out there who will never succeed?

But these parameters are not why some athletes succeed and others don't. There are so many factors. Indurain is an example of genetics, intelligence, dedication and top support (family, coaches, team, etc.)

Well less talk and more freediving. See ya at the pool.

Regards, gerard.

[ivan]

hi

yeah gerard job pressure is the biggest mongrel.

cheers

[efattah]

On Mark Barville's Freedivelist, I heard a story of a greek diver who lives at immense altitude, in the mountains. He probably has a huge hematocrit from living so long at altitude. Apparently he would come down to sea level a few times per year to go spearfishing.

Even without any practicing or training, on his first day in the water he would be spearfishing repetitively at 45-47m for 3'00+ with something like 1'00 intervals in between dives! With bifins of course.


Eric Fattah
BC, Canada