Question about tables?

[code2d]

I am unclear about how to do tables?

CO² Tables
CO² is the common trigger for the urge to breathe. CO² Tables are meant to increase your tolerance to high CO² Levels, you do this by decreasing resting periods before a breath hold. The breath holds in a CO² table are usually 50% of your personal record.

An example of a CO² Table:
1. ventilate 2:30 static 1:30
2. ventilate 2:15 static 1:30
3. ventilate 2:00 static 1:30
4. ventilate 1:45 static 1:30
5. ventilate 1:30 static 1:30
6. ventilate 1:15 static 1:30
7. ventilate 1:00 static 1:30
8. ventilate 1:00 static 1:30
total duration 25:15

O² Tables
O² Tables are meant to increase your tolerance to low O² Levels, you do this by increasing breath holds while keeping the resting periods the same. The last breath hold in an O² table is usually up to 80% of your personal record.

An example of an O² Table:
1.ventilate 2:00 static 1:00
2.ventilate 2:00 static 1:15
3.ventilate 2:00 static 1:30
4.ventilate 2:00 static 1:45
5.ventilate 2:00 static 2:00
6.ventilate 2:00 static 2:15
7.ventilate 2:00 static 2:30
8.ventilate 2:00 static 2:30
total duration 30:45

The CO² and O² tables can be modified to suit the divers will and feeling. I personally do these tables twice a week.

For ventilation do you breath hard,soft or normal and what does the word static even mean? Do I hold my breath??

-thanks

[rbsub]

'Ventilate' means that you breath as normal as possible. Try to avoid hyperventillating.
And 'Static' means that you hold your breath.

You can find a lot informations about it in this thread: http://forums.deeperblue.net/beginne...reediving.html

Have fun

[code2d]

What If I can't hold my breath for 1:30?

[rbsub]

Originally Posted by code2d

What If I can't hold my breath for 1:30?

Then you must change the times of your table. It's written in your first post:

'The breath holds in a CO² table are usually 50% of your personal record.'
'The last breath hold in an O² table is usually up to 80% of your personal record.'

With an O2-table you could start with a static of 15 seconds, then 30, 45,60,75,90

And with a CO2-table you can start with 2 min ventilation, 60 sec static, then 1.45 ventilation, 60 sec static, 1.30 ventilation .....

[code2d]

Ok thanks for confirming. I was somewhat unclear.
Is there any other out of water training besides tables?

[rbsub]

There's a lot of! Like apnoe walking, apnoe jogging and much more.

But I would suggest that you first start with the tables. They are good to investigate your body during the breatholds.

[code2d]

How do you do the apnoe walk and jog?

[rbsub]

You can find many informations about it here in the forum. You can find these informations by using the search-function. This will show you many threads.

[marindiver]

'Ventilate' means that you breath as normal as possible. Try to avoid hyperventillating.


I am a bit confused: so when going thru tables in phase of ventilation you are breathing as normal as usual and not like when you are preparing for dive? Not sure if i can do the 80% of my PB in static with normal breathing.