Herbert on Austrian TV

[MIG]

For any of you who can speak German.. Here is a link to Herbert's interview last night...
I think we can work out most of what he is saying


Herbert on TV

MIG

[Herbert]

It was on the German station Pro 7, tv total (sorry Mig).

This is the link that should work in the future:

TV total - 14.01.2008

[BennyB]

Very cool Herbert. I didn't have a clue what you were talking about but it was very cool nonetheless. I've never seen someone being interviewed (and answering) while they were holding their breath!

Cheers,
Ben

[sanso]

Just saw it. - I find it comforting that You said - well, kind of said anyway - without training You're down to three minutes. Makes me feel better about the state that I'm in right now.

[rbsub]

It was very nice show.

But , sorry, I don't know why you propose beginners to hyperventilate before a breathhold.

I think it's quit dangerous to promote hyperventilation in such a way. Even the moderator hyperventilated until he felt himself dizzy.

I don't want to know how many people now will try this in a pool before they do a breathhold or try to dive 50 m!

[sanso]

True, the hyperventilation for newbies struck me as odd/potentially dangerous as well..

[rxcnc2]

A nice show, good mix of "fun for the general public" and a good try on Herbert's side to describe the freediving disciplines and training. Also very nice chunk of movie from his WC dive. Strange about the hyperv, but then he said to breath more slowly and especially never to do it alone.
Andrea

[Erik]

My German is terrible, but I think he said "Thanks to Erik (me) for teaching me everything I know about freediving!"

[Kars]

Eric you can stop hyperventilating now

It was a funny show.

Personally I was a little bit disapointed with Herbert's awser to why people freedive, only mentioning the competition angle, quick improvements of personal bests.

Indeed the images of Herbert's record dive to 112m in CW were nice.
The Hyperventilationthing I can understand from a 'quick performance boost' perspective. On the other hand it's not something that is now a days considerd the way to go.
But in all it was light and entertaining even though two freediving deaths were mentioned.

Kars

[CEngelbrecht]

Yeah well, actually the images of Herbert's 112 meter dive in the show, are the images of his 111 meter dive from Hurghada the year before:-)
And the turn shown on this 111 meter dive is actually his turn from a entirely different free immersion attempt. :-))

But what the heck...

[Jee]

Funny one!
Herbert, you were quite mercyless with the showman. He almost fainted with that kind of hyperventillating. This is the type when you take only little air with a big effort. This could eventually reduce the oxygen level, as I know. So the poor showman almost fainted, at least as I saw.

Kars, Herbert also mentioned the freediving just for fun. May be he could have talked about the fishes, corals, shipwrecks, the Arch. But being on a show it is not so easy to talk about what you want (in that depth, what you want especially), I can tell you..

[Kars]

Well Jee you know me, I was hinting twards 'soul-freediving', in other words diving for personal exploration or the holy trinity, Body, Soul and Spirit. But I know what the tv world wants, shallowness, short sentences. Basically babytalk to keep 'the children'-'sheeple' familiar, not to scare them too much with something substancial.

Love, courage and water,

Kars

[pat fish]

very cool Herbie as always!

especially when Stephan Raab the show master askes to teach him breathing techniques, he answers: "Ok, but you have to get undressed first!"

[Jee]

"Ok, but you have to get undressed first!"

With the usual Herbert smile. You are right, it was great, really!