This is my first winter away from freediving. I wonder how I'll feel when I finally slide my monofin into the ocean again and slip into the big green. How much will my ability to relax at depth suffer after 6 months in the Yukon?
I think I have a pretty good handle on what freedivers can do over the winter for "maintenance." Training I could do would include the following:
-statics
-negative pressure dives
-visualizations
-conditioning (swimming, gym, etc)
-technique practice (dynamic, static, constant weight for 2m!)
-cross-training
-something completely different
And not to forget:
-watch lots of freediving videos
-hit my head on the bottom of my 7.5 foot pool like a deranged dolphin in captivity.
-whine to Anderson that the ice caps are taking their sweet time to melt, already!
Does anybody have any experience of a prolonged absence from deep water?
-My basic ability to hold my breath does not seem to have suffered much
-Negative pressure dives don't make me that confident about how I'll be at depth and I don't like doing them in a pool to full exhale (much prefer neutral lung dives to 10-20m)
-Diving deep by progression makes me more relaxed
-Of all the dives I did last year, did I manage to internalize the flow of an easy, calm dive?
I'm not looking for absolutes, but qualitative feedback on how it felt and what helped you the most to get back into the comfort of the water.
Of course, I'm visualizing that I'll feel right at home, and be happy to take it easy for the first little while until my ribcage and body get used to being squished again.
Pete
I think I have a pretty good handle on what freedivers can do over the winter for "maintenance." Training I could do would include the following:
-statics
-negative pressure dives
-visualizations
-conditioning (swimming, gym, etc)
-technique practice (dynamic, static, constant weight for 2m!)
-cross-training
-something completely different
And not to forget:
-watch lots of freediving videos
-hit my head on the bottom of my 7.5 foot pool like a deranged dolphin in captivity.
-whine to Anderson that the ice caps are taking their sweet time to melt, already!
Does anybody have any experience of a prolonged absence from deep water?
-My basic ability to hold my breath does not seem to have suffered much
-Negative pressure dives don't make me that confident about how I'll be at depth and I don't like doing them in a pool to full exhale (much prefer neutral lung dives to 10-20m)
-Diving deep by progression makes me more relaxed
-Of all the dives I did last year, did I manage to internalize the flow of an easy, calm dive?
I'm not looking for absolutes, but qualitative feedback on how it felt and what helped you the most to get back into the comfort of the water.
Of course, I'm visualizing that I'll feel right at home, and be happy to take it easy for the first little while until my ribcage and body get used to being squished again.
Pete
