are freedivin' people athletic?

[XyseR]

i'd think so... they swim too i guess? i think it would be intresting to see how much people weigh/hight? maybe there is like a genreal build for freedivers :t for other sports it's good to be taller,but here it doesn't matter at all i don' t think. maybe fat % ? i don't know but i just found mine out yesterday so im gonna post anyways lmao


6" .5-1
134lb
6%


have fun ^_^

 

[Amphibious]

5'9
200-205lbs
?%

48" chest, I'm thick

 

[Walrus]

I'm 189cm and 79kg, (6'3 and 174 pounds for the US folk)

I have a theory (probably won't be popular ) that on average taller people are better at static. Of the people I've taught and trained with, the ones really good at static have always been fairly tall, ie 6ft+
Lung volume does increase with height. For example I have average VC (6l) for my height and have 8l total lung volume. For dynamic and depth perhaps having a larger body mass and thus higher energy expenditure cancels out any benefit of the increased VC. But for static the biggest O2 consumption would be the brain, heart and mostly just internal organs. That may not change as much for a larger person compared to a smaller person.

Martin S is one exception I can think of but he has abnormally large VC for his height.

Cheers,
Wal

 

[island_sands]

i'd think so... they swim too i guess? i think it would be intresting to see how much people weigh/hight? maybe there is like a genreal build for freedivers :t for other sports it's good to be taller,but here it doesn't matter at all i don' t think. maybe fat % ? i don't know but i just found mine out yesterday so im gonna post anyways lmao

6" .5-1
134lb
6%

have fun ^_^

not necessarily - i know some really big girls who can easily dive to 30m.

i am
1.67m
&$"LB
no idea!

chest size i'd rather not go there.

 

[SanSan]

1.81m
74kg

I also think that higher is better because of incrised lung volume.

 

[Poida]

There doesn't seem to be a distinction between a sports person, or an athlete or between a game and a sport. Not that I am aware of.

For example I don't consider cricket or baseball sports, or the participants sports people. Standing out in a field for an hour or so waiting for a ball to come or sitting on their normally fat butts waiting for their turn to bat isn't what I would consider an physically enduring past time. I would consider such activities as games.

Some would suggest that Olympic contestants athletes, ie the top of their selected sports. Rifle shooting??

As far as I am concerned, athletes compete in athletics. So if you can run 100 metres while holding your breath you might be getting close.

Apnea athletics, now there's an idea.

 

[DeepThought]

So, is recreational freediving a sport? or does it has to have numbers in it?

1.75cm
65kg
Fat % - never checked.
Barely do any sports but freediving and I'm not freediving enough (like there is anything as 'enough freediving').

My opinion is that (recreational) freediving relies more on aquired skills such as technique, experience, high CO2 / low O2 tolerance, relaxation and state of mind.
Relaying on those can get you quite far regardless of lung volume, fat %, muscle mass and fitness. And by 'far' I mean making freediving fun, easy and ass-kicking awsome. I don't feel it is right to put any number on it though.

If competitive freediving is the focus then getting in shape and innate/aquired genetical/physical tendencies along with choosing the appropriate training techniques and equipment to fit them are very important, but the stuff listed previously under rec. freediving are still a must as any flaw in them will be magnified in competitive freediving. I think this is one of the flows of starting with competitive freediving in the focus, which so it seems on thrse forums is the more common path of formal freediving education.

So, if asking what is the typical body type for a freediver, I think there shouldn't be one, unless you are aiming at competitive freediving.

 

[BatRay]

I'd like to see apnea ballroom dancing. It might make it fun to watch: whirling around and around and around, then collapsing.

 

[Poida]

It could happen Batray but don't hold your breath.

 

[BatRay]

Ooooo, that's bad.
To answer the original question of the thread; I'm pretty athletic. As for being ideal for freediving, I could hardly say, since I'm such a newbie.

 

[Alun]

i've never really considered freediving an athletic sport, so i don't see freedivers as 'athletes' in general. i believe that 'athlete' is the term that AIDA uses to describe freedivers. no doubt many freedivers are very fit and can be considered athletes, but not just because they freedive... that's the way i see it.

 

[miles]

Hiya

184cm (6') and 110kg's (240lb's)!! Never seen the inside of a gym and it shows!! rofl

The beauty about freediving is that ANYONE can do it!! Its knows no boundries and doesn't discriminate agianst creed, religion, weight, height or any other variables.

Its all about having fun and enjoying yourself!!

As i've recently learnt, getting to -25m is pretty much technique. Once you start going past the 30m (100') mark, that is when fitness becomes an issue.

My 0.02c worth!!

miles

 

[Asturven]

Hi Miles,

We are brothers in Sport and Food!!!!!!!!

I am 185 cm and 115 kg too and I did not see the inside of the Gym since I was playing Rugby.

Cheers

Ivan

 

[Akoni]

I am 185cm (6') and I weigh 76kg (167lb) so I'm not really fat or something, I do have a wide skull though

 

[Lockedin]

5'10"
180lbs
Roughly 10% (Wife has put some meat on me )

Pretty active lifestyle: Lots of surfing, hiking, swimming, etc.

Technique is very important in water sports, which can equalize the playing field for the "recreational" sportsman. Look at the average surfers; almost every body type is out there. From 80lbs youngsters to my 280lbs friend "Walrus". And then there are the ones who can combine technique with physique and mind who give the rest of us something to shoot for...

Rick

 

[cdavis]

Hmmm, athletic? well, yes and no. I'm in a lot better shape than most people my age, but that isn't saying much. If I tried some of the easier workout schedules mentioned in other threads, I'd probably croak.
Diving trips of 4-10 days duration, which we like, require a certain, at least decent, level of fitness and endurance. Otherwise, I crash and burn about day 3 and can't do any depth to speak of even on day one. I work out enough to keep at least 30 m capacity and get through day 10, just barely.

6 ft, 1/2 inch, 155 lb. skinny, very little fat.

Connor

 

[sickbugs]

6'5, about 230 lbs or so.. dont know body fat %

 

[XyseR]

ooo thanks for all your input! i guess it doesn't matter really , but i liked Walrus idea of the air valume or whater.. at least it made sence. i also agree about the state of mind/skill levels.. that plays a lot in my holding i belive. i wish i could just get "good" at this stuff but it's a time sport/activity i guess... kind of like martial arts that take like years @_@ i really like that so many differen type of body builds are into freediving and stuff!1 it's pretty cool that the rage so far is like from me 130lb or whatever to 250lb ish hope you all have a great day :-D

 

[Bigfella]

6.5'
220 pounds
7%

Look at a guy like Tommy Botha, South African spearo, doesn't really look like a freediver

 

[XyseR]

bigfella you're buff! i envy you.. haha.. whenever i go to the gym or w/e i get bored cuzz you don't run.. lol.. i dunno if you're buff or just "big boned" ?? e