Beginer training

[darthtony]

Hi i am a beginner, and I would like to do some apnea training(out of the water), for the next summer(i would like to do free diving lessons)
my apnea is barely 2 min. do you have any exersises in mind to increase it?will it affect my performance underwater?
thanks in advance!

 

[kelp princess]

welcome darthtony!

good luck with your new ventures.

check out this post for some good beginner info:

http://forums.deeperblue.com/beginner-freediving/64959-how-start-freediving.html

and just know, good stretching (yoga), good cardio ( walking/running) and comfort swimming (laps) are all good exercise activities to complement your freediving.

cheers,

kp

 

[lynsea]

question for all of you expert free divers, i can do one length of an Olympic size pool underwater with no fins. how does that translate as to how far i am from average?

 

[darthtony]

first of all thank you for your answer. i started doing tables. how many should i do in a week?

 

[salibandy]

question for all of you expert free divers, i can do one length of an Olympic size pool underwater with no fins. how does that translate as to how far i am from average?

It all depends. Some people can hold their breath for 5 mins, but can't swim 50m no fins to save their lives. I'd say you're doing well. Continue to train and improve.

 

[lynsea]

It all depends. Some people can hold their breath for 5 mins, but can't swim 50m no fins to save their lives. I'd say you're doing well. Continue to train and improve.

sweet! thanks