Brand New-continue of forget it?

[Brockdorf]

I have always seemed to be able to hold my breath longer than others. This has lead me to start to get interested in freediving. I just starting practicing breath control, but I can only hold my breath for 2.5 minutes. Is this a good enough starting point? Is there hope for me? What could I realistically increase this to with practice?

 

[DeepThought]

I just starting practicing breath control, but I can only hold my breath for 2.5 minutes. Is this a good enough starting point?

Yes!

Is there hope for me?

Yes!

What could I realistically increase this to with practice?

Anywhere from 2.5 minutes to 11 sounds probable to me.
There's only one rule that I noticed regarding starting performance: it will increase dramatically as long as you keep training/familiarize yourself with freediving.

 

[rslomkow]

2.5 minutes is great a great start.

I claim you can have a lot of fun diving on 1minute. With long fins 1 m/s is a decent speed and you should then be able to make 30m and back in 60 seconds. Or 15 seconds down to 15m hang out for 30 seconds and head back up.

30 seconds in a different world can be fun, enough time for a few photos, chase a fish!

Find some friends to dive with! Play safe and have fun!

 

[Brockdorf]

Re: Brand New-continue or forget it?

Thanx guys. I just did a 3:47, that is a big jump. I think at the early stage it is all about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.

 

[TampaBrian]

finally hit a 3 minute static!
WOOHOO!! 3:47, crazy, my fiance told me my lips were blue at 3 minutes, i'm not quite there yet...Dr. says I need to do some cardio exersizes because holding our breath is tough on your heart or something along those lines. Maybe if I was in better shape I could hold for longer?

 

[sanso]

Congrats, Brockdorf, on the new PB - Have You read through the how to start freediving thread? If You haven't yet, I can see You doing five minutes in the near future.

P.S.: 3:47 exactly was my last PB. It's a good one! :t

 

[Brockdorf]

I saw it. It is a real help.
I have been doing the below at work:
I don't have any touble with the CO2, but I have trouble with number 8 on the O2 table.

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

 

[Brockdorf]

At 4 min. 37 sec. (new static PB) I started hearing a mad roar of wind in my left ear. What is that? It was a little strange.

 

[TampaBrian]

At 4 min. 37 sec. (new static PB) I started hearing a mad roar of wind in my left ear. What is that? It was a little strange.

That was God saying.."Breath you idiot"

 

[penguinator]

You eventually learn to despise those who can beat your PB's after only 1 week of practice rofl

 

[sanso]

You eventually learn to despise those who can beat your PB's after only 1 week of practice rofl

rofl Yeah, Brockdorf, I don't like You either, now!
Well done!

 

[Brockdorf]

The funny thing is that if I die from anything with respiration, my employer will not pay for it. I had extensive testing done on my lungs (required by my employer for the pension fund), and apparently I only use 60% of my lungs but they are 120% more efficient than normal.
I think that this program is helping me fix my lungs.

 

[DeepThought]

Can you tell us what condition causes this effect?
If 60% was calculated by total lung capacity then freediving might add a few more 10%'s to your TLC after some time (without ever packing), maybe you could get your insurance to cover respiratory problems too after a re-check.

 

[azapa]

EDIT: reply to dumb lung volume post here please:
http://forums.deeperblue.net/genera...ttle-low-tech-fun-weekend-sir.html#post668041



hehe, a fun experiment for you (all) this weekend:
- take a snorkel and firmly tape a supermarket bag to the end. it should be a large softish bag, tape up so that there are no air leaks, duct tape works well
- see if you can swivel the snorkel/mouth piece 180 degrees, so the bag is facing down
- take a large bucket and fill it with water, a 20Lt one is great. make sure it's full to overflowing
- empty the bag, suck on the snorkel until it's completely collapsed, hold neck of bag shut with hand
- do a regular breathe up, and fill the bag with your entire lung volume (if you can!)
- clasp the neck of the bag, and thrust it into the bucket, displacing water, try not to put your hand in the bucket, only the bag
- with a calibrated jug, measure how much water it takes to refill the bucket 'till just overflowing a couple of drops

I did this twice, my kids were very amused, and the two readings were: 6.4 and 6.6lts. So I guess I have a non-packet lung volume of 6.5Lts. I'm 1.79 and skinny at 68Kgs, so I think its quite good.

We do everything low-tech here in Chile but it's fun

Post results...

 

[Brockdorf]

Love it. I will try it. Then I will try to find my medical records, and see how my $1500 test compare (I took the test twice $3000).