CO2 tolerance and O2 tables

[nseruame]

I think I was breathing a little too heavy in order to match the 5s in, 5s out cadence actually.

Just finished the thread http://forums.deeperblue.com/beginner-freediving/64959-how-start-freediving.html which was pretty helpful for me.

 

[buddha]

There's no cadence to match when you're breathing before an static or a dive. First of all you don't have to hyperventilate because your CO2 debt leaves you with little or no signal before a BO occurs.
A good breathing full and slow inhaling, followed by a more slow exhaling it's a full benefit for a beginner. Learn yoga breathing (diaphragmatic, thoracic and clavicular), it'll help you also during your recoveries between dives to normalise your breathing and achieving again "the flow" (Kars is a reference here).
Try it on your next table and tell us how you did it!!!

 

[Kars]

I am nervous because doing some practice the other day I felt a tiiiny bit dizzy breathing before the breath hold (5 secs in, 5 secs out for two minutes). I want to get comfortable breathing during the tables before I think about changing the way I breathe in the water for now. I only ever hold my breath for about a minute under water at the moment and I never feel any contractions, and always come up at the first urge to breathe.

What is best book on this type of thing?

Hi Nseruane,

Welcome aboard!
Just to clairify the 5 in, 5 out breathing, it's mend to help your mind and body to become relaxed by reminding it to the same breathing pattern when most people use when asleep. However one should breath easy, and shallow using only the diaphragm, in order to maintain a normal CO2 level in the blood.

When you don't hyperventilate - breathing more than necessary lowering blood CO2 - coming up when you feel the first urge to breath should be a good way to stay safe and have lot's of fun.

With this limitation in mind you can tweak and improve the other variables, the ones Buddha suggested. When you do, you'll notice you get longer and further with the same 'effort-level'.

Like Buddha suggested a course could really benefit you, because you'll get to learn about your mind and body in a safe environment, have much more knowledge, experience, wisdom, and therefore are much more confident and relaxed, improving your divetime, recovery distance, depth, etc, etc.

Contact AIDA Australia and meet local instructor and new buddies.

Love, Courage and Water,

Kars