Hi all,
I've been here for quite some time now, without really posting much... Here goes...
I started to practice for freediving recently and I'm having the typical beginner's trouble with contractions.
I find them very uncomfortable and sometimes quite scary. On most breathholds I'm only able to stand 5-10 or so of them... How on earth do you real freedivers get through them? I hear some of you can stand contractions for minutes sometimes...
Second problem: on most occasions contractions come very early in a breath hold.
Will (extensive?) training help me to postpone contractions? Say: contractions start at 2:00 or so instead of 1:00?
Is there any specific training method/exercise to learn to deal with contractions, or is just: hold your breath as many times as you can and learn to put up with them?
Is there any difference between women and men? I ask this, because I'm a woman...
Thanks in advance!
Jo
PS: my personal best static is (dry): 3:00 - wet: 2:30...
I've been here for quite some time now, without really posting much... Here goes...
I started to practice for freediving recently and I'm having the typical beginner's trouble with contractions.
I find them very uncomfortable and sometimes quite scary. On most breathholds I'm only able to stand 5-10 or so of them... How on earth do you real freedivers get through them? I hear some of you can stand contractions for minutes sometimes...
Second problem: on most occasions contractions come very early in a breath hold.
Will (extensive?) training help me to postpone contractions? Say: contractions start at 2:00 or so instead of 1:00?
Is there any specific training method/exercise to learn to deal with contractions, or is just: hold your breath as many times as you can and learn to put up with them?
Is there any difference between women and men? I ask this, because I'm a woman...
Thanks in advance!
Jo
PS: my personal best static is (dry): 3:00 - wet: 2:30...