Last week I was doing dry statics at my computer. The max for this series of 8 breath holds was 4:00 minutes, which I had done before in a pool. This time, however, I 'packed' my lungs with around 5 xtra sips of air just before breath hold #6....
I remember trying to get up off the floor but my head kept banging into the bottom of my bedframe, as my bed is next to my computer. When it stopped, I calmly thought to myself that I had just had a convulsion. I was not tierd, droopy, foggy or anything other than feeling normal. I check the time and found I had went down in less than 10 seconds into the hold.
Now, a week later I did the same series of 8 and again convulsed. This time my wife saw it. She said my head was banging over and over again into the keyboard. I came out of it fine again but a little spooked.
I did do about 7-10 very deep breaths just before the holds with no problems until around series #5 or 6. My time between holds starts at 2:00 and then decreases by 10 seconds while the breath holds start at around 1:30/40/50 and increase by 10 seconds.
I would like some feedback. I spearfish at least 1x week on average but am rarely under for more than a minute and am in about 20-30 ft of water on average (weighted to float up from 30' in unconcious).
Never had this happen before. Until I understand it better, I will not be doing any deep hyperventalations over 4 deeps breaths before a dive. In fact, I am going to start training to slow the heart to where I only need 4 breaths/minute, taking a deep breath just before going under.
Thoughts? Also, anyone had a simular experiance and could packing be part of the issue here, as that is the only variable that was different in these two cases.
I remember trying to get up off the floor but my head kept banging into the bottom of my bedframe, as my bed is next to my computer. When it stopped, I calmly thought to myself that I had just had a convulsion. I was not tierd, droopy, foggy or anything other than feeling normal. I check the time and found I had went down in less than 10 seconds into the hold.
Now, a week later I did the same series of 8 and again convulsed. This time my wife saw it. She said my head was banging over and over again into the keyboard. I came out of it fine again but a little spooked.
I did do about 7-10 very deep breaths just before the holds with no problems until around series #5 or 6. My time between holds starts at 2:00 and then decreases by 10 seconds while the breath holds start at around 1:30/40/50 and increase by 10 seconds.
I would like some feedback. I spearfish at least 1x week on average but am rarely under for more than a minute and am in about 20-30 ft of water on average (weighted to float up from 30' in unconcious).
Never had this happen before. Until I understand it better, I will not be doing any deep hyperventalations over 4 deeps breaths before a dive. In fact, I am going to start training to slow the heart to where I only need 4 breaths/minute, taking a deep breath just before going under.
Thoughts? Also, anyone had a simular experiance and could packing be part of the issue here, as that is the only variable that was different in these two cases.
