Hi,
I have a question for those of you practicing static:
Do you try to artificially delay the onset of your diaphragm contractions ?
(I have seen advertized in some dive clinics that there are ways to consciously delay them while holding your breath)
If so, is it done simply by focusing on physical and mental relaxation, or are there more advanced techniques?
(I am not talking about hyperventilation, nor about CO2 resistance tables here, asking about actual methods to delay them that we would apply during a breath-hold)
My understanding is that contractions and dive reflex are connected, so is it really desirable to delay our contractions, if we can push a static to a hypoxic state? (my guess is, delaying contractions could eventually delaying my dive reflex, but i am not sure about it)
Cheers
I have a question for those of you practicing static:
Do you try to artificially delay the onset of your diaphragm contractions ?
(I have seen advertized in some dive clinics that there are ways to consciously delay them while holding your breath)
If so, is it done simply by focusing on physical and mental relaxation, or are there more advanced techniques?
(I am not talking about hyperventilation, nor about CO2 resistance tables here, asking about actual methods to delay them that we would apply during a breath-hold)
My understanding is that contractions and dive reflex are connected, so is it really desirable to delay our contractions, if we can push a static to a hypoxic state? (my guess is, delaying contractions could eventually delaying my dive reflex, but i am not sure about it)
Cheers
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