Dynamic No fins Training

[samstewart1]

Hi guys,

Can someone possibly give me some training tips for dynamic No Fins. I have recently started the discipline and need to work on not only technique but the way in which a training session is conducted

thanks

 

[Killa]

you can, for example, change the O2 and CO2 tables to your underwater distances

for example, if you would do the table:
1:30 hold - 2:00 break
1:30 hold - 1:45 break
1:30 hold - 1:30 break
...
...
1:30 hold - 30 break
1:30 hold

and your max would be ~ 2:30

then do the same with distance under water and reducing break times

or with the other tables - same rest period, lenghten underwater distance

but I can't stress enough how much of importance technique is with DNF

 

[mermaidgirl]

have someone video you so you can analyze your stroke. You need to figure out what speed is most efficient, as well. Some people with a huge breath hold ( Dave) go quite slow while others employ less glide. You have to see what works best for you. Start each training session with a no warm-up max. effort( with a safety always), then do some technique work, followed my conditioning pyramid sets.

 

[Goran Colak]

Learn to swim breaststroke first, then swim some more, then a little bit more. Then introduce hipoxic swimming... then swim a bit more... when you are done, mix swimming and diving, high pulse and co2... then of course swim some more.

After this, and this will take some time.. you can start diving and doing a long dives.

OF COURSE AMONG ALL THAT SWIMMING, DO YOUR APNEA TRAINING LIKE USUAL

 

[adelito]

Can someone give examples of pyramids?

 

[mystiach]

Usual one is freestyle but you could do anything.

E.g. (700m continuous)
100m breathing every 3
100m breathing every 5
100m every 7
100m every 9
100m every 7
100m every 5
100m every 3

Could also do increasing dynamics with equal recovery time, the point is CO2 tolerance so don't make it too long:

25m
50m
75m
100m
75m
50m
25m

Get the idea?

I find it good to warm up with a 1-2km freestyle pyramid, can feel DR kick in real well at peak As well as CO2, pyramids are great opportunity to learn how to keep your technique relaxed at the crappy stage of the dive, because if you do one that challenges you, the middle part (peak and just after) will feel really difficult.