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Falling asleep during static
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It's possible, happened to me once while I was doing dry static.
It was at night, I was going to sleep, but decided to do a couple of hyperventilation statics for fun before falling asleep. I did a couple of shorter holds, 5 and 6 minutes I think, and after them I started a huge hyperventilation, in Herbert Nitsch style. I fell asleep once during the breath-up, but I immediately woke up. After that I held my eyes open with my fingers so that I wouldn't fall asleep too soon, finished my breath-up, packed my lungs, tightened my noseclip, started the stopwatch and fell asleep pretty soon after the start.
At some point I woke up, wondered for a couple of seconds what's going on and why the lights are on. Then I realized that my lungs were still packed full and I was holding my breath. I looked at my stopwatch and it showed that a bit over 6 minutes had already gone by, and I still had no contractions. The contractions started a bit after 6.30. It was my PB in sleep apnea.
It was at night, I was going to sleep, but decided to do a couple of hyperventilation statics for fun before falling asleep. I did a couple of shorter holds, 5 and 6 minutes I think, and after them I started a huge hyperventilation, in Herbert Nitsch style. I fell asleep once during the breath-up, but I immediately woke up. After that I held my eyes open with my fingers so that I wouldn't fall asleep too soon, finished my breath-up, packed my lungs, tightened my noseclip, started the stopwatch and fell asleep pretty soon after the start.
At some point I woke up, wondered for a couple of seconds what's going on and why the lights are on. Then I realized that my lungs were still packed full and I was holding my breath. I looked at my stopwatch and it showed that a bit over 6 minutes had already gone by, and I still had no contractions. The contractions started a bit after 6.30. It was my PB in sleep apnea.
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I know of one person who fell asleep during dry static w/packing. Plus, I myself have also fallen asleep. However, it is MUCH easier to fall asleep during FRC dry static than with full lungs or packing. With full lungs or packing it is very hard to fall asleep, since it is so unpleasant/uncomfortable. During FRC static you are completely comfortable, lungs half full, and on a long one the first urge to breathe comes after 4'30" and the first contraction after 5'20", so there is still plenty of time to fall asleep. The only time I fell asleep was during FRC dry static.
Actually FRC dry static is very pleasant, unlike with full lungs.
Actually FRC dry static is very pleasant, unlike with full lungs.
I have only recently started pool training (3 sessions) after many years of dry training with a PB dry of 6:10.. now that I have a pool and a buddie its great but im no where near my dry performances.
had a samba just before 5mins
and was not totally lucid after a sucessful 5min 2nd attempt few days later
doing dry static(full lung) is very uncomfortable.. and every min or so im putting a pilllow in or out rolling / moving around etc etc.
now that im in the water starring at a little rock at the bottom totally comfortable my brain is just switching off, im unsure if im falling asleep lol..
is it normal to not remember the taps at 4:15 -4:30 even though i sucessfully signaled at each interval.
had a samba just before 5mins
and was not totally lucid after a sucessful 5min 2nd attempt few days later
doing dry static(full lung) is very uncomfortable.. and every min or so im putting a pilllow in or out rolling / moving around etc etc.
now that im in the water starring at a little rock at the bottom totally comfortable my brain is just switching off, im unsure if im falling asleep lol..
is it normal to not remember the taps at 4:15 -4:30 even though i sucessfully signaled at each interval.
