Hi Folks,
I've been freedive training for a few months both for diving and static. I am also a scuba diver and dive regularly on rebreathers.
A discussion elsewhere got me to wondering, is the increased tolerance to higher CO2 and lower pO2 that freedivers develop counterproductive to rebreather diving where an awareness of how your body is feeling is essential?
What really worries me is that the danger signs of CO2 buildup in a rebreather may be masked by the adaptations of freediving training that may (or may not) have occurred.
Has anyone else considered this or know of any research?
Cheers,
Stuart
I've been freedive training for a few months both for diving and static. I am also a scuba diver and dive regularly on rebreathers.
A discussion elsewhere got me to wondering, is the increased tolerance to higher CO2 and lower pO2 that freedivers develop counterproductive to rebreather diving where an awareness of how your body is feeling is essential?
What really worries me is that the danger signs of CO2 buildup in a rebreather may be masked by the adaptations of freediving training that may (or may not) have occurred.
Has anyone else considered this or know of any research?
Cheers,
Stuart