freediving inherit to scubadiving...

[vali]

did you notticed that doing freediving severall years, prior to scubadiving, there is a tendence to stop breathing voluntarelly for some short period of time wile in scuba?
is this a common problem, or is just me?
in any case, the freediving experience i have, make my time under water with scuba a lot greater than my buddyes who didn-t freedive at all...

 

[vali]

...it-s about this breath-holding instinct....i don-t know....

 

[azapa]

i have some scubbie/freediver friends who regularly get 2x longer out of a tank than non-freedivers. I am 99% sure its just about being more at one and relaxed in the water. I have seen some flailing unfit scubies that i wonder how they manage to make a tank last 10 mins!

 

[devondave]

Not sure if it's a freediving thing or just reluctance to breathe under water in general . I experienced the same thing when I started scuba , after a while it doesn't happen anymore .
It only becomes a problem if you ascend with a lung full of air , then it's very , very bad .
To breathe in and hold your breath on scuba is called skip-breathing , this can help air consumption but causes headaches due to CO2 build-up and is not recommended .
Much better is to breathe in and out very slowly , good air consumption , no headache .
This can can only be done when very relaxed in the water , something freedivers seem particularly good at .

 

[WillUnderwater]

I started freediving before I started diving - and I have been diving about six years..

I don't find freediving hinders diving at all - in fact it does help quit a bit. I actually work as a divemaster in an aquarium - and I find I can get myself so relaxed I can fall asleep quite easily. We usually do 3 45-50 minute dives a night and I find I can make one small aluminum 63 last all 3 dives quite easily. So my air consumption is also greatly improved - but I link this mostly back to overall comfort underwater.. While I do sometimes "forget" to breath - it's usually when im sitting still hovering - my training always comes in whenever moving to always breath.

 

[vali]

10x mate!
i know that ascending and holding the breath can be dangerous [loungs injuries]
i-m feelling so good and relaxed in the water
i-m not so comfortable on the land