Frequency of static tables

[Jon]

Just wondering about table frequency.

I was taught to alternate between 02/C02 tables on separate days and never do them more than 4 times a week.

My issue is that I sprained my ankle pretty bad last weekend and I can't do anything for the time being. No running, no biking, no swimming, no diving, and definitely no using my brand new monofin that took four months to get here. :head

With no other possible activities I started doing tables again- for the first time in over 4 years. I've been doing them every day since I hurt my ankle and plan on doing so until I can exercise again.

So, the question remains, can you train tables everyday without fear of over training if it's the only thing you're doing?

Jon (aka:The Gimp)

 

[flyboy748]

Jon,

Long time no talk amigo! Ok, so here's my opinion on static tables... You can overtrain. The overtraining is all mental however in my case. I can do Co2 tables 3 times a week, but the O2 tables get me. I think if you push the tables too hard you run the risk of mental static burnout. That said however, I attribute static tables to the majority of my improvement. What I try to do is only train to a max of 10 contractions, and do max statics very rarely.

As far as physical overtraining however, I think you're fine. Get well soon eh??

Cheers,
Aaron

 

[Rik]

You can easy overtrain with static tables, and if you have a static burn-out, you could suffer from it for months. Some divers won't completely recover. Be careful. I would restrict table training to three times a week.

But if your ankle is sprained, you might also try all kinds of exercises where you would not need your ankle.

Strength training and a lot of sitting yoga postures should be possible. You could also spend time to improve your breathing technique or follow a meditation course.

There is quite a lot you can do without using your ankles. Performance training is only a small part of improving yourself for diving. Don't forget technique, strength and condition training.

I wish you well with recovering from your accident!

 

[cebaztian]

What I try to do is only train to a max of 10 contractions,

Thats not training, thats still the easy phase ;-)

Tell me more about static burnout, what is it?

Sebastian

 

[Rik]

Hi Sebastian,

I wrote this about Static Burnout Syndrome in 2004 on my old website.

Best Regards,

Rik

 

[flyboy748]

Thats not training, thats still the easy phase ;-)?

Maybe it is still the easy phase, but that's not my focus. The point for me is to push first contraction back as far as possible. I do this two ways, lowering of Co2, (most obvious) and secondly concentration when I feel the first contraction looming. So far I've been able to push first contraction as far back as 4:30 some days, meaning that 10 contractions takes me close to 5:30. That's long enough on a 2 min recovery from a 5:00-5:15 hold. Pushing farther than that I do feel I risk static burnout, so therefore the 10 contractions is my personal training limit that I rarely break.

Also as a sidenote, I've found that as I push first contraction later and later, the contractions when they do come, come harder than they used to, making that 10 contractions much more difficult than it used to be.

Cheers,
Aaron