I have a PB of 6’ in STA (wet, no packing) though I rarely train for static. I can reach 5’ very easily and almost in any condition. My first onset of contractions is around 4’ and I have never experienced BO or samba in this discipline.
The weird thing is that I can’t safely do more than 80-85m in DYN (with monofin !) unless I end with a samba or even a BO (this is happened a few times hitting 100m).
Now the even weirder thing: I can do 75m even 20 times with 1’ recovery and in no case I experienced the symptoms of lactic acid build up. I never feel my muscles heavy or burning during DYN. According to my training buddies (some of which are in the national freediving team) my monofin technique is fair, though I should further improve on this.
I have tried to swim at different paces (from 15” to 25” for 25m) and styles (continuous kick, two kicks and glide..etc) but with no measurable variations in terms of maximum distance achieved.
During DYN, from the onset of contractions (usually around 60-70m) the urge for breathing rises very strongly compared to STA, it’s a matter of a few meters and after the 75m turn I can do a kick or two before starting to lose clarity of thought and/or the field of vision becoming narrower, eventually ending with a samba.
Finally I could add I have a lean body, and a muscular inclination for sprinting.
I would be grateful if any of you could give me an explanation of the exaggerated difference between my performance in STA compared to DYN.
The weird thing is that I can’t safely do more than 80-85m in DYN (with monofin !) unless I end with a samba or even a BO (this is happened a few times hitting 100m).
Now the even weirder thing: I can do 75m even 20 times with 1’ recovery and in no case I experienced the symptoms of lactic acid build up. I never feel my muscles heavy or burning during DYN. According to my training buddies (some of which are in the national freediving team) my monofin technique is fair, though I should further improve on this.
I have tried to swim at different paces (from 15” to 25” for 25m) and styles (continuous kick, two kicks and glide..etc) but with no measurable variations in terms of maximum distance achieved.
During DYN, from the onset of contractions (usually around 60-70m) the urge for breathing rises very strongly compared to STA, it’s a matter of a few meters and after the 75m turn I can do a kick or two before starting to lose clarity of thought and/or the field of vision becoming narrower, eventually ending with a samba.
Finally I could add I have a lean body, and a muscular inclination for sprinting.
I would be grateful if any of you could give me an explanation of the exaggerated difference between my performance in STA compared to DYN.