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Greetings from Sunny Florida...

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Gatorella

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Hello.

I have been SCUBA/Spearing for a few years now when we go out fishing, it has been fun but I want to take it to the next level. A few weeks ago we went on a fishing trip on a reef in 35ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico. We caught a few then the fish quit biting, but I could see them swimming through the crystal clear water.....

So I decided to jump in and see what I could do without a tank, and to my surprise I was able to make it to the bottom and pop a couple of fish (pic below). Fast forward two weeks and i have been working on a static apnea table at work and I really want to get into freediving.

In a few weeks of static training my PB has gone from 1:15 to 2:10.

My major problem is being able to fight the urge to breathe, when it starts it is just a downward spiral for about 30sec then Im done. Never had a contraction either. Any tips on fighting through? Is it just toughness?

There is some great info on this board thank you all!

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what part of Florida are you from ?

I used to live in Key Biscane and Florida is a Spearo paradise. I wish I had gotten in to it when I lived there.

checkout http://www.performancefreediving.com
they are a great freediving school out in florida. In Brazil, I trained with Carol Schrappe and she trained with them(she had only good things to say abou them).

hope you enjou your wonderfull state,
Cheerrs,
Guy
http://www.performancefreediving.com/
 
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