Hi all,
I am very new to the scene of free diving and spearfishing. I have found a crew of begginers to spearfish with which is great! We are all learning quickly and are starting to have great results. I am 38 years old and have surfed most of my life. I just have a few begginers questions to clarify.
1) I can hold my breath for 3 minutes 30 sec on dry land. Unfortunately once i hit the water and dive my time reduces to 30 seconds or so at about 5 to 10m depth. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
2) The only few times i have felt like i could stay underwater longer is after the 30 seconds or so i have chest butterfly's (heart butterfly's?). It lasts a couple of beats, then my heart rate slows right down and i feel i can stay under for a long time. The only problem is i dont know if the chest butterfly's are meant to happen or not. Due to this i decide to accend as a precaution.
Thanks for your help
Sam
I am very new to the scene of free diving and spearfishing. I have found a crew of begginers to spearfish with which is great! We are all learning quickly and are starting to have great results. I am 38 years old and have surfed most of my life. I just have a few begginers questions to clarify.
1) I can hold my breath for 3 minutes 30 sec on dry land. Unfortunately once i hit the water and dive my time reduces to 30 seconds or so at about 5 to 10m depth. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
2) The only few times i have felt like i could stay underwater longer is after the 30 seconds or so i have chest butterfly's (heart butterfly's?). It lasts a couple of beats, then my heart rate slows right down and i feel i can stay under for a long time. The only problem is i dont know if the chest butterfly's are meant to happen or not. Due to this i decide to accend as a precaution.
Thanks for your help
Sam