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Hey Hennie,
First off loose the packing during your breathe up, wasting energy! Next question, Do you only do one of the breathe ups to do a good static or more?Do you rest in between static and breathe up?
You're on the right track with the way you breathe, but you should time how long it's taking you to do 10 breaths. I believe that you are NOT breathing long enough to get fully O2 saturated. When I do statics I do 3 total. 1st for 2:30, 2nd for 3:30 and the last as long as I can. I've reached 6:31. The first I breathe up for 3:00, 2nd for 5:00 and the third for 7:00. I rest in between statics and breathe ups 5:00, 5:00, 7:00. When I don't have a timer, on my last breathe up I breath for 35 to 40 breaths. This is all done with slow belly breathing from the belly up to the chest. No straining into the shoulders or packing, save that for the last.
Now the purge thing. It is the same as belly breathing, but quicker as if you trying to blow out a candle. Quick full breath in and a quick "but slower" breath out. If I'm being timed I do it for a full 1:00 at the very end of my breathe up. If I'm counting, any where from 5 to 7 breaths. When training with Pipin I could do it for 2:00+ without feeling light headed. I don't know Pipin's prep on the boat before he gets in the water, but I do know he purges for 2:00 before he dive's.
Remember this is purging off a lot of CO2 and you may get light headed or ever samba by doing this. I have trained my body to handle it, but when I first tried it I almost BO at the pool by myself. (stupid)
If you or anyone else trying this starts to feel the tingle in the hands or anywhere else, stop and resume normal breathing and/or pump you fist to create some CO2 to balance out your body.
This works for me and may not work for you guys. So take from it what you may and go from there.
DSV
