Hello :) new and have questions

[scubagirl1215]

hi everyone first off I'm new here (obviously) and also new to free diving. I was wondering, these co2 tables i've been reading about... do they acually exist anywhere or do yall just make your own? I cant find any on the internet I found a program thing but that doesn't help me as I do not have a computor at home where I would need them. so are there any printable versions anywhere? When you guys freedive is it mostly in salt or fresh water? If I train in fresh water how big of a difference will I notice in salt water as far as bouyancy ect? I have a very small lung capacity and rerally cannot hold my breathe long, but I would like to change that. I've been doing aerobics (jogging mostly) just for general lung improvment, but how can I increase my breathe holding time? I remember once I was able to hold my breathe for 3 min. I was amazed.. but I've never been able to do it again. Mostly I can hold my breathe for a min, sometimes its really easy and I can go almost to 2, but sometimes I stuggle to make it to a min. why is this? how should a very low level begginer go about training? I don't have acces to water everyday, but there is a lake close by that I would like to explore (with a buddy of course) and when I go to the coast. I'd like to be able to dive to 30 feet in saltwater and stay there for a few seconds. I dunno if thats over ambitious tho as I haven't tried yet. Anyway, thanks!

 

[vali]

if u can hold your breath around 45 second, normally you can reach 10 metters in depth....but u must have good fins

 

[spaghetti]

Welcome 1215. Have you already checked this one?
http://forums.deeperblue.net/beginner-freediving/64959-how-start-freediving.html

 

[joe123321]

Check the begineer freediving thread for the co2 tables and such, The training that has worked best for me is doing apnea walks and just doing dynamic apnea. If you have spare time go down to a park near your house or just go outside and hold your breath while walking. It increases your co2 tolerence and improves dive times. Do you have access to a pool?

 

[Oz.]

Hi all

I have just started using walking apnea and the tables in my training too. i find that when i have eaten within about an hour of training that i cant hold my breath for as long. Do you guys find the same thing?? Anyone know the physiological reasons for this??

Thanks guys

 

[joe123321]

Hi all

I have just started using walking apnea and the tables in my training too. i find that when i have eaten within about an hour of training that i cant hold my breath for as long. Do you guys find the same thing?? Anyone know the physiological reasons for this??

Thanks guys

Yes this is the way it is supposed to be.

when You have eaten recently (within two hours is the general rule) your body is using some of your o2 and stored energy for digestion. And if your full that makes it hard to hold a full breath.

 

[sanso]

Hi 1215, Hi Oz. and welcome to DB
It's all answered here. Do some searching and reading and there will be plenty for You to do. :t

 

[scubagirl1215]

thanks, I'll try the apnea walks. do you just try to hold your breath as long as you can while your walking or is there a set time? how many times do you do it? and how long do you wait in between breath holds? huh, I never even thought that eating would affect your breath holding times but that makes sense!

 

[Jon]

There are a few different ways you can do the walks.

One way is to inhale for 2 steps, hold for 4 steps, exhale for 4 steps, hold for 2 steps, and repeat. As it gets easier you hold each phase for longer amounts of time. You can play around with the inhale/hold/exhale times as much as you want. This can be done for any length of time that you want. 20-30 minutes would be a good start.

Another way is to find a soft grassy, or sandy, area to walk. Do a nice long, and slow, breath up over a couple minutes and then take a big breath and walk as many paces as you can. When you reach your max stop and relax. Go back to your starting point and repeat after a good rest. I would do this at least 6-8 times so that you can watch how much further you can get after each attempt. Variations on this include holding your breath for a specified amount of time befor you walk, I like to use 1 minute, and then start your pacing.

There are plenty of other variations that you can do and many of them are mentioned if you do a search of this site. I would also recommend buying a copy of Umberto's book- which is advertised on the main page to this site and can be bought through the Deeper Blue store. It goes into detail on this type of training and many others.

Jon