Just curious how tired and gassed people feel on there dives or after words?? I have had the best intentions of working on my empty lung holds and have started doing dives on frc and training dives on rv more as of late but not to the consistency I really want because it’s easy to fall into old habits!! My full lung dives I normally do last anywhere between 1-1:20 in the 10-20 meter rang and I feel like my chest is going to explode at the end of the dives because of pressure contractions not hypoxic at all at the end of the dives and can do those dives all day long with a 1-2 min rest inbetween..At the end of the day Spearfishing like this for 4-5 hours the holds are much easier but don’t increase in time and I am tired but not exhausted by any means!! And my legs are never gassed!!
Now I am trying something different and do my shallow dives exhale 10 meters or less. The holds start at 30 second dives for the first couple then go to 1:10 and feel very comfortable the whole dive!! And a lot more peaceful and relaxed contractions and I feel like if I dive like this for a while my holds will get longer and finally get out of the 1 min rut lol The only down side is I am beat at the end of the day like dead tired and hungry for junk food like a pot head lol I know it’s because of a stronger dive response, but why such a gap between my full lung and frc for dive response been diving for 2 years for once to twice a week figured my full lung dives would get easier and longer over time but frc diving seems to be so much better for me... I have tried mixing in doing some exhale warmups but I generally feel pretty full chested after a couple dives and then the inhale dives become uncomfortable to get a peak breath!!
Am I just not getting a strong enough dive reflex on my inhale dives??? Which makes them harder and more uncomfortable with earlier contractions?? Are other peoples dive response not so extreme beteeen empty and full?? What’s your thoughts
Chad
Now I am trying something different and do my shallow dives exhale 10 meters or less. The holds start at 30 second dives for the first couple then go to 1:10 and feel very comfortable the whole dive!! And a lot more peaceful and relaxed contractions and I feel like if I dive like this for a while my holds will get longer and finally get out of the 1 min rut lol The only down side is I am beat at the end of the day like dead tired and hungry for junk food like a pot head lol I know it’s because of a stronger dive response, but why such a gap between my full lung and frc for dive response been diving for 2 years for once to twice a week figured my full lung dives would get easier and longer over time but frc diving seems to be so much better for me... I have tried mixing in doing some exhale warmups but I generally feel pretty full chested after a couple dives and then the inhale dives become uncomfortable to get a peak breath!!
Am I just not getting a strong enough dive reflex on my inhale dives??? Which makes them harder and more uncomfortable with earlier contractions?? Are other peoples dive response not so extreme beteeen empty and full?? What’s your thoughts
Chad