hello everyone, just joined DB, I am into spearfishing, and free-diving, i'm form Croatia, where I do all the diving (island Hvar), I concider myself a beginner, and would like to find out how to improve my apnea times(static and dynamic), also would like to find static apnea tables, I couldn't locate them... thanks!
Sunday, September 19, 2021
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Welcome to the board! You can find things that your looking for by using the search function. Here is an old thread that has some info on Apnea Tables...
http://forums.deeperblue.net/showthread.php?t=58085&highlight=apnea+tables
That's a great place to start to improve your apnea times!
http://forums.deeperblue.net/showthread.php?t=58085&highlight=apnea+tables
That's a great place to start to improve your apnea times!
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enco said:
Maybe it is just me but .....
rofl hold your breath longer? rofl
Just kidding!
Welcome to Deeper Blue. I am a Bubbler (aka SCUBA) so know NOTHING about freediving. I am just a little ways from you (in Germany) but have lots less water around!
Cheers,
Bret
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Me? I have NO suggestions what-so-ever, preferring to breathe out of a tank while underwater. I was serious in my reply that I know nothing about free-diving. My quip about holding your breath longer was supposed to be a joke but I guess it fell a bit flat......
Cheers,
B
Cheers,
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If I remember correct, the conventional way is to use 50% of PB as the static in the 'reduce rest time' table and 85% of PB as longest static in the 'increase breath-hold time' table.
I think that the main effect of those tables is psychological - you do alot of easy holds and you stop treating every breath-hold as special and thuss "stress" yourself over it. You also start taking for granted that a warm-up makes alot of difference, which is good for beginners I think.
Ofcoruse it helps also with relaxation & developing reflexs etc, but I think that the benefits in the conventional tables to high CO2 and low O2 tolerance are mostly significant in the start and they can get you only till a certain point.
I think that the main effect of those tables is psychological - you do alot of easy holds and you stop treating every breath-hold as special and thuss "stress" yourself over it. You also start taking for granted that a warm-up makes alot of difference, which is good for beginners I think.
Ofcoruse it helps also with relaxation & developing reflexs etc, but I think that the benefits in the conventional tables to high CO2 and low O2 tolerance are mostly significant in the start and they can get you only till a certain point.