Hi All,
I think I'm getting what I would characterize as a "small" lung squeeze. The first time I noticed it was the first time I dove to 55m. This is my current deepest dive, and I'm diving constant weight, on a line, competition style, in warm water (Kona, Cayman). The first time it happened was in February. Since then, I've done a lot of training and stretching, but I tried the same dive last week, and again today, with the same results. Here's what it looks like:
-I warm up for ~45 mins. This involves a 5 min facial immersion, three pulldowns to ~20m with an ~2-3 min breath hold for each, breathing up ~5 mins for each. Then a 5-10m frc (a "real" frc, where I dive to the limit of my ability to reverse pack). I've never noticed any kind of filling or sqeeze from this type of training dive.
-The dives all feel "comfortable" in terms of my ability to get down and up. Total dive time is ~2:00.
-Breathe up on back, I pack "big" about 15 times.
-I equalize at depth by reverse packing and then frenzel. I haven't learned how to do a proper mouthfill yet (working on it).
-By about 50m, I can really feel the pressure on my lungs and trachea. Of course, I don't know what it's "supposed to" feel like, but it feels tight and squeezed for sure.
-I don't have any blood right after the dive, but I'm usually a little wheezy. Then, after about 15mins, I notice a slight gurgling sound in my chest, and when I cough, I cough up a tiny bit of blood, small steaks of red. I get one, maybe two of these, no more.
So, I'm looking for any input. I already do a lot of diaphram stretching (uddiyana bandha), and stretching in general. I also do lots of negative pressure training in the pool (at least once a week, usually more). I know that reverse packing at depth is bad news: any tips on how to practice getting a better mouthfill?
I'd love to hear especially from anyone who's had a similar problem and managed to overcome it. What did you do?
Thanks,
Hawkeye Parker
I think I'm getting what I would characterize as a "small" lung squeeze. The first time I noticed it was the first time I dove to 55m. This is my current deepest dive, and I'm diving constant weight, on a line, competition style, in warm water (Kona, Cayman). The first time it happened was in February. Since then, I've done a lot of training and stretching, but I tried the same dive last week, and again today, with the same results. Here's what it looks like:
-I warm up for ~45 mins. This involves a 5 min facial immersion, three pulldowns to ~20m with an ~2-3 min breath hold for each, breathing up ~5 mins for each. Then a 5-10m frc (a "real" frc, where I dive to the limit of my ability to reverse pack). I've never noticed any kind of filling or sqeeze from this type of training dive.
-The dives all feel "comfortable" in terms of my ability to get down and up. Total dive time is ~2:00.
-Breathe up on back, I pack "big" about 15 times.
-I equalize at depth by reverse packing and then frenzel. I haven't learned how to do a proper mouthfill yet (working on it).
-By about 50m, I can really feel the pressure on my lungs and trachea. Of course, I don't know what it's "supposed to" feel like, but it feels tight and squeezed for sure.
-I don't have any blood right after the dive, but I'm usually a little wheezy. Then, after about 15mins, I notice a slight gurgling sound in my chest, and when I cough, I cough up a tiny bit of blood, small steaks of red. I get one, maybe two of these, no more.
So, I'm looking for any input. I already do a lot of diaphram stretching (uddiyana bandha), and stretching in general. I also do lots of negative pressure training in the pool (at least once a week, usually more). I know that reverse packing at depth is bad news: any tips on how to practice getting a better mouthfill?
I'd love to hear especially from anyone who's had a similar problem and managed to overcome it. What did you do?
Thanks,
Hawkeye Parker