What mental cues or training do you use to overcome those unpleasant feelings while holding breath? (besides training tables, apnea walking ... )
When I was doing static apnea during my course, my instructor told me I wanted to resurface shortly after 2:40 mark, but he was able talk me through it and hold me under water until 3:35. He said he didn't see any serious contractions and let me surface based on the color of my fingernails.
Thing is, when I'm training in the pool with others and we are swimming under water, I keep telling myself "It's only a bad feeling, It's only a bad feeling ... " but most of the time I suddenly just snap: "F*** it, I need to go up!!!". Most of the time (if ever) I don't even make it to the contractions.
When I was doing static apnea during my course, my instructor told me I wanted to resurface shortly after 2:40 mark, but he was able talk me through it and hold me under water until 3:35. He said he didn't see any serious contractions and let me surface based on the color of my fingernails.
Thing is, when I'm training in the pool with others and we are swimming under water, I keep telling myself "It's only a bad feeling, It's only a bad feeling ... " but most of the time I suddenly just snap: "F*** it, I need to go up!!!". Most of the time (if ever) I don't even make it to the contractions.