My next static + DNF session...

Here is the program of the next session I shall be doing on next Wednesday in my new freediving section...

Any comment on it more than welcome !...

. I 'll be training a group of 6 people made of :

. 1 66 year old MF1 (experienced scuba diving instructor)

. 2 underwater hockey players (their hockey training takes place just after my apnea session)

. 1 scuba diver N3 candidate for scuba diving "initiateur"

. 1 young female scuba diver N4

. 1 elderly lady scuba diver + her daughter also scuba diver...

The challenge for me is to organize a session which may satisfy everybody from this not so homogeneous group...

We dispose of 1 H 30 available time...

Since we dispose of a nice little pool with warmer water, I will begin with a static training session :

1. Warm-up :

30 s R = 30 s
40 s R = 40 s
50 s R = 50 s
60 s R = 2'

2. Static apnea series

1'10" R = 1'30"
1'20" R = 1'30"
1'30" R = 1'45"
1'40" R = 1'45"

1'50" R = 2'00"
2'00" R = 2'15"
2'10" R = 3'30"

Max for everybody...

Then I'll propose them a DNF session...

Since it is new for them, I will focus on technique, weighting, safety procedures...

I 'll begin with a demonstartion of a 25 m DNF equipped with my 3 kg neckweight ; I'll make them count the number of strokes : no more than 5 !

Then I will make them do a 2 X 25 m DNF with 40 seconds recuperation, insisting on technique and recuperation procedures...

I will make the hockey players make 4 X 25 m with 20 s recuperation....

What do you think of it ???

ggarrett said:

Sub,

You're a task master. A five stroke maximum 25m DNF for beginners could be daunting. Many competitors have a time of it doing 5 strokes/length. If they get past half way on five strokes they ought to feel good. If one makes it in five, sign him/her up for the next competition.

Peace,
Glen

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You're right... The 5 stroke objective will be for myself in the demo...

I suspect the underwater hockey players will also manage to do it... (they cannot be considered as "beginners"...)

In fact I have not yet conquered the space ; in the same swimming line there will be other non apnoeists ; then I shall focus on integration in the flow : switching on the back and looking upwards before emerging...

The core of the session will be the weighting, essential to DNF...