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Static Challenge
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Hi Jani & Abbie,
Couldn't help noticing your posts as I am
attempting to sponsor a very keen female freediver over here. Having been happily married once (widowed) and spending my entire life in the company of females (2 daughters) and being brought up by a host of them, I might be able to shed a little light. Good performance in apnea is
a battle between the 'buzz' of a big one and the discomfort of same, or in other words 'mood'. As a man I know that men are motivated by a powerful urge to get there come what
may, probably testosterone-led. One can summon up that mood
at almost any time. I have observed that females are more subject to changes in mood than we are - could this be part of the prob? I know that when I am (rarely) not in the 'mood' the exercise is academic and without inspiration.
Cheers, David
Couldn't help noticing your posts as I am
attempting to sponsor a very keen female freediver over here. Having been happily married once (widowed) and spending my entire life in the company of females (2 daughters) and being brought up by a host of them, I might be able to shed a little light. Good performance in apnea is
a battle between the 'buzz' of a big one and the discomfort of same, or in other words 'mood'. As a man I know that men are motivated by a powerful urge to get there come what
may, probably testosterone-led. One can summon up that mood
at almost any time. I have observed that females are more subject to changes in mood than we are - could this be part of the prob? I know that when I am (rarely) not in the 'mood' the exercise is academic and without inspiration.
Cheers, David
Thanks Ivan !
Maybe i should set some goals for this year!
I think that 6:30 dry should be posible.
Yeah that's it!!
I have 11months time to do it so I beter get started!
I do have some questions.
Does eneybody count contractions? I do.
But I only get to 30-35. 35 is the top limit.
I can't get over that
Is that alot?
Zipy
Maybe i should set some goals for this year!
I think that 6:30 dry should be posible.
Yeah that's it!!
I have 11months time to do it so I beter get started!
I do have some questions.
Does eneybody count contractions? I do.
But I only get to 30-35. 35 is the top limit.
I can't get over that
Is that alot?
Zipy
hi
I never count contractions as in the number of them but sometimes I count how long I hold them for my best is 2:15 of contractions. Probably only 20 or so. Lately the water is cold and for some reason I can hardly hold them for a minute. 35 is a reasonable amount from what Ive seen. Wr holder Martin S got 74 contractions for his 8:06 record. But he is a freak. Good luck on your goals.
cheers
I never count contractions as in the number of them but sometimes I count how long I hold them for my best is 2:15 of contractions. Probably only 20 or so. Lately the water is cold and for some reason I can hardly hold them for a minute. 35 is a reasonable amount from what Ive seen. Wr holder Martin S got 74 contractions for his 8:06 record. But he is a freak. Good luck on your goals.
cheers
My friend Tyler did 6'30 with 110 contractions. (Starting at 3'00). My friend Peter Pazdera can go for even more. Apparently he goes through the contractions in sets of 50. i.e. 1.2.3...50: ONE! 1.2.3...50: TWO! 1.2.3...50: THREE! 1.2.3....50: FOUR! etc..
Personally I have managed just over 40 contractions.
Eric Fattah
BC, Canada
Personally I have managed just over 40 contractions.
Eric Fattah
BC, Canada
I think Peter P's max is around 5'30 or 6'00, but he gets contractions super early, around 2'00.
It would suck to reach 2'00, get the first contraction, and think to yourself; alright! Only 4 more minutes and 199 more contractions!!
Eric Fattah
BC, Canada
It would suck to reach 2'00, get the first contraction, and think to yourself; alright! Only 4 more minutes and 199 more contractions!!
Eric Fattah
BC, Canada
I have suffered through 60 contractions for a 6 minute static in the past....no fun and the number is approximate, since at that point I was barely conscious!
40 reasonably strong contractions starting at 4 or 4:30 is ok though......sort of :head sometimes I wonder....
Cheers,
Erik Y.
40 reasonably strong contractions starting at 4 or 4:30 is ok though......sort of :head sometimes I wonder....
Cheers,
Erik Y.
contractions
OK gang. I did nine dry statics today; 2:30/3:30 down to :45/3:30 and one of 4:00/max. No pauses. On the first one, the contractions started at two minutes, then they lengthened to almost three. I tried to count them but it was very distracting. When I counted my pulse went up and when I saw that I lost count. The 4 minute vent was 2 minutes 50%, 1 1/2 at 80%, 15 seconds of fire breathing and 15 seconds at 100%. All except the fire was about eight breaths per minute. With the fire breathing, the contractions started at 2:30 and I went back to ignoring them as best I can. At about 5 minutes they stopped for a whole minute. Came back with a vengeance though.
Aloha
Bill
OK gang. I did nine dry statics today; 2:30/3:30 down to :45/3:30 and one of 4:00/max. No pauses. On the first one, the contractions started at two minutes, then they lengthened to almost three. I tried to count them but it was very distracting. When I counted my pulse went up and when I saw that I lost count. The 4 minute vent was 2 minutes 50%, 1 1/2 at 80%, 15 seconds of fire breathing and 15 seconds at 100%. All except the fire was about eight breaths per minute. With the fire breathing, the contractions started at 2:30 and I went back to ignoring them as best I can. At about 5 minutes they stopped for a whole minute. Came back with a vengeance though.
Aloha
Bill
hi
Erik 60 is still a hell of a lot, today for a 5:20 static I got approx 22 contractions but yeah I cant use the mind to control them like you guys do.
Bill are you saying that your contractions actually stopped midway through eg at 5:00. That would be totally cool to be getting hardcore contractions then all of a sudden 1min of free rest. Please happen to me.
cheers
Erik 60 is still a hell of a lot, today for a 5:20 static I got approx 22 contractions but yeah I cant use the mind to control them like you guys do.
Bill are you saying that your contractions actually stopped midway through eg at 5:00. That would be totally cool to be getting hardcore contractions then all of a sudden 1min of free rest. Please happen to me.
cheers
zipy
what really helped me lately in doing longer statics was pushing more contractions. until 1 month ago my max number was 45 until one day when i said 'whateva' and just went for it. i counted 60 and had first signs of bo. interestingly the difficulty didn't increase much. the pain was more in extending the suffering of holding hard contractions. the last 15 contractions gave me only 15 extra seconds, but psychologically it helped me a lot. nowadays when i get contractions i stay a lot more relaxed as i know i can hold at least 2 minutes of contractions anytime.
i'm doing this quite regularly now and went to as far as 70+ in 2 1/2 minutes. at the end i always loose count since my concentrations goes elsewhere.
this effort helped me in reaching 6+minutes regularly now.
i also noticed a change in number of contractions per given time. i usually do a set of 3 statics. on the first static i get 25 contractions in the first minute, on the last (max) static i get 15 contractions in the first minute.
so what i hope for with some more training is a) to delay the time when i get contractions, b) to be able to hold more of them, c) to get them with longer intervalls.
about those guys with 200 machine gun contractions: i salute you! i wouldn't want to change with you.
cheers
roland
what really helped me lately in doing longer statics was pushing more contractions. until 1 month ago my max number was 45 until one day when i said 'whateva' and just went for it. i counted 60 and had first signs of bo. interestingly the difficulty didn't increase much. the pain was more in extending the suffering of holding hard contractions. the last 15 contractions gave me only 15 extra seconds, but psychologically it helped me a lot. nowadays when i get contractions i stay a lot more relaxed as i know i can hold at least 2 minutes of contractions anytime.
i'm doing this quite regularly now and went to as far as 70+ in 2 1/2 minutes. at the end i always loose count since my concentrations goes elsewhere.
this effort helped me in reaching 6+minutes regularly now.
i also noticed a change in number of contractions per given time. i usually do a set of 3 statics. on the first static i get 25 contractions in the first minute, on the last (max) static i get 15 contractions in the first minute.
so what i hope for with some more training is a) to delay the time when i get contractions, b) to be able to hold more of them, c) to get them with longer intervalls.
about those guys with 200 machine gun contractions: i salute you! i wouldn't want to change with you.
cheers
roland
hi
So you just said stuff it and kept holding them. Contractions for me are about how motivated I'am to hold them, If I dont feel like it I wont even do a minute. But If im doing good I have held them for 2:15 weird.
Immerlustig
On a 6:00 min static when do you get your first contraction.
cheers
So you just said stuff it and kept holding them. Contractions for me are about how motivated I'am to hold them, If I dont feel like it I wont even do a minute. But If im doing good I have held them for 2:15 weird.
Immerlustig
On a 6:00 min static when do you get your first contraction.
cheers
ivan
on a 6+min static i get contractions somewhere between 3:50 - 4:00 minutes.
i have a set routine for doing statics, and contractions and onset of those are rather consistent.
comparing times of my 1st and 2nd statics over a month shows rather similar results. all within 25-30 seconds. comparing my 3rd static (max static) shows bigger variations. somewhere from 30 seconds to more than a minute. shorter max statics for me are very much related to my state of mind (relaxation, distractions etc.). other factors like diet , sleep, time and exercise i keep rather constant.
generally i just go with the flow. when i don't feel like having a perfect day, i still do statics but take it easier. overcoming frustration after having been too eager is very hard for me. there are periods of 1-2 months where i hardly do any statics.
but that's the nice thing about beeing a recreational freediver. no competition stress.
roland
on a 6+min static i get contractions somewhere between 3:50 - 4:00 minutes.
i have a set routine for doing statics, and contractions and onset of those are rather consistent.
comparing times of my 1st and 2nd statics over a month shows rather similar results. all within 25-30 seconds. comparing my 3rd static (max static) shows bigger variations. somewhere from 30 seconds to more than a minute. shorter max statics for me are very much related to my state of mind (relaxation, distractions etc.). other factors like diet , sleep, time and exercise i keep rather constant.
generally i just go with the flow. when i don't feel like having a perfect day, i still do statics but take it easier. overcoming frustration after having been too eager is very hard for me. there are periods of 1-2 months where i hardly do any statics.
but that's the nice thing about beeing a recreational freediver. no competition stress.
roland
hi
yeah im aiming for the same numbers as you eg delaying them to 4min. Would you be able to outline a standard day eg like 1st static when contractions start, 2nd static, 3rd static etc. This is so I can get an idea of what I have to aim for. Im getting closer to 6mins so I should take the same appraoch as you cos your at 6min right. Soon I think I will take your attitude on contractions and just go nuts and hold them till Im gonna kill myself.
cheers
yeah im aiming for the same numbers as you eg delaying them to 4min. Would you be able to outline a standard day eg like 1st static when contractions start, 2nd static, 3rd static etc. This is so I can get an idea of what I have to aim for. Im getting closer to 6mins so I should take the same appraoch as you cos your at 6min right. Soon I think I will take your attitude on contractions and just go nuts and hold them till Im gonna kill myself.
cheers