Today I pushed my dry static apnea to 6min+.
My body felt good today so I decided to do a O2 table and if everything felt good, go for another 5min hold. This did work well for me when I made my first 5min hold.
I started by doing a slightly harder O2 table than Ive done before.
Starting with a hold of 120s adding +15s each time up to 3:45 with 2min rest, focusing on relaxing on both the holds and the rests.
Also, I tried not doing any excessive breathing during the rests, just one larger exhale and inhale just before the hold. Also I did not do any packing. I kept my eyes closed during the holds, trying to focus my mind on something else than the time. Occationary assuring that each of my body parts were relaxed.
Had some minor contractions at the end of several of the holds, but I never had any doubts that I wouldn't be able to finish any of those holds.
After the O2 table, I took about 5-6min of relaxed breathing before going for the max. I kept my eyes closed and when I got some
contractions I estimated that the time would be about 3:15 but it had already gone 4:30, so from that on I re-closed my eyes and just endured the last one and a half minutes. I find it hard to get to a relaxed state after a major contraction. I usually tense the diafragm and then try to relax again but some tension keeps lingering inside my stomage which I cannot get rid of. I made two exhales instead of one before this hold and therefor I think I might have hyperventilated slightly and I had some tickling sensation in my body at the beginning. Also I felt a bit dizzy the minutes after completing the hold.