I've done several searches on here and haven't found a thread dedicated to this topic with a lot of good answers. I have no formal freediving training, or knowledge of freediving techniques. I usually just breathe really slowly (4 cycles per minute) for two minutes before apnea. However I have also tried breathing in slowly but exhaling quickly (is this hyperventilating?). I also read something posted by someone recently that entailed:
inhale 3 sec
hold 6 sec
exhale 6 sec
I tried that in a static the other night and did 3:30 which is a PB by a lot. I had almost no breathing urge, and the funny thing is, that method was posted in a thread about solo freediving, because it is supposed to keep the breathing urge very strong, for safety reasons. I tried same method a few nights later and got very strong breathing urge and couldn't come close to 3:30 again, it was very uncomfortable.
I guess I'm looking for detailed breathe-up methods like the one I posted above, the benefits and detriments of each one (i.e. suppression of the breathing urge, slowing of heart rate, risks when using on a real dive, etc). I know almost nothing about this... I've heard hyperventilating is stupid and risky, but I've also heard many say that their breathe-ups are on the borderline of hyperventilation. I don't even know what the specific definition of hyperventilation is.
All input is appreciated.
inhale 3 sec
hold 6 sec
exhale 6 sec
I tried that in a static the other night and did 3:30 which is a PB by a lot. I had almost no breathing urge, and the funny thing is, that method was posted in a thread about solo freediving, because it is supposed to keep the breathing urge very strong, for safety reasons. I tried same method a few nights later and got very strong breathing urge and couldn't come close to 3:30 again, it was very uncomfortable.
I guess I'm looking for detailed breathe-up methods like the one I posted above, the benefits and detriments of each one (i.e. suppression of the breathing urge, slowing of heart rate, risks when using on a real dive, etc). I know almost nothing about this... I've heard hyperventilating is stupid and risky, but I've also heard many say that their breathe-ups are on the borderline of hyperventilation. I don't even know what the specific definition of hyperventilation is.
All input is appreciated.