What makes you stop your attempt.

[arbateman]

Is it the number of contractions that you can handle that makes you stop your breath hold? My best static is only about 4min, but with no contractions. I hate contractions. (as you may be able to tell I am new to this sport) Is getting used to contractions one of the main factors in extending your time?
Do any of you out there enjoy a casual free dive (meaning not going for a personal best) and experience contractions while still enjoying being down there and exploring? I understand the excitement of going deep, but I also love the quiet effortless exploring. (sorry I have kind of gone from asking a question to some sort of prose)

Alan

 

[ivan]

hi

Contractions are what stuffs my breatholds up im similar to you in that Im new and hate contractions My heart rate goes up I get nervous and my face gets real warm do you experience this.

cheers

 

[Ender]

I don't really get contractions...

I've had Samba's 3 times so I've pushed it too far sometimes, but never did I have serious contractions (untill the samba happens that is...then I'm rocking like crazy but I never remember it).

So I stop when I feel I'm gonna lose consciousness soon...Feels like my head is gonna explode.

I do get the contractoins sometimes while diving deep tho...

Static Pb : 4min30sec

 

[thin_air]

hello alan,

welcome to deeperblue, im happy we have another canadian on the forum.

contractions very different from person to person

personally contractions are only a problem after about 20-25 (about a minute) but i also get contractions quite early in static apnea (at about 3:30 for a 5:00 hold) although i have had them start as early as 1:30 and gone to do a 4:00 hold (2.5 minutes of contractions)

some people dont get contractions at all, and must rely on something else to tell them to breath.

me, to stop a hold, i wait until i get my "tingly" feeling (i have pushed past this feeling a few times and samba about 20-25sec. after it starts, so it gives me a nice barrier)
this feeling has occured after 10 contractions but i have also had it as late as 37 contractions

have fun

 

[mark9989]

Similar problem

I have a similar problem. When I practice dry, I usually start to get that head exploding, red face, have to breath symptom. I have fought it off for about 20-25 seconds and quit. People inform me that I have plenty more oxygen and thats only co2 buildup, and my natural body telling me to breath. But i cant imagine being 50-60-70 ft down and experiencing this. How uncomfortable! .....and scary.

PS does extending your static time also increase your UW time?

 

[ivan]

hi mark9989

I have tested a few things to try increase underwater time. First I did around 5 weeks of static dry training got up to 5:06 pb. This didnt though increase my underwater time in ocean. I have now been running 20min a day 5 days a week for 10 days and I went diving 2 days ago and found a big incraese in underwater time.

cheers