HelleNord
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Any good training suggestions fir longer breath holding?
Breath hold strengthening suggestions
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Alekseolsen
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Get a generic "freediving trainer" app for your phone and run through the exercise daily. Improving from 90 to 150 seconds went very quick, no idea for more experienced people
Whilst I have enough knowledge and experience for providing some effective hints, I prefer not to pass you these info.
Breath holding is a very dangerous practice. And free diving at depth is even more dangerous.
When I was 20 I did train for free diving, and during this training I incurred in shallow depth blackout twice.
In the swimming pool and under vigilant eye of the trainer, who rescued and revived me promptly.
One of the two episodes was a true near-death experience.
This convinced me to give up entirely free diving, and focusing on scuba diving only, which is far less dangerous (despite I was doing deco dives in air down 50+ meters).
So, if you still want to practice breath holding, I warmly suggest that you train only under the guidance and supervision of a qualified instructor, capable also of rescue and resuscitation.
A good free diving instructor will also provide you these hints on how extending your breath-holding time.
Breath holding is a very dangerous practice. And free diving at depth is even more dangerous.
When I was 20 I did train for free diving, and during this training I incurred in shallow depth blackout twice.
In the swimming pool and under vigilant eye of the trainer, who rescued and revived me promptly.
One of the two episodes was a true near-death experience.
This convinced me to give up entirely free diving, and focusing on scuba diving only, which is far less dangerous (despite I was doing deco dives in air down 50+ meters).
So, if you still want to practice breath holding, I warmly suggest that you train only under the guidance and supervision of a qualified instructor, capable also of rescue and resuscitation.
A good free diving instructor will also provide you these hints on how extending your breath-holding time.
johndiver999
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Don't practice anything in the water without a spotter you trust with your life. Taking a freedive course would be very smart. If you had done that, you would be introduced to some very specific techniques.
If you want less dangerous practice (until you take proper training) , doing timed walks (on land - preferably grass areas) may help a lot.
The link below is probably a good start. I myself, am too undisciplined to practice "tables".
apnealogy.com
If you want less dangerous practice (until you take proper training) , doing timed walks (on land - preferably grass areas) may help a lot.
The link below is probably a good start. I myself, am too undisciplined to practice "tables".
How To Use Freediving Tables: Your Guide to Breath-hold Training - Apnealogy.com
If you’re looking for an easy way to reliably lengthen your breath-hold; then training with freediving tables is probably your best bet. They’re easy-to-use, require minimal setup and they make it very simple to track your progress as you improve your breath-hold. What are freediving tables...
apnealogy.com
Tassi Devil Diver
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Play underwater hockey
Bazzathemammoth
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As the others have said, do a freediving course and find a good buddy to watch your back.
MacDuyver
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Or do karate training in your prison suite
In all seriousness, please don’t do breath hold training on your own without a lifeguard who is aware that you’re doing breathhold training
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