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what is the XALER method?
Stan
Stan
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Daylonious:Hey all -
He was shocked when I came out to be roughly a .8-.9. Now i'm about 6'2 and 240 - am I just destined to be a gas hog the rest of my life? I wasn't finning strenously or working hard against a current or anything.
D.
Also, with some of these guys from the Puget Sound like Jimmie, you might double check to see if your buddy's taking a ride on your tank!kalvyn:Read 'XALER' from right to left.
Jimmie
I took this one step further...I started singing underwater (makes my wife/buddy nuts). My rationale is if I'm singing, I'm breathing out, not in. As a musician, I was taught from 8 years old on to breathe in deep and fast, then control exhalation in order to play complete phrases without needing another breath. When I finally applied this concept to diving, my SAC rate was cut in half almost immediately.spectrum:Daylonious
2. Sing, loud and with verve, preferably alone in the car. Hold long notes, feel your diphram and sqeeze every note you can out of those lungs. I'm not kidding. Long slow deep breaths are what it's all about and this will help.