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no i just inhale then pause then exhale slowlysuch breath pattern is kinda common under the water, but we breath a different pattern at the surface: inhale, exhale, and then pause. have you tried this pattern underwater?
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no i just inhale then pause then exhale slowlysuch breath pattern is kinda common under the water, but we breath a different pattern at the surface: inhale, exhale, and then pause. have you tried this pattern underwater?
All the time. I pause in my breathing cycle so that I'm always neutral. If I'm light, that's going to be on empty or almost empty lungs.such breath pattern is kinda common under the water, but we breath a different pattern at the surface: inhale, exhale, and then pause. have you tried this pattern underwater?
Yeah, your conversation is about breathing, but it looks like your real question is about extending your air time.Hello experts
I finished my advanced course ...i need to stay diving more time and keep my air as i can ...i always breath about 6 times by miniute i stay diving max time 45 min
Need to know the best breath technique
Regards
I've always been taught to try and exhale for twice the time I inhale. In general I do 3 sec inhale / 6 exhale with 1 or 2 sec of pause.
But I agree the biggest improvement I saw on me was getting good trim and being completely relaxed. Never force holding your breath or exhaling to be exactly x seconds, do what feels natural to you and try to do it as slow as possible (to the point where it's still comfortable).
There is nothing magical about it. Just don't breathe as much. Get relaxed, be efficient and don't waste energy or gas. When you get it dialed in you should be breathing about 2 to 3 times per minute. I have been told that we only metabolize about 25% of the oxygen in each breath.
Stick an o2 analyzer to your lips and notice an exhale reads ~17% when calm... Hold a breath for 30 seconds and get 14%. Around 11% the co2 buildup starts feeling bad.
Underwater the hypercapnia response is significant... Panic and feeling "dark narced" happens quickly. Starving our breath is a risky method of making our tanks last longer.
100% on board with calming and lowering matabalic need though. Trim, efficiency and relaxation all make a huge difference. Focusing on trying to save air is often counterproductive and can be dangerous.