[quote]Vegita wrote:
I did it in A&P class a few years ago. 3 minutes 26 seconds. I could have gone a little longer but people commenting started making me lose my focus and I eventually just said screw it there is no benefit to this.
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Had an experience much like this, i got 3:11, it gets hard to focus when the people around you comments/claims you are cheating or whatever, so i just quit, maybe 15-30 seconds early. Still m personal record. Don’t swim though… I remember when 1 minute was hard as fuck, but that suddently changed for some reason…[/quote]
a breath hold that isnt done underwater doesnt count… everyone knows that
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Its only functional if you do it under water, non-functional out of water. I got your back Greg.
No FA it’s not Genetic… it’s more about How your body utilized Oxygen in the blood and how well your brain can run on a slower trickle of Oxygen.[/quote]
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
These people claiming 3+ minutes, let’s see a vid of you holding your breath fully submerged in water for that long.[/quote]
You’ve got to be kidding. You can go youtube free divers and girls who think they are mermaids and see people going 8-10 minutes. Most people can reach 3 minutes within a day if they want to.
When I used to dive and practiced holding my breath I could hold it for a long time, well over two minutes maybe over three. I don’t remember at this point. Swimming around in the ocean, dealing with kelp, a flashlight, a game bag, maybe a spear etc etc, I might have lasted 45 seconds.
The one thing I hated about free diving was my tendency to push my limits on every dive and having that desperate feeling every time while coming up and sometimes not knowing if I was going to make it. I usually dove by myself in the middle of the night. Safety first was not my mantra in those days.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
These people claiming 3+ minutes, let’s see a vid of you holding your breath fully submerged in water for that long.[/quote]
Underwater is easier![/quote]
You can learn to slow your heart rate even without submersion. A roommate and I used to practice it. I got my heart rate down to 32 bpm and he beat me with something like 28.
I saw a documentary on free divers a while back. They can hold their breath for up to 11 minutes and that, according to the doc, defies medical science.
[quote]on edge wrote:
The one thing I hated about free diving was my tendency to push my limits on every dive and having that desperate feeling every time while coming up and sometimes not knowing if I was going to make it. I usually dove by myself in the middle of the night. Safety first was not my mantra in those days.[/quote]
Free diving solo in the ocean in the middle of the night??
