holding your breath for a long time tips

[db89]

\ i was wondering the right way to hold your breath for a long time under water ? Is there exersises you can do ? I was practicing in a pool i go to and when i come up from holding my breath the back of my neck, it gets a pinching feeling and headaches follow that. i stretch a ton before i swim and it still pinches is it lactic acid build up ,and its painfull too any suggestions. thank you for your time
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[nospin29]

the best way to hold your breath longer underwater is by swimming free-style. it builds a good cardio plus it expands your lungs. that would probably be your best bet

[sandfrog]

Darwin might get pissed at me but......... DO NOT practice holding your breath underwater. Practice on dry land all you want, just make sure you have someplace soft to fall when you pass out.

[bustafood]

This was posted by Kory Knowles at his site. http://www.thesealquest.com/

15 secs
Rest 1 min
30 secs
Rest 1 min
45 secs
Rest 1 min
1 min
Rest 2 min
1:15
Rest 2 min
1:30
Rest 2 min
1:45
Rest 2 min
2:00
Rest 3 min
Max Breath Hold

(Edit - ON LAND NOT IN THE WATER)

[wishiwas_SEAL]

hmmmm....i wonder if anyone ever passed out from that

[db89]

thank you i tryed that and it works well
do you know anything about the pinching in the back of my neck it only happenns when im under water

[tingkka]

you should check out some free diving books. it gives you a lot of techniques on increasing your lung capacity. it also teach you to get in a habit of taking longer, deeper breathes when needed (such as free diving).

one thing i learned was that breathing correctly should result from your stomach rising, not your chest. i'm not sure how valid this is...because when i run and take a deep breath with my chest rising, i feel a whole lot more relaxed.

[sandfrog]

Jesus christ fellas, you guys are gettng way too into this. It's a simple concept: hold your breath, put out and finish the evolution.

No need to put much more into it. Go for a run or something, you'll get more out of it than worrying about holding your breath for 10 minutes.

[McCloud]

I passed out from what I think was a 4:10 breath hold once (least that was the last time I looked at the watch. You get this nasty iron taste in your mouth afterwards. I wouldn't advise such an activity for any age group. ALWAYS practice breath holding on land!

[Courtenay]

Jesus christ fellas, you guys are gettng way too into this

You can tell them this over and over and over again. They are like a bunch of old women.....looking for something to worry about. HA!

[bustafood]

Jesus christ fellas, you guys are gettng way too into this

You can tell them this over and over and over again. They are like a bunch of old women.....looking for something to worry about. HA!
[/QUOTED]


It's not just about the 50m underwater swim, at least for me. I skin dive a lot and having increased lung capacity would help out a lot.

[WannabeTG]

I can hold my breath for 2 minutes pretty easy, but I am afraid to do it underwater. I get real dizzy and my head hurts.

[nospin29]

its differant underwater because the water pressure on your lungs really cuts your time

[tingkka]

its differant underwater because the water pressure on your lungs really cuts your time



i thought the pressure increase your ability to hold your breath longer...but what cuts it is your body using up the oxygen from swimming.

[FutureEnlisted]

do hypoxic swimming, it will increase your oxygen efficiency, which helps out your underwater swim.
here's what i do: freestyle 25m in one breath. 15 second rest, freestyle 25m one breath, rest 15 seconds, freestyle 25m, 2 breaths, rest 15 seconds and keep on going with that pattern until you can barely complete a stroke and end up taking a breath after every 2 strokes.
once you get the the hang of of it, try freestyling one breath for 25m as many times as you can in 15 second intervals. think of it as a pyramid.


Will

[blueskies14k]

This is good.

Another thing to consider is to make sure you do this all alone at night when no one is around. Leave your wallet and $20 on the bank of what ever lake you go to. Make sure your car keys are near your wallet.

[FutureEnlisted]

I do mine in a pool with a lifeguard on duty, sorry forgot to mention that. 25m is standard pool length.

Will

[A62]

but what cuts it is your body using up the oxygen from swimming.


Technicaly what cuts your ability to hold your breath, is a build up of CO2. It'll getcha every time.

A62 out

[tingkka]

Technicaly what cuts your ability to hold your breath, is a build up of CO2. It'll getcha every time.



I understand it as the movement of your body using 02 and ATP, thus producing ADP and CO2. Because of the build up of CO2 and the useage of the O2 is what cuts the time. that's what i understand it as.

correct me if i'm wrong.

[nospin29]

try holding your breath out of water and just sitting there. then try going underwater and braceing yourself to the bottom of the pool and hold your breath. your time is cut quite a bit

[db89]

thank you for all your replys i guess i am worrying to much
i just got to put out while im there thank you again

[Demofire151]

Tingka you got the right Idea.

When your muscles work they use oxygen and create carbon dioxide. The body doesnt measure the the loss of oxygen, but the build up of carbon dioxide. Thats the trigger to the brain that tells you to go up for air. Hypoxic breathing tends to purge bloodstream of some carbon dioxide. Thus delaying the triggering to the brain. Which can enable you to swim underwater a little bit longer.

But seriously anyone that does it be careful. All your doing is tricking your brain. I would only reccomond doing it if your being watched closely and your already have a good handle on underwater swimming.

[nospin29]

a good workout for holding your breath is to tie a cement bag to your ankles and then jump off a bridge into water around 30-40 feet deep

[OddBall]

i was wondering the right way to hold your breath for a long time under water ?


Hey guy,
If I was gonna swim 50m. underwater, I would concentrate on my swim speed. It will cut your need to hold your breath.

[christo]

Hey guy,
If I was gonna swim 50m. underwater, I would concentrate on my swim speed. It will cut your need to hold your breath.



That is so true!! I'm not going to buds until I finish college. So I got like 3 years to get ready!! Anyways for swiming under water the 50m swim, I didn't use any special technique to hold my breath. I just kept doing it over and over again, at first I could only swim 25m ( 1 legth), and then i was able to do 1.25 lengths, then 1,5 , and within a few weeks i was able to do the full two legths of the pool (50m).

One thing I discovered the heard way, then I a skin diver told me too, was that when preparing to hold your breath or swim underwater, it best to just take a deep breath , rather than hyperventilate and breathe deeply before going in. All that does is it builds up more CO2 that you juts expired in your lungs rather than O2, so it gives you as false sense that you've taken a lot of air in, but you actualy haven't. Another flaw with this is that apparently it also tricks your brain that you have 02 in your lungs, so the "alarm" in your brain that tells you, you need more air gets delayed so you can pass out without even knowing you need more air. I don't know how true this is, it never happened to me, but the diver seemed liek pretty knowledgeble person on the subject. I'm so glad there is info out there for bud/s prep! If i din't know what i was to do and have a chance to practice and train first, I'll probably never make the 50m under water swim on the first try, or any other evolution.

[millerc]

I'm glad I don't have to worry about holding my breath. You guys are a bunch of suckers, I have gills.

On a serious note: If you want it bad enough you'll get it. The underwater swim is just another hurdle. All you gotta do is push yourself until failure, and then push yourself some more. Ya'll get my drift?

miller