cold tollerance advice

[monkey999]

i am 16 now, and i am planning on going to BUD/S. the only thing that is really worrying me about BUD/S is hellweek. now, i know that it is going to be cold and wet, and i would like some advice on dealing with the cold.

i take a cold shower every morning and that water temp is about 61 degrees every time. BUT, EVERY time i get in, for about the first 30 seconds to a minute i have a hard time controlling my breathing. I keep on gasping for air for like a minute, then after that my breathing is fine and im no longer shivering because EVERY thing is numb. my question is, how can i control my breathe more easily? or faster? if possible

[bigv123]

There's a thread on the boards here detailing this issue exactly that's like a gazillion pages long. Find it. Read it.

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[king henry viii]

cold tolerance = sucking it up and accepting the fact that you are freezing your *** off. it will be cold every single time you get in the water. you just have to deal with it.

[ddssdv]

Learn how to not shiver. Mind over matter. You won't mind so it doesn't matter.

[monkey999]

cold tolerance = sucking it up and accepting the fact that you are freezing your *** off. it will be cold every single time you get in the water. you just have to deal with it.

i do suck it up and get in, and i KNOW it is going to be cold. but wat i want to know is perhaps a better way to control your breathe, or wat kind of mindset u must hav to overcome the cold water

[redfrog]

I know that when I was in my SCUBA class we learned that it is a natural bodily reaction to freeze up your breathing like that. What we did was just got our faces all wet and cold so that you get used to it quicker. Don't worry it's not some weird thing that is only happening to you. What's good is that you know you are going to have this reaction. Just let your body acclimate. Remember it's just water, only a little colder.