5 Key Tips for Advanced Freedivers | Hold Your Breath Longer

How to improve your freediving and take it to the next level? These are my 5 key tips for Advanced freedivers otherwise known as deep snorkelers ;) In this video I cover advanced breathing techniques, freefall position and technique, mental techniques for freediving, finning technique for freediving and of course equalisation.
Deep snorkeling (my new name for freediving) is something that we all just gradually get better at the more we dive over the years but it's also important that we don't develop bad diving habits and this video aims to keep divers steaming along on the right direction.
If you're keen to check out our online freediving school go to www.freedivingmanual.com
In this video I reference these videos:
How to Frenzel equalize: • How to Frenzel Equaliz...
How to breathe for Freediving: • Freediving Breathe Up ...
How to Hold your Breath Longer: • How to Hold Your Breat...

[@izzojoseph2]

As much as you dive, it’d be cool to see more dive video throughout your videos. I love ‘em, and the knowledge but the eye candy would be nice. Funny enough, this one had a lot.

[@davidkultura5443]

Thank you! And I love your positivity as well! Thank you!

[@shanefixter717]

Always love your work brother!

[@BillionPlusOne]

I just started my freediving journey so some of what you're discussing is still in my future, but still very useful and inspirational!

[@marnienorris]

Awesome channel tons of info! Thank you

[@AdamFreediver]

Absolute pleasure :)

[@davidkultura5443]

Newbie here. Im so inlove with the diving universe!!!!!

[@Nikola896]

Fantastic video Adam, really helpful and such an enjoyment to watch! :) Keep up the good work!

[@AdamFreediver]

Thanks Nikola! I really appreciate it :)

[@Ivan-zu8nq]

Really fun to see this channel grow

[@AdamFreediver]

Thanks Ivan :) it's felt like such a blessing being able to connect with so many freedivers

[@jomfeyborja25]

Thanks for the tips 😍😘

[@TomasBennar]

Great video Adam.

[@AdamFreediver]

thank you Tomas :)

[@Braykan101]

Great vids man :D awaiting that fitness for freedivers!

[@AdamFreediver]

thank you! it's coming :)

[@Cherbanov]

I have always loved the water and the ability for us humans to be under the surface. Just now started to take this free diving little more serous and gonna go for it more this coming summer. Live up north in Sweden so its winter and cold now. But I did set a new PB of 04:02 on static breath holding on the living room floor. Before I hade about 02:50. Keep these videos coming I really like them, you got so mutch good stuff in them. Thanks

[@AdamFreediver]

Thanks so much Peter. I really do appreciate that you've taken the time to write that to me :)

[@poseidon1756]

U are an amazing diver and I will try to attend your course when I grow up 😊❤

[@AdamFreediver]

That will be great! :)

[@pandaadventures9432]

Great help Adam! :D

[@AdamFreediver]

thank you!

[@Kalwedo_Spearfishing]

Thank U Coach ... for your last tips in this video ....🙏🙏🙏

[@AdamFreediver]

Always welcome

[@Kalwedo_Spearfishing]

🙏

[@melodystamatiou662]

Hi Freediving Daddy !!! ( I still remember that Video ...😆)

[@AdamFreediver]

hahahah oh no i'll never live that down haha

[@penguinfriend]

Hello friends, that's spot on tips for having nice dip

[@AdamFreediver]

Thanks Penguin! :)

[@phil9760]

Very good video my friend!

[@AdamFreediver]

thanks so much buddy :)

[@dr.mohamed_benghazi]

u r great man ..Thank you so much .. I have benefited from your videos very ... And wait for them impatiently ... I hope to put a video on how to overcome the pain of contractions because it is intolerable

[@vincentniemetz5668]

mm hg There is no other way (i know) than to bear the pain, after a while it starts getting better and better

[@AdamFreediver]

thanks so much! I'll make a video on it ASAP haha

[@imade31]

i did try frenzel equalise & it realy helped me to hold my breath alost 1 minute , i didn't believe it , take care brother

[@AdamFreediver]

that's awesome! good on you! :)

[@sephbox]

Wow. So much good information here. Thank you so much!. Especially Nr. 4 changed my whole outlook and mindset! I just love your content. Also very good music to speech balance! The music is beautifully calming and just at the right volume which reinforces your content without distracting. I can see you get better and better at this everytime you upload a new video.

[@AdamFreediver]

Thanks Sephibox! I really appreciate that :) slowly slowly they're getting better :)

[@bjoernfu]

Waaaaahhh cool, new videos every Thuesday aaaand Thursday? you a Beast :) can't wait, but I'am a bit sad, about you new start image, the old one in comic style was much more special (or still use it/a part for the adventure videos), then the new one. Ok the new one is more serious, but serious, I love you videos because you not so serious ;) My additional tips for the family (competition freedive discipline training) : - first note to my self: never ever eat salat in dahab again, is not that healthy that I imagine AT THE END :) - DIVE FOR THE PLEASURE, NOT THE NUMBERS - For a better feeling in the T, K or H lock I train many weeks with the Otovent, now I have a great control of my tongue. - Take you time before you dive. A easy and a relaxe dive can't start with stress. Enjoy every breath and think about happy situations. - At 20 to 25m don't forget your charge. - Always imagine your dive before you dive with all details, like how many pulls, kicks, strokes you need to freefall, too charge, how to turn back. The more routine you have, that relax the dive is. - In FIM start with short slow pulls, then after 5-8m a bit more and longer pulls, don't speed up at start. The same is after the turn, if you pull at the deep too strong and long you can harm your lung. - don't force a equalization, if it's don't work just turn and optimize next time you timing. I almost had a lung squeze because at 30m I press the last air from my lungs to charge, not good. - Don't forget to equalize your mask, except you want creepy eyes before Halloween - My personal fault was that I equalize too often in the freefall (every half second), so at the depth I had no air in the mouth. Now I equalize every 1-1,5 sec. and have much more air and a longer and relaxed enjoyable freefall. For the adventure freedive (the only reason why I train the top things) ... just dive and never dive alone ;)

[@AdamFreediver]

thanks Bjoern! :) fantastic examples! thanks so much for contributing :)

[@johnmarkvillarubia5192]

What is the best in free diving ,holding exhale or inhale thanks for your answer

[@andrewmanko3179]

Lovely stuff, thanks and keep it up. And all you watchers hopefully go and support on Patreon as I did. Thank you, Adam!!!

[@AdamFreediver]

Thanks Andrew :) I really appreciate that buddy :) I hope you enjoy the videos on Patreon :)

[@alantaylor8184]

Funny how I have done these things naturally without ever having taken a free diving course, although “only” 80 ft deep and with no specialized equipment but carbon fins. But I have noticed with age that I can hold my breath longer, maybe associated with lower metabolic rate. My biggest challenge is mental adjustment to deeper depths and maybe a hand depth gauge and timer to make sure I leave enough time to surface without blackout.

[@chronicawareness9986]

shout out to Joe Oceanside for recommending you when i asked him for safety tips and stuff on free diving.. i know you probably herd this before btw but... Richard Branson looks like you!!

[@XoulCarlos]

Which is the video where you talk about hyperventilation ?

[@georgec1765]

You deserve so many more subs than you have

[@truthispainful5730]

Good content man thanks, does being a lil overweight affect my freediving ?

[@salviatrip7083]

I can't really train properly. But i still train. Do you think this is good... Week 1: co2, co2 (2x) Week 2: Apnea walks, o2, Week 3: repeat. I also take ice cold baths 3x a week, and sometimes i would do 3 sets of 30s breath hold underwater. My max is 4 minutes on land.

[@drakehallgren7121]

❤️

[@usteupidu8673]

Yea, this might help for me. Thanks dad..🤣🤣

[@hayounglt4996]

💙

[@dich1562]

Thanks, Adam. A video like always awesome. Could you please show some of your CO2 and O2 tables? I am training with freediving application and there is an automatic table generation, but I don't know is it good :) Do I need in all my tryes feel a little discomfortable competitive feeling close to the end? If i do not feel this feeling that means I do not progress?

[@AdamFreediver]

Very soon I'll start my own training and I'll make some videos about it but basically your breath holds should be challenging but not hard. It sounds like you need to go a little easier

[@ahmednaish869]

Can you please make a video about BTV method. Awesome video as always 👍

[@hosamgnaba3205]

I asked for that too ....but he nvr bothered hahaha

[@sanctious]

I've always been able to go hands free. I've been told opposing things about it. Some say you must be born able to do it and others that anyone can learn to do it. I'm able to tense a muscle that feels like it's pulling on the eustachian tube. You will also see the area under my chin puff slightly like a frog. If you're not sure you can do it try this. Hum a note some seconds. Then try to open your tubes and keep them open. If you do it right the sound of the hum should be much louder and fill your head as the sound can travel to your inner ear more directly from inside your head. If you can do that then congrats, you can already VTO!

[@tc4ester]

Any tips for being able to hold them open. I can get a good "crack" to them but they dont seem to stay open. I'd like to get better because I cant really get them to stay open at all, and also cant really get them to crack underwater. I think i'm kind of using this in combination with a frenzel underwater.

[@sanctious]

If you can get a crack then you might be able to train it. Try doing the same thing but slower. You might be doing it quite fast like 1/8 of a second. Try slowing it down and stretching the maneuver out for an entire second. The goal will be to familiarize your self with the necessary muscle more and increase deliberate control

[@AdamFreediver]

I promise the BTV/VTO video is coming :)

[@shielabolambao4176]

Ive watch a documentary. It was held in Phillippines way back 2013. A filipino dive up to 260ft deep withouth fins and wetsuit or any other gear, he just used mask and he's not even a proffesional freediver, Even professional freediver here in ph never thought that. He did not even finished Primary School. He compete just to earn small amount of money to sustain his family needs. I hope he will be known and compete into international freediving competition.

[@AdamFreediver]

I hope so too but I've never heard of this person???

[@shielabolambao4176]

Yes He is not well known . I will send you a screenshot about the documentary but it is a filipino language. I hope there will be an english translation . I'll send it on facebook. Btw I Idolize you salute to you sir.

[@exhaleandbreathee]

thoughts on over weight in shallow water ?

[@muhammadfadliansyah2512]

Make more tips video adam🖒🖒

[@AdamFreediver]

I will for sure :)

[@MarkAmbalong]

Adam

[@joaquimchung]

Hey Adam, first of all thanks for your videos, they are very helpful. Just one question, I had my first nose bleed last week after few dives (spearfishing) and I watched your video on the topic but I can't tell if I am fully healed, any tips to know how much rest I need? How do I assess the recovery time needed? By the way sorry for my English. Thanks mate

[@AdamFreediver]

thanks so much :) this can be tricky. sometimes after a few days it's all healed and then sometimes it can take weeks. It just depends on how bad the initial blood vessel burst was

[@slic1365]

@@AdamFreediver I experienced nose bleed too and it did healed for almost 3 weeks without taking any meds..

[@themsaid]

Thanks for the useful video, I always wondered how much breath holding training do I need, I'll try to stick to 2 times static per week and 1 day diving :) Also I was a bit disappointed that I'm stuck at 20 meters for too long, now that you say that progress slow down the deeper you go I feel good again, maybe all I need is time :)

[@AdamFreediver]

You definitely just need time :) the amount that you're training is perfect :)

[@tarekmostafa907]

🌿🌿

[@xSOLOArts]

Does anyone know this depth that you start to free fall?

[@alexfinn7989]

I love diving when i am fresh/strong, feel totally relaxed, in the moment, and unphased by contractions. What i hate is that to train feeling like this, I can’t dive as often (max two sessions per week with only a couple dives).

[@ds1324]

Aloha! I have been spear fishing for majority of my life and am ready to take myself to the next level. Do you offer meal and training programs?

[@AdamFreediver]

Hey buddy :) I will offer training programs very soon. In a month or so i'll be launching a patreon for exactly that :) I'll be speaking about it soon in my videos

[@ds1324]

ok let me know, im dropping all my muscle mass right now to get ready to get back in the water. i feel i am at a pretty decent level of freediving because of spearfishing. i can comfortable hunt from 60-100ft. I just want to be able to hunt past 100ft and be able to have a 3min+ bottom at depth. lmk when you launch those programs. Aloha

[@jakethedog2934]

Hey i got a question, would it be safe to freedive in a river deep with a current and boats around? Like the columbia river.

[@AdamFreediver]

haha Vinnie that would be incredibly dangerous

[@jakethedog2934]

Oh okay i'll probably not try to freedive there next summer. It's also pretty murky there.

[@magnumopus00b]

Hello adam! At what deep the body beggins desent by it self?

[@AdamFreediver]

it's always different depending on the diver but usually around 10 - 15 metres

[@user-gg4zt8kd4w]

During your dives, I never see you reach up to equalize, but in your video on that subject, you said that you still need to plug your nose to do it. Is there another way? Or am I just not observant?

[@cleistocactus]

Emily T I feel the same. I rarely see these pros equalize. Something tells me when you get to their level they have like a turtle that comes up and pinches their nose for them. It's just a really tiny turtle and it also helps you equalize. Poseidon likes these men and women. He helps I bet

[@vincentniemetz5668]

Emily T I'm pretty sure Adam can do a hands free equalisation (VTO/BTV)

[@infectiousangel]

Adam's wearing a nose clip in the videos, so he could be doing Frenzel against that

[@TheDrMoShow]

Emily and Isaac, the nose clip does exactly what you can do with your fingers to pinch the nose, that way you can do Frenzel without bringing your arm up, spending less energy.

[@user-gg4zt8kd4w]

Thanks guys! I should probably get a nose clip then...

[@FPSOlaf]

Hey i have a question... When you do your breath up are you still counting the time like you said in your video about it or are you doing it by feeling?

[@cleistocactus]

ClassicalGaming (FPSOlaf) I feel like feeling

[@AdamFreediver]

I do it by feeling :)

[@BillAngelos]

Heych? Whatever happened to H?

[@MagnetFighter]

how long can you hold your breath?

[@AdamFreediver]

six and a half minutes

[@mrrius6553]

how bout dcs in freediving?

[@AdamFreediver]

You can get it for sure. It's why we need a good surface interval between dives.

[@hosamgnaba3205]

Thank u adam ... Very important information ... But i'm not doing anymore tables ... I guss it.s waist of time

[@AdamFreediver]

hahahah Sam you're permanently excused from doing tables :P

[@hosamgnaba3205]

Adam Freediver yeaaaaaaaaa lol 😂😂😂😂😂👌

[@gregorgutnii3074]

So i dived max 15m and i could go deeper but the problem is that i get scared if i dont see bottom of the ocean ...can you help me ?

[@imanazharr2884]

EwokGamer same here

[@stefanstuber5420]

i usually dive in a river which at it's deepest point is about 18 meters deep. it's not even possible to see the ground there if you are like 2 meters above the ground😂

[@AdamFreediver]

The best thing to do in this case is to dive along a line that had an end. If you put the end of the line to just a few metres deeper than your PB then you will feel more comfortable reaching it in the open ocean :)

[@talisayanmps3619]

Can i go for a free dive course even if im fat or obesse?

[@AdamFreediver]

absolutely you can :)

[@broomstick5224]

Hello, about what depth do you start freefalling at?

[@sanctious]

The one orange Cookie I'm neutral at 10m and start falling from 20m to 30m or 40m.

[@AdamFreediver]

yes about 15 - 20 :)

[@broomstick5224]

Ok thank you for the reply!

[@CN-re5ut]

@@AdamFreediver hi Adam. Does weight/body fat have an impact on the depth where free-fall begins? As a woman I struggle to get to a free fall depth and I get to 15mins

[@AmberBourke]

Is that Sellars and me on your wall??? 😂

[@AdamFreediver]

hahaha it is. I'll change up the pictures every few videos. You don't live on my wall though :P just when i'm filming haha

[@AmberBourke]

Adam Freediver awww but we look so good up there! 😜

[@izzojoseph2]

Like all training, gains slow down.

[@landonrodriguez-wright526]

Hi

[@AdamFreediver]

hey

[@hosamgnaba3205]

Some comments r incredibly funny

[@AdamFreediver]

hahah i know. I have fun answering some :)

[@faroff3718]

I would love to master the frenzel. I'm still stuck with valsalva. Sigh

[@AdamFreediver]

ah no! have you watched my video on Frenzel?

[@faroff3718]

I did, im still learning how to do it.. Slowly hahaha

[@TheNico428]

Can i have the intro song name ?

[@AdamFreediver]

I actually have no idea haha. My wife edits the videos. you can ask her on Instagram @eri.roe

[@TheNico428]

Thank you !

[@maximeroux8143]

"Unrealistic goals It took me 1 year to go from 19 meters to 100 meters" Man I just began last week and went 20 meters, I said to my wife I wanted to go 40 within a year and when you announced unrealistic goals I was scared I was too optimistic 😂 But we'll I'm not you and I will stick to the 40m until I reach it ;)

[@samigunther5124]

I thought he said from 90 to 100m... 😜

[@pierreraphaelporzio4158]

H

[@BillAngelos]

Heych? Whatever happened to H?

[@AdamFreediver]

Not sure what you mean Bill???

[@toniedizon3831]

that’s how they pronounce H in australia Bill