How to Hold your Breath Longer: Static Breath Hold

[@olivieraubin3713]

1. 0m 50s 2. 1m 10s 3. 1m 45s (with kids screaming and running in circles around me...) PB is around 2m 15s, with very little training.

[@jeffreyt76]

Olivier Aubin lol I know that environment

[@AdamFreediver]

hahahaha nice! that's solid

[@samsomeone7333]

Alot better than my time 1st was 30 second 2nd was 40 and 3rd was 48 seconds :/

[@jennyb6625]

I know the feeling LOL. Hopefully it helps with learning to stay calm.

[@REDEVIL666]

you should make an app, with tables, tips, and stuff like that

[@Blaver]

REDEVIL loads already exist

[@user-gg4zt8kd4w]

DankTard What is it called?

[@AdamFreediver]

this comment got too many thumbs up for my liking haha making an App sounds like a nightmare hahah

[@xannah1531]

We need an app indeed hahaha

[@RaKozubal]

Dont worry its not that hard, or you could just ask a follower to do it for you (pretty sure people would be ok with that). You just share the content with the developper and he does the app. Then he can give it to you to send to the store.

[@yuukiflow]

I just tried this, i'm a new freediving wannabe, I did 33 secs on the first, then 1 minute 30 secs on the 2 last ones. I don't feel any muscles contractions but i feel really uncomfortable after 1:30. Feels like my lungs are getting toxic, like an itching inside.

[@juliuscapulong]

Hi., i used to spearfishing before and i can only hold my breath for only 20-40s under water, but when i'd try the technique that you said., In 1st try 1:43s 2nd try 1:45s 3rd try 1:50s only. I will also try this to catch more fish here in the Philippines., Thanks and keep sharing more videos ✌

[@is2275]

Bro saan dito pwede spearfishing?

[@juliuscapulong]

@@is2275 zambales po

[@jontakaki503]

actually the reason you can hold your breath longer after a few consecutive breath holds is because of the respiratory quotient going up from an average of 0.7 to a maximum of 1. RQ = Vol CO2 released/Vol O2 absorbed. The body which burns fat and protein shifts to glucose for pure efficiency, as shown in this formula: C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2+ 6 H2O. In other words, RQ= 6 CO2/ 6 O2=1 when the body burns glucose. Pure carbohydrate transforms into glucose so bananas can be a good thing to eat before doing breath holds.

[@XavierChronic]

Did this last year and was terrible but.. after a year I can post some decent times. 1st time was 1:38. 2nd time was 2:05. 3rd I stopped at first contraction by mistake at 1:07, but 4th time I got to 2:02. Also, after 10 years of smoking cigarettes last year I quit to dive, because my breathe hold underwater was 0:45 30ft max, if I was lucky.. now its more 1:40 times and so far 60ft max dive (: PB: 2:38

[@bonnielam7888]

1:05 0.59 1:28 My panic mode is strong, I stopped as soon I feel stressed. Or am I supposed to try calm myself down?

[@asianboy8969]

I’m here sitting in my massage chair watching this video and I keep hearing Adam say, “relaxation”. Well Adam, I can’t agree with you more.

[@laynestark2884]

2:01 3:01 3:04 I have passed 5 minutes 6 seconds doing the Wim Hof method. Is there any reason the Hof method would be dangerous for free diving?

[@semiformal7428]

Yes it is dangerous. You are depleting the levels of CO2 in your body by hyperventilating. This can cause a shallow water blackout because you won’t feel the urge to breathe (contractions) before going unconscious. This greatly increases the risk of drowning.

[@monstersaint]

Yup. Shallow water blackout danger is high.

[@jtstrucking6380]

1.- 1:25 2. - 1:56 3. - 2:15 First time trying, i was nervous and almost claustrophobic on my first try then i calmed down and relaxed, i cant believe what a difference it made. thanks so much.

[@nelsonarro3266]

54s 1.30 2.01 I feel so good, first time in my life I archived this

[@MrOinz]

1. 1:30 2. 2:00 3. 2:39 On my way... And thank you for your way of encouraging me 💦

[@AdamFreediver]

that's awesome! Solid holds!!! :)

[@Juan-zy9uo]

Hi everybodyyyy, for those who already know good the sport of free diving; I have a quetion. I live in Puerto Rico the water its almost always 80 degrees and I am 13 year old going to 14 in the 13 of september. I already reached 40 feet deep and I can hold mi breath for 1 minute and 40 seconds; isi't good for my age?. Can I keep going deeper and holding my breath longer?

[@dylanhemer]

Find a coach and some people to dive with. Better to learn the right way of doing things early. I think those are pretty impressive for your age

[@AdamFreediver]

Definitely impressive for your age but you really shouldn't go any deeper for now and definitely find someone experienced to train with.....at 14 your heart and lungs aren't fully developed so it's best not to stress them by going too deep ;)

[@Juan-zy9uo]

Adam Freediver thanksss allottttttttttt and i already found one well my uncle is a professional scuba diver and he know all that stuff so he teach me

[@nrska3305]

im a beginner and before i felt like i was only going to be able to do 15 seconds this is my exercise for now breath hold 1) 40 seconds breath hold 2) 50 seconds Breath hold 3) 1 minute I know these sound like baby times but i have had a bad habit of always heavily breathing and not putting pressure on my body

[@nrska3305]

Probs gonna get to 2 minutes in a week or a couple as i have done lots of running and exercises

[@mast0ren]

You shall give a like for adams video to please the freediving gods !!!

[@AdamFreediver]

Rico Bless 😂😂😂😂 the gods must be appeased!

[@nathanael2814]

Pause 3:54 5:35 I am laughing so hard!

[@hehehe512]

It's crazy how much improvement there is after a couple of holds lol. I did three just to see if it really made such a big difference (I've never done any diving or breath training before) and here it is 1. 0.35 2. 1.20 3. 1.40

[@AnchorDownBoat]

Do you think long term free diving can cause brain damage. I’m not talking about crazy breathe hold time, but could moderate breathe hold have any long term consequences?

[@alekseibarulin3511]

3:01 after 2 weeks of static tables, 3 times a week, stated from 1:57. Now I dont even feel any need to breath until 2:30

[@stonemuncher9494]

Hi I'm 13, I will edit this comment with my table when I finish the exercise later: 1. 56s 2. 1.15 3. 1.49 My pb is 2.05 EDIT: I found it hard to relax whilst doing this so I might update with more accurate times tonight after some relaxing

[@user-vv6up8uo9f]

You're great, man. Watching this as a fellow instructor. You've got tons of traits I need to practice in my teachings more. The freedive community thanks you for your time and energy! We'll pass it on.

[@AdamFreediver]

Thanks so much Kaleb! I really appreciate that man :)

[@somatrix]

app "Apnea training" can be connect to oximeter :) and you can measure SpO and Pulse

[@AdamFreediver]

Иван Гълъбов oh nice! I've seen friends use that actually

[@robball5080]

breath hold 1) 1 min 12 secs breath hold 2) 1 min 23 secs breath hold 3) 1 min 56 secs Hi adam, your videos & tutorials are really encouraging me to practice a lot. I find it hard as an asthmatic to hold my breath some days, but with your tips ive improved a lot. It turns out i can hold my breath longer than all my friends (who aren't asthmatics) which i find really funny. Keep the great videos coming :)

[@AdamFreediver]

that's so awesome Rob! good on you :) thanks so much for the feed back too! :)

[@robball5080]

Thank you, I keep looking at my times & thinking they're rubbish. i guess i just need to keep reminding my self it takes loads of time to increase times. and that's okay :)

[@nikitaw1982]

Exhale breath walks i think have helped me. Exhale 15 steps then 3 big breaths and on the exhale hold and do another 15 steps. Been doing that a few weeks and just did 8 rounds and can hold breath heaps longer.

[@ceerocs]

losing your gear to the ocean is definitely the most effective way to appease the freediving gods. unfortunately, I know this from first hand experience. as do you. :)

[@AdamFreediver]

hahahaha yep! I've pleased the gods way too many times!

[@mrsweetcorn4131]

I am just starting and I get around 30,37,43 around there I am training and need help

[@carasimpson6957]

1) 2:05 (a little past comfortable) 2) 2:20 (first major contraction) 3) 3:02 My pb static is 3:45, but I find it more/less difficult depending on the day/hr... i appreciate being told to not push too hard and let my body adjust and improve in its own time. I have a habit of turning up the intensity too fast and burning out fast esp w/ athletic pursuits. I dont want that for my freediving! Thanks!

[@AdamFreediver]

hahah I used to share your habit then I learnt how to stop myself :) good work though :)

[@mesutaslantas4816]

Breath 1: 1.45 Breath 2: 2.15 Breath 3: 3.00 Thanks for all the videos Adam, you are excellent. I'd appreciate your comment on my following question. I do CO2 table training from time to time. My contractions start around 1,45-2,00 minutes. After the contractions, it become very difficult for me to continue holding my breath. I wonder when does this mammalian dive reflex is kicking in and extend my holding time further. My target is 4.00-5.00 minutes best time. What would you recommend for me. Thanks again...

[@etengcabanog9943]

i can breathe only a second, how to improve sir, thanks

[@AdamFreediver]

just practice. The more your practice the better you get

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Hyperventilating. Lowers blood. CO2. Great. But it doesn’t enrich blood O2.much.

[@rogerwerner6446]

I have been working on my static breath holds. I have experienced spasms before, but now I am getting much more comfortable and am getting a strong urge to breathe but am not getting contractions. Should I limit my max dive depth (presently 35 feet) until I start to get strong spasms in my training? I am presently at 2 minute and 10 second breath hold. I have been freediving for about a month, but life gets in the way so I have not been training as much as I should have. It takes me about 30 to 40 seconds round trip for a depth of 35 feet.

[@JeremyBWallace]

1. 4:04 2. 4:20 3. 5:00 I was very uncomfortable reaching these times the first time around. Now, a number of months later, practicing my tables as well as various other lung exercises most every day, 5:00 comes a little easier. My PB now is 6:09.

[@blackneafreediving4305]

If I did those times I think my brain would just turn into mush

[@JeremyBWallace]

Blacknea Freediving Nah… you can do it! I got those times after watching it explained in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKfUZHmalKdpp5o

[@AdamFreediver]

nice one Jeremy :) that's a solid static :) just make sure you dont do too much breath holding everyday....i usually recommend 2-3 tables per week

[@JeremyBWallace]

Thanks for the advice, Adam - and I love all the effort you put into your videos and responding to your audience! I don't yet have a dive buddy to do wet training and plan on taking a free diving course in the future, when I get the opportunity. So what dry training would you recommend I do in place of the days I'm not doing the tables? I currently also do dry dynamic walks, multiple reps with an Expand-A-Lung breathing exerciser as well as use it to decrease my O2 intake while doing cardio long-boarding and land-paddling.

[@blackneafreediving4305]

Jeremy Wallace well whether this was meant to be responded to by Adam or not I'll have a go haha. I would recommend maybe trying do to some interval training to try and aim to improve your lactic acid systems as in freediving you are working anaerobically. It will also generally help you in using lactate for energy and also replaying your oxygen debt when u get back to the surface and while you are going through your recovery breaths. Hope this helps. If you found that abit of a mouthfull im sorry, A-Level PE has caused that 😭😭

[@raphaelseguin4770]

Hi Adam ! I have two questions about these table : Should i, at any point in my progress, change the breathing period or should it always be the same (descending from 1:30 to 30 sec? And for 02 tables, do you recommend the same system (starting at 50% of max breath hold and holding 10 secs more)? Thank you !

[@storage8797]

Hold 1. 1 minute, 1 second Hold 2. 1 minute, 14 seconds Hold 3. 1 minute, 32 seconds My highest ever being 1 minute, 47 seconds I’m 14 y/o m that probably swims too much for my own good

[@dsclaud]

I started a Freediving course two months ago, age 44. Never ever did any kind of diving before. Hardly some swimming lessons. Anyway, during the first static breath hold attempt of my life I did 4:40. Last week I did my second attempt. A surprising 5:03. Which is strange considering I totally suck at dynamic, haha (I mean, sometimes it's hard to do a simple 25m in swimming pool)! I never felt any contractions, more like a strong tension in my lung/throat area. I thought static was just a mental thing and that all you could do physically was expand your lung capacity. Didn't know about the getting your body used to CO2. I'll try these exercises. Thanks!

[@AdamFreediver]

That's an awesome natural breath hold! Nice work :)

[@qc6050]

Hi Adam and thank your for providing us with some really great and important info so generously through your videos!! It’s awesome!! How frequently is it recommended to practice your breathold with this type of co2 tables? I mean, is safe to do it every day or should I follow a certain frequency per week?

[@AdamFreediver]

Thank you :) You're so welcome :) it's best to train breath holds no more than 3 times per week. I have examples on training schedules etc on my Patreon page :)

[@SergeyTumilovich]

1 1.45 2 2.35 3 4.40 My PB is 5.15, but it works really unstable. Sometimes I just cannot relax psychologically, and switch to 'fighting mode' enduring the breathold instead of 'letting it be'. This is true for DYN as well as for the STA. So far I'm 1.5 years in freediving, and this remains a huge block for me😢😢😢 also, sometimes I feel like I surely can swim 200 dyn & do sta for like 6 minutes, and sometimes I fail my competition dives bc the panic button switches in my brain and I end it at 75m😂

[@rafaelparedes8225]

1) 0:42 2) 0:45 3) 2:01 Maybe I wasn’t so relaxed at firsts breatholds 😅

[@blackbeard9545]

although your intro scares the shit out of me every time i love it, one of my favorite intros on youtube!

[@AdamFreediver]

haha you can thank my wife for scaring you. She made it haha and thank you :)

[@adamtumanowicz3831]

Hey Adam!! My practice was great 😁 1= 1.57 2= 2.19 3= 3.05 Great tips ! Btw, How often should i do tables, what's your suggestion?

[@Holycrabbe]

in another comment Adam said "usually recommend 2-3 tables per week" - hope it helps

[@MasqueArt]

@@Holycrabbe 2 times is OK, 3 times max. your body needs breaks too

[@patrickanderson1993]

I am wanting to get into diving, I am a mountain runner so I have pretty good cardio but my breath hold is not great considering my fitness. What you said about the human body is absolutely true! 1: 2.35 2: 2.51 3: 3.33 That is a PB for me though, so baby steps :)

[@joaomelo61]

Im a little late for it now lol .. but if you can, please enlighten me in this.. i do spearfishing, and once an instructor was telling me about hyperventilation (which i knew already and never did) and not to do it. To always rest double the amount of time i spent at the bottom.. that if i do consecutive dives with very short breaks between, that the brain "cant tell" the amounts of oxygen and CO2 in the body and it doesnt give that urge to breathe. The contractions dont happen, and that if your apnea is of 5 minutes, you will look at the clock and see 7.30 and feel completely fine without the urge to breathe.. this leads to blackouts underwater.. that you kinda described as the mammal reflex which i experience every time im in the water .. my question is, can the mammalian dive reflex also make you feel comfortable until the point of blackout? or it will only make the contractions kick in later? I also heard other divers that prefer the contractions to kick in sooner.. gives them a more reliable dive and longer bottom time waiting for fish than if the contractions come later... whats your opinion on that??

[@joaomelo61]

Got a bit of an answers (or confirmation of what the instructor said) to that from your video Freediving Breathe Up and How to Breathe for Freediving right after writing the comment =)

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

1. 1.00 2. 2.00 3. 3.01 Truly getting relaxed is a tough challenge. I felt like I was never quite there. Something to work on!

[@SwimmingPoolAZ-SPS]

Did a 4:30 after doing the tables!

[@AdamFreediver]

Ah so happy to hear!! Well done!

[@JeffsWonderland]

Your videos are very informative and you speak very clearly. After discovering your videos I went from 3 minutes 45 seconds to 5 minutes holding my breath in a matter of a couple days. I'm on my way to the airport right now I'm flying to Cabo to go spearfishing. I subscribe to your webpage I would also like to donate more to your cause thank you for everything you're doing

[@dioseb]

Isn't that dangerous to go until contractions alone, i mean without someone close to you ? My freediving instructor said to me that it is (at least in water)

[@alexandresilva7855]

The contractions are just your brain saying you need to breathe, not saying you are about to faint. But still, as mentioned on the video, don't practice in the water alone.Out of the water, as mentioned on the video, if you faint, you'll just wake up shortly after.

[@AdamFreediver]

absolutely :) Thanks Alexandre! never practice any breath holding in water alone but dry static is fine

[@oogway9895]

1. 1m 40s 2. 2m 2s 3. 2m 15s this is the first time ive tried this, im 14 btw

[@bbcocas]

question here, I'm a scuba diver and my best free diving opportunities are during surface intervals between dives...I know the theory on scuba resting times. but will some minutes of free diving interfere with my resting times if I'm not wearing a tank, what's the effect of nitrogen on my body?

[@AdamFreediver]

What you're describing will almost certainly lead to DCS. If you have nitrogen in your body from a scuba dive the rapid compression and decompression from freedives has huge effects. You can freedive before scuba diving but once you scuba dived then no more freediving for the day :)

[@bbcocas]

+Adam Freediver thanks a lot, you saved my ass here haha

[@AdamFreediver]

hahaha all good! :)

[@vukce7109]

Adam mate, I'm so confused.. There's so many videos from you related to breath holds, that I don't know based on which video to train. I loved 4 min static table; I also trained with this video. However, I'm still confused on the warm ups and which table to use after specific warm up. So far I've trained CO2 and this is very easy (comfortable?) for me, I have no problem training it. I would love to have a training session video from you, where you go straight on the point with warm up times then what table to use, when training either CO2 or O2. I like to train 2 times a week, but I still don't understand how to practice O2, so that kind of video would really help. Thanks infront, you're a very cool guy. Greeting from Montenegro/Finland

[@AdamFreediver]

Hey buddy :) the issue with this topic is that training your body for breath holding is not simple and you can't just train C02 or train 02 in such a simple way. Each table to good for different things. Sometimes warm ups are good. Sometimes they aren't good. The best all round table that exists is the 4 minute table that I describe. The tables in this video are just different examples of training that you can do

[@TomsHeliStuff]

Hey Adam, Thanks for the videos. Love your enthusiasm and inspiration. I'm 61 years old, and have loved being underwater since I was a little kid. Before today, my previous longest breath hold was 3:00 minutes in a pool when I was about 20 years old. Here are my times for today 1) 2:45 2) 3:45 3) 3:30 4) 4:30 I was very excited about this new personal record. Thanks again for the videos. GREAT STUFF!!!

[@RalfArms]

Hello Tom, do you mind one question? Do you do any kind of supporting cardio training like running for example? Greetings from Germany...

[@aquapolaris719]

Hey fellow freedivers of the world, question for ya. I have trouble equalizing on occasion and often have to push air into my drums and swallow in order to get a pop on the way down. Sometimes only in one ear thus compromising my dive. Anyone else have their own magic way to do it because that’s all I got so far and I can’t get past about 30-40 feet before I am unable to equalize. Also Adam you have taught me a lot about breathing in the 45 minutes I’ve spent on your channel. I didn’t think I could get past 1:30 but after listening to you I held for 2:45 on my first hold and I’m blown away.

[@banderson2502]

I’m brand new to free diving… but I’ve learned to hold nose and pop BEFORE it hurts. Popping 4 times just to get to 20fow. Also equalizing my mask with very small breathe out threw my nose 2-3x. I could be way off but this helps me…

[@SeanBryantHayes]

I literally stumbled on this shit at 2am while drunk... but drunk-me has a rule: yes, I can do that thing. 1st ever fucking breath hold: 2min flat 2nd ever fucking breath hold: 2.5min/150sec flat I'm far too fucking competitive & overweight (325lbs) to push my dumb ass further tonight, but ffs why am I like this.

[@periruke]

Hy Adam, great video as usual. It's refreshing to see you distance yourself from yoga, because a lot of people today try to force yoga as vital part of freediving. What's your thoughts on lung and diaphragm stretching exercises? Greetings from Croatia.

[@AdamFreediver]

the funny thing is that comp top level divers that i know dont do any yoga at all. I personally dont believe you need to do a lot of lung stretching exercises as well.....the body can do amazing things without crazy stretching...for example...Alexey Molchanov does not stretch at all...ever...

[@BAlessio91]

1: 2.02 2: 2.10 3: 3.20 ….. how 🤷 i quitted smoking on march 13th afte 15 years bc of freediving! Thats an incredible confidence boost! Now its time to translate those time in water! Edit: thats a PB for me!

[@miv_cleric]

0m54s 1m44s 2m13s First try. i just want to freedive SO BADLY

[@seyedmortezakamali2597]

I like free diving but unfortunately it's not free It's expensive in my country

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Learn how to buddy-breathe scuba diving. , and how to do. Mouth-to-,mouth resuscitation on the surface when skin diving.

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Shallow water blackout occurs At any depth. , when the blood O2. Is anoxia quantum. . Always find a dive buddy partner to skin dive with : or scuba with. . Your partner should be trained how to rescue you.

[@gotragfol]

1. 27s 2. 37s 3.43s Been smoking since i was 13. I'll be very happy the day i break 1 minute!

[@shop7d]

Enjoy your instructions, some nose breathing would also add up to the performance?

[@gormbygore]

1 try : 1m15s 2 try : 1m24s 3 try : 1m29s I clearly sucks at holding my breath ^^ when i took a full breath, i feel like, my lungs are compressing my heart, so i have to free some air. by the way the exercise is a cool way to feel better after a hard session of dev jobs :)

[@andrewcullum8437]

I don't know how you can go through contractions because I had 1 at about 2.mins 40 and it was like a huge vomit response..and I had to breathe..

[@solmcdermott1697]

i was experiencing this feeling i have not felt before, where my entire body felt this strange tinging. it was not uncomfortable in the sense that i was recieving contractions, but I felt like jumping around right after i breathed in (from hodling my breathe). Is this feeling one of the ways my body is signlaling the feeling of co2 build up? Should I practice mroe with the time charts to grow more accustome to it? BTW these feelings where happening before contractions and i couldnt comfortably get to the contraction stage. LMK!

[@_Andrew._]

_"this is where a free diver stores their power. There's a reason why seals and whales are covered in blubber"_ Well then, that means that I am going to be a world champion at this sport. All I need to do is learn how to breath correctly. And Dive! ;)

[@MasqueArt]

1. 01:32 2. 02:14 3. 02:44 Have not tried to hold my breath in few years. For this purpose. And there is not much places to free dive in inland. :(

[@souvikbarman5794]

Can you tell if bodybuilding training effects breath hold time? I am an amateur powerlifter. I started breath holding for fun during the lockdown and eventually reached 06:10 but when I restarted weight training my breath hold time decreased. Now I can hold my breath for 04:40.

[@mannyfaces3631]

Wow went to the lake recently couldn't hold my breath under water for more thank 30 seconds.. started doing these tables and im at 1m 30s 😊

[@AdamFreediver]

Awesome work Manny!!!

[@dotdot7911]

1: 1:02 2: 1:30 3: 2:06 EDIT: after 11 months of (sadly) not training 1: 1:50 2: 2:10 3: 2:25

[@AdamFreediver]

Nice breath holds!

[@dotdot7911]

thank you !

[@YourError606]

How are y'all getting like 2-3 minute holds the first time around? 😭 I can barely do it for 30 seconds

[@LucdeKerimel]

1. 0m 57s 2. 1m 27s 3. 2m 20s

[@AdamFreediver]

nice one!!! :)

[@dylanhemer]

1min30s 2min20s - first contraction 4min50s Performed during my freediving course, dry statics. Last one was not comfortable, I pushed hard but was really surprised at the result as my previous PB was 3:30. Proper relaxation and stretching helps.

[@AdamFreediver]

definitely helps but try not to push with breath holds....you'll find that you can do huge breath holds without pushing and it leads to even bigger breath holds in the future.....but in saying that....dude! nice work!

[@markoniqe]

P.S. when i have dry static training i bend my legs in knees.Its better 4 diafragm.sorry for my english.Cheers from Belgrade

[@poundforpound199]

Does lomg distance running help in breath hold???

[@marioschadel3747]

1:57 2:41 3:13 Incredible! I always thought there would be a clear border for me somewhere above 2 minutes. Fascinating how equal the progress in the other commenters is.

[@AdamFreediver]

nice breath holds! Yeah the body can do some pretty incredible things :)

[@lukegizmo5951]

1.2:25 2.2:48 3.3:00 ive only started looking at these videos tonight of adam and any of the freediving scene im all a sudden interested in it and would love to be able to comfortaby dive and i am pretty proud of my times(:

[@user-gg4zt8kd4w]

Freediving in the ocean would be great, but I'm stuck in the freezing Great Lakes! It would be awesome to stay in more than ten minutes without a wetsuit.

[@AdamFreediver]

I hope you're wearing a wetsuit though!! haha :) that sounds very cold

[@ahmadtafish4356]

hi iam a heavy smoker i spend a lot of my free time spearfishing my pb is 22m 2 min , now im taking aida 2 course , at the breathing section my static apnea was 4min 43 sec . i donnt do any kind of sport just love freediving . how much can i improve if started training and stoped smoking . thanks

[@ExpatMoe]

If you train your mind and body to suppress and ignore the early and later warnings of need of oxygen, how will you know you're not passing the true limit , when you'll be unable to make it safely back to the surface?

[@AdamFreediver]

The true limit is very far away and this is why everyone should take a freediving course so that they can work personally with an instructor.....but really you must endure a lot of discomfort to black out

[@redfalconvfx7050]

10 to 12 yeas ago I did hold my Breath 3 minute 45 seconds but now 1:45 is average but sometime 2 minuets

[@badjokertv4703]

1 1:4 2 1:12 3 1:19 It's really helps thanks adam

[@НазарЯкименко-и5и]

CO2 tables, why a minimal breath time should be 30 sec? Isn’t it a lot?

[@jizkmofiyzk5196]

1. 0m 49s 2. 0m 50s 3. 0m 59s Total beginner!

[@emanueldib]

2:34 3:01 3:57 P.B is 4:35 static I'm an 18 year old spearo love u vids

[@AdamFreediver]

Thanks! those are awesome holds! good work!

[@WildlyIntrepid]

Thanks for the great tips and entertainment. You are fun to watch. I have really slacked off on my breath holding and had to dive to retrieve our laptop which I hope the gods liked. But the panic of losing all our footage and diving under docks made it really hard to stay calm and search. While the laptop is in a rice bath I figure now would be a good time to improve my breath hold and focus underwater.

[@AdamFreediver]

ah no! It's heart breaking. Hopefully the rice sorts it out :)

[@WildlyIntrepid]

@@AdamFreediver It actually did save the laptop and all our video footage is saved.

[@tylerbishop641]

Okay sorry if my times are low but I've been a smoker for 8 years and just recently quit, trying to get into diving so here are my times. also Im 25, 6'2 190 lbs 1: 1.45.41 2: 2.30.96 3: 3.13.45

[@AdamFreediver]

Wow! your times are not low at all! those are solid breath holds. You should be proud

[@izzy8609]

1:52 49 seconds 1:01 I have no idea why the first was the best one but it was almost 2 minutes :)

[@jaydenfoura4869]

I just got a 2:05 which completely surprised me!!

[@Hortiklutura_Green]

I'm a total beginner, but I think I've been lucky and with good training I hope to get better results even from the odds with the AIDI competitions 1. 03:25 2. 03:55 3. 04:15

[@AdamFreediver]

Awesome work Josip!!!

[@carmenlong6339]

My longest is 3 minutes. But that was after a few tries. My lowest is a minute and a half

[@bl-ade]

Interesting way of fishing for comments^^

[@williamcook1796]

1st - 1:00 2nd - 1:28 3rd - 2:00

[@beckymakin3130]

1.40 2.40 3.40 Cheers for your vids my breath hold getting better

[@shori1256]

Breath for 2mins held for 60secs Breath for 2mins held for 90s Breath for 2mins held for 2mins

[@shori1256]

Used an app

[@Eg9yBoy]

how the hell do u stretch your tummy out so much at 3:53?

[@mcguire9941]

Red man his "zwerchfell" muscle is just really strong

[@AdamFreediver]

just training :) lot of diaphragmatic breathing

[@ElizabethSwims]

This comes with repeated training.

[@jackmartin2590]

If I'm doing static holds like this I can seem to get around the 3 min and occasionally up to 4 min after a couple cycles. But as soon as I'm in the water and trying to dive. it drops down to around 1 min. Any thoughts why this such a huge difference?

[@AdamFreediver]

Your body adapts to what you train it to do. so if you're not diving enough then you wont be as comfortable at depth than you will be on the surface :) but a 1 minute dive time is pretty good ;)

[@jesslaurel]

1. 1:11 2. 1:53 3. 1:36 I’ve tried a static breath hold in the past and only managed 30 seconds but after watching your breathe up and final breath videos this was the result! Only problem is that I keep stopping my hold before I feel any contractions. I can’t seem to hold it long enough and on the last one I felt nauseous. But I’m super excited to keep practicing 😊

[@bainesca]

How did you go?

[@mysterieusemoi5479]

I can hold my breath only 39sec max fully relaxed ,maybe freediving is not for me (T_T)

[@jacobretto3875]

I’ve had friends who started there too. Honestly, it just takes training and patience. Don’t give up! :)

[@81banga]

I'm starting to think relaxation is important :)

[@eufoniamia]

Hello yedi master! You mentioned on the commentary for wch that you got an inflammation when you started with breath holds, I think I got it after a few weeks of training (only every third day) but I don't feel like I have stressed it out so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. 1. 1:30 2. 1.45 3. 1:54 is my "best" but now I can't relax because of pain and so on so I guess I need to pause. Thank you so much for all the amazing videos, you are great!

[@AdamFreediver]

you're so welcome :) it's hard for me to give you advice because i'm not there with you but if you ever experience any pain or muscular discomfort just stop and rest :)

[@gibsonmcdonald553]

1. 1:00 2. 1:17 3. 2:02 Pretty decent I think

[@ic_cruz29]

43 sec 1min 4sec 1min 42 sec Imma rookie I suck lol

[@jrtkpnz]

Hi Adam I am enjoying the tutorials as I am really new to free diving. Just attempted the breath hold in bed before sleep (so relaxed as): 1. 1m 15s 2. 1m 25s 3. 1m 55s Thanks for the videos.