Dry Static - How to hold your breath longer

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• Freediving Breathe Up ...
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OK, so this is a tip on how to get a longer dry static. A dry static is holding your breath on dry land as apposed to the water.
Myself and a friend (who has never freedived before) both used this method to hold our breaths over 4 minutes.
1. Get a relaxing song you like that is similar in length to your target breath hold time.
2. Do a breathup for atleast 2 mins. If you dont know how to do the breath up, watch this video: • Freediving Breathe Up ...
3. Exhale all air, Finial deep breath to 95%-99% of your lung capacity
4. HOLD
5. 0- 2 minute period, visualize yourself diving down, and focus on the music.
6. Relax through your first contractions, dropping your chin when they occur.
7. 2-3 minute period, Yours feeling more uncomfortable now, so don't think about your breath hold, focus on the music and imagine yourself diving perfectly.
8. 3-4 minute period, focus on the end of the song, imagine you are returning to the surface from your dive. Wait till the song ends before breathing.
9. Recovery breathing
10. Repeat this process at least 3 times, focus on your 3rd attempt to be your MAX
Songs I often use: Blank and Jones - Chilled Cream, Orbital - Halcyon
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[@i2on1n2]

please ignore comments from people that have no sense of respect for anything.. your videos have help our small group of freediving and we are already reaching almost 18 meters and holding 2+ min... Thanks so much for your help and keep them coming :)

[@Niko-ug9fz]

1:30 for the first time, 2:10 for the second and 3:00 for the 3rd. thank you so much,

[@juhoakola5118]

I did ~2:30 at start, but in few weeks went up to 4:30 in dry static by following your tips in your videos. This was 2 years ago. Now I do regularly more than 5 minutes in water. :)

[@moroccan5566]

show us plz your breathing technic

[@juhoakola5118]

Nothing special about that. I take 2-3 deep breaths with slow exhalations before the breath hold. Key to 5 minutes is purely in CO2 tolerance and relaxation, which you can train.

[@penkatadrums]

Arent you afraid of blacking out under water for the 5 minute hold? I.ve been hearing more and more of this lately 😩 :(

[@lucaspeters1463]

if you dont hyperventilate its no problem.

[@stefpix]

can you elaborate? how do you know the threshold of blacking out?

[@teamEH]

Never held my breath longer then a minute and 30 seconds. after 4 tries later I got 4 minutes and 13 seconds! never in my life did i think id hold my breath that long

[@295]

Holy shit thats one hell of an improvement

[@frankcortez7616]

it takes practice everyone, you can't expect to be all great the first time, go through the techniques a couple of times and you will see some improvement, this guy is giving some good advice.

[@Lrnd]

Third attempt using this technique in dry: 3:31. I have been training freediving about 3 months in a pool. Before today, the best result in wet static in a pool was 3:15. Today's result really surprising me... Thank you.

[@Lrnd]

+Lar4en UPD: 4:30.

[@darkrainro]

Hey man, Gabriel from Romania here.I've watched your videos (very nice and a big thank you for it). So i'm a former smoker (heavy smoker i could say)quit smoking 2 months ago, started took a class in freediving,woke up at 6:45 in the morning to do training,followed you advice and also some other techniques to boost my breath hold time,and now the results:i'm very comfortable with breath holds between 3:00 and 3:30 with a personal best of 3:50 and next day 4:01 still working on my DYN@ the pool.

[@DALEGPEKEL]

Thanks mate - Great videos!! I'm just getting into freediving and signed up for an intro class that I'll be taking on an upcoming trip to Bonaire. After watching your video my first try got me 1:35 (sitting in a chair) - After the fourth attempt (with breathups) I got 3:15! You have a new subscriber!! Cheers and kindest regards from the USA!

[@DerpingTurtle]

I love your videos. I'm super new to free diving. You helped me go from 45 seconds to 2:45 in one sitting. Thank you so much.

[@drewharper2067]

Drew Harper 1 second ago So I went from a dry static of 1:45 to 3:40 within two days using your techniques. Ive realized that my largest obstacle is dealing with contractions and learning to stay calm through them and know that I can still hold my breath well past when the contractions become more rapid. Thanks for all the advise! My song is If It Means A Lot To You by A Day To Remember.

[@tinaburman6119]

1rst 32 2nd1.07. 3rd 1.53 It was my first tries. I'm pretty happy with it !

[@EvanTheHamburgler]

Super helpful. Before these videos I was fighting tooth and nail to get to barely get 2 minutes. Now, after these tips for breathing up, relaxing beforehand, and listening to some calm music I broke it easily on my warm up. Thank you!

[@kotopoulo0]

i cant believe how much this video helped me... from 1.30 i went to 2 minutes easily.. only by practising it 15 minutes the last 10 days.... unbelievable results... thank you so much for this good work.. halcyon is indeed very relaxing during apnea !

[@Martinitza]

wow! you are amazing! my previous best was 2:10 and by breathing up, warming up my breath holding and listening to relaxing music i managed to hold my breath for 3:31!! Thank you so much!

[@desireeduong]

Thank you for the video! My husband and his brother have been scuba diving and I'm intimidated by all the equipment, this (free diving) feels much more natural. I take suggestion VERY well. You have provided a suggestion so I will be able to put in action whatever you say, so I appreciate how you've not put limits (only suggested minimums) on how long one should start with and aim for. You are gifted. I see You.

[@giovanniboydbonanno]

im 16, and ive been practicing holding my breathe. ive only been able to get to about 1:10 sec. but with your guidance i was able to reach 1:54 secs. thank you for this video its helping me learn a lot.

[@zmari22]

This method is incredible! I tried to hold my breath many times I could reach about 2 minutes. But doing this according your suggestion I've reached 3 minutes at first attempt! Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm double happy as I've got asthma, so 3 minutes is a really good score for me.

[@desireeduong]

I saw a caption for this song that stated it was scientifically designed to induce sleep like sensations, which would automatically slow your breathing and enhance calmness, excellent choice! I use it to "anchor", which is what he is suggesting in this video, brilliant!

[@freediverhd]

congratulations David. An increasing number of people are doing longer dry statics these days - I think its because people are practicing dry statics much more - so im not suprised. I will say this, my very first wet static on the very first day learned freediving was 4:20, no previous practice or training. I have still not beaten that on dry land.

[@camb1662]

Thank you! I was able to add a whole 25 seconds to my breath time! THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@pablosnook]

Thanks for all the advise, Keep up with the good work

[@JeremyBWallace]

4:05 first try, 2nd - 4:20 and 3rd - 5:00! Thanks for these very helpful tips! I've never held my breath that long.

[@ericbieniewski2319]

This technique works pretty awesome! Thanks

[@vinchino]

i really like your video, very helpful....i'm a surfer that doesn't know how to swim and know how to hold my breath longer. I"ve almost drowned last time. After watching your videos since 2 months ago, I've improved from 40 seconds to 1.50 seconds. 40 seconds has become super easy now Thanks, because your video might have indirectly saved my life for the coming future

[@freediverhd]

nice man. Don't miss the other 2 vids in the series. I'm gonna have a listen to that tune you mentioned now.

[@frankiewest6340]

THANK YOU SOO much I'm 13 and before this technique i could only hold my breath for about 30 seconds and noooooow..... i held my breath for THREE MINUTES!!!!!!!!! THAAAANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!!!! ^.^

[@Picktarts]

Awesome! I have asthma and have always struggled holding my breath. These tips did wonders for me! Thanks!

[@James-nr9gm]

I came across your channel watching some videos of a spot I'm hitting this weekend, and I must say, thanks for posting! I just got my PADI Open Water, and haven't had the time/energy/money to pull scuba gear and find a buddy every weekend. I have been out snorkeling a few times in the last few weeks. With your videos tonight alone, I've hit 3:00 holding my breath on statics! I'll definitely take a class before I push myself to the limit, but I'll for sure play in the ocean a bit this weekend!

[@JoshHecken1]

Did everything you told me and smashed my personal best by 39 Seconds now at 2:39.8. Your videos are really helpful for beginners! keep it up!

[@Greg-qd1oh]

Awesome. Thank you! First time in my life that I held breath for over 3 minutes.

[@mohammedkhalid3484]

Thank you for the video. It was so helpful. I have tried hold my breath using the techniques you have explained in your video and i was able to hold my breath for 03.09 minutes! Thank you again

[@ericflores114]

this video should help everybody if you do it right! this is amazing definately helped me. I've only tried it for about ten minutes and i could now hold my breath for 1 minute and 44 seconds!

[@DessaGames]

Thanks so much! At first I managed only 1 minute with out a breath up(because I'd didn't know what it was) then I tried this method and just touched 2! Thank you so much

[@rokorokero]

Really helpfull. Years after setting my record @ ~3' on my own and then have stopped training and lost all my capacity, I've been able to reach 2' 44" and 3' 16" on my 1st and 2nd consecutive attempts. Try to fill your lungs as much as you can then take short breaths till 100% and hold for 5" repeat 4-5 times, then hiperventilate for 30-60" and then breath up for 1-2'. Relax, listen to the music (I use caribbean blue-Enya) and imagine you're diving. Worked great for me

[@lewiskarl4011]

This is exactly what i've been looking for, cant wait to try this later on thank you so much :)

[@freediverhd]

Don't worry about others man. Just focus on yourself - i have found that very useful in freediving. if you are concerned about others - one of 2 things might happen - you get frustrated that others are better than you, and give upi. Or you beat the others and you get a big head. ((both have happened to me)). Your personal best is your target - its your body - its unique to you - focus on yourself. Good luck man - I know you will do well!

[@richie777711]

hi freediver hd been using your vids and one other youtuber and made it to 4.10 last night. keeping your head/chin down for contractions was a great tip it does help a lot. been doing this for about 1 or 2 weeks and started of at 1.30 lol this is all down to your help and instructions keep the vids coming :)

[@ArtOfMichelleP]

Wow, I've been wanting to learn freediving for a while but wasn't sure how to best do it since there are no classes where I am. But I just tried the dry static 3 times in front of the computer after watching your vid and went from 1:18 on my first to 2:57 on my third try! Holy crap! I'm going to continue to practice each day!

[@limerickman4ever]

Been spearfishing for a few hrs and couldn't get past 2'10 doin dry static... First time trying your technique and just did 3'05 on 2nd attempt... Delighted with myself...thanks for this

[@nickragbig5622]

From 1.45 1st try, up to 3 minutes in one day! thx alot mate, you've been really helpful.

[@giuliovattai770]

i tried to hold my breath once with out any technique and i just get to 0:45 after i watched all your breathing videos i managed to get it up to 2:15 and now i tried it 3 times in a row i managed to get my last breath hold up to 3:15 thank you very much !

[@delanask]

Started out with 1:30 before watching any advice, my goal was to reach 4:30 within 3 months (for the big wave season here in California.) After just a month I've made it to 4:10 using advice from these videos and some others, along with lots of cardio. Very helpful!

[@PhoenixPhire22]

Well... for someone who could barely hold their breath under water for 20 seconds... Maybe less kicking and swimming around... I sure have noticed a huge improvement after these videos. Was able to stay under water in the pool for about a minute... my body doesn't feel like it needs to breath air or panic like it used to. Feel way more relaxed underwater following these tips. I just found these videos today, went out and tried it in the back yard in the pool and... I was pretty impressed with myself even if it was just a minute lol. Like I said, I struggled to do 20 seconds before.... Thanks =)

[@vuskateboarder]

I really love being in the water & I did 3 trials 1:12 then 1:23 & the last trial I did I got 1:51 I slowly feel the improvements....the song technique was a perfect idea ! Cheers

[@rhen573]

Really helped a lot. Thanks!

[@jackbrown5004]

This is so good! I smashed my old record by 43 seconds! Thank you so much man you have helped me and im sure many other out a lot!

[@nunooliveira2606]

Amazing, went from 0.54 to 1.50 with less than an hour training! Thanks a lot!

[@rizkybudiarto]

Just a begineer in freedive, did a 1:24 at first try 1:40 at second try and 1:51 at the last one... I must practicing your technique even better.. Thanks for sharing

[@gkb3206]

Also, since watching your videos and doing your exercises, ive been able to improve my static breath holds from 1:30 Max to around 5:30 Minutes. thank you very much for that

[@gerganavillarreal]

Thank you so much. This really worked. I just did 2:15 fairly easy. I have held my breath before but almost every time around 1:15 mark, sometimes earlier, I would start losing my motivation and give up because it seemed it was impossible for me to continue. I'd like to add that maybe the cause was partially fear that I might be more prone to blacking out. I have Diabetes Type 1 and I am insulin dependant and since I haven't had a chance to meet any freedivers with the same condition, it is really hard to find any valid information if people with diabetes are more likely to BO or experience BOs earlier. So I have no other option but really experience with my own body and try to see what feels comfortable and right.I didnt have any motivation problems on this try and it seemed incredibly easy until 1:45 and I was still able to push through until 2:15!!! Yay!!! I will keep doing everything exactly as described in your videos and can't wait to see if I can improve my breath hold even more. Also important to add is that I am new to freediving and have only done one Basic Freedivng course, several open water dives but no dives deeper than 10m. I am however getting ready for AIDA 2 Star Freediver course and all your videos have helped me immensely. Keep up the good work. You are a great freediver but also a very good youtube freediving instructor. :-)

[@ben3019]

I watched this last week, and prior to watching I was struggling to get to 1:30. I just finished a 3:00. It is a huge improvement in one week. My goal is 4:00 before I head on a dive trip next month. Thanks for the great tips.

[@andysummers-salas2640]

You are amazing! I love snorkeling and did some scuba diving myself. I really got into free diving because it's inexpensive and more challenging than scuba diving (much like the way I enjoyed rock climbing over mountain climbing). I never thought I could hold my breath for 2 minutes until I saw your video! I will definitely send you videos of me doing 4 minutes underwater. SOON! Thanks! Come to Apo Island, Philippines!

[@jgreiser0]

yeah, its a really calm song to me. i find that "into the ocean" by blue october works too. gives u that oceany feel. and thanx for the help.

[@XxDeckxX]

First time doing it, 2 minutes. It is actually more than I expected...I am pretty happy. I am just looking forward to holding my breath longer and going free diving (with anyone) now that I live in front of the sea :D I already was happy, peacefully and smiling just listening to a song and picturing myself under the water.

[@crispyfishstick]

Awesome! I appreciate it! It's a super cool sport, and I think we share the same enjoyment in exploration rather than depth records, though now I feel more motivated and confident I could dive to the bottom of Lake Superior if I tried! Thanks again, Paul Paul

[@SrDiesel]

first try 1:02 second 1:37 third 2:45 ive had asthma for ever this really helped me with calming down after an asthma attack thanks

[@dimitrioscamacho6131]

I stay on saipan, started practicing my freedives at the Grotto. I think I'm more at peace with the silence and the scenery. there's this euphoric moment when I'm down there, it feels like time doesn't even exist. great vid. really helped. I'm going to try the song now.

[@dimitrioscamacho6131]

yeah i think it's one of the blow holes. a female diver got stuck in one of them and rescue teams had to break the rocks to get her out. are you talking about the one right next to the washing machine?

[@bryanclaudio1153]

dude thanks a lot for the tips this has really work for me now i am doing 3 minutes dive something i couldn't do before its aswome.. thanks!!

[@jony1495]

managed to go above 2 min without much effort. Thanks man awesome

[@gillhe1]

now i can hold my breath for 4:15 seconds after 3 weeks of practicing this! thank you so much

[@DutchPictureIndustry]

Great techniques! I've just tried it for the first time and did my first leg 1:25s second 1.45s and the last one 2.02s and that all on Richard Clayderman . Thanks, thought my max was around one minute. I will practice more soon.

[@curtishousley]

Just started working on breath holding(for a reason other than diving), and on my third day I got 4:03. Thanks for the videos, they helped out a ton.

[@strika62]

3 minutes my first try (haven't gotten past 2 in the past even with hyperventilation). 4 + minutes try 3. Thanks for the great vid!!

[@freediverhd]

Headshooter - congratulations, that is an amazing time!! This Guano apes song is really fast, listening to this might raise your heart rate. the idea is the listen to a song that will help you slow your heart rates. Regardless, listen to any music helps take your mind off the breathhold, and it worked - so well done! I would say 3:53 is definitively above average for a beginner!

[@rahulhans4704]

I can't believe it brother. I went from 1 min to 2:25 in just one try and 2:40 in second. Thanks

[@edrisseasm]

I'm consistently hitting 2:20 using this procedure. let's see if I can improve during the week. Thank you so much for the tips Dean.

[@greenstreettom]

1st attempt - 2:13 2nd attempt - 2:41 3rd attempt -3: 27 Thanks man , cant wait to try it in the water

[@chellebell9840]

My gosh... ok so wrote earlier today on other of ya vids (Part 3) about starting breath hold today (my first try) at 1:00min and getting to 1:32, with a bit more practice I just cracked 2:58 static apnea! Supa happy with that. I chose 'Let It Be', perhaps the song got me zoned in. Cheers for sharing your knowledge can't wait to try this in the water :)

[@jsweeagle]

Thank you so much man. I finally got to the three minute mark and I'm working towards the four minute. YAY

[@jamesmiller3647]

thank you this video helped me alot.

[@dovydasstanaitis5794]

Hi , When i just started training I can hold my breath just for about 40 seconds , but in about few hours of training i reached 2 mins , ofcourse it was hard but I'm really proud of my self , and thanks for nice lessons , thank you.

[@slplktr]

Awesome tip man! Here's my progress: 2.13.39 2.44.45 2.56.71 I've eaten a lot before doing this. I'll probably try this tomorrow morning before I get up. I'm feeling confident I can make it to 3.30 Thanks a lot for this

[@nunompadrao]

First attempt 2 min. Second attempt 3 mins. Both with a breath up of 3 mins like you showed. Going to try the third attempt method tomorrow and see how it goes. Though I'm hyped about this. Thanks for the tutorials.

[@hugocoulter268]

Really awesome advice! I am just getting into free diving but have been spear fishing for years but my breath hold has always let me down. My max was 1:30 before this video and on the first go after the video I got 2:33. Still a lot of training to do but this was a great help!

[@spearbrothers8429]

Hey there again it's blake sargeant from before, I did it a second time and got to 4:15 your way seems to be working really well. Unfortunately I don't have the time to do the last breath hold but I will try when I'm free later on. Thank you so much for this method I will continue using it from now on.

[@freediverhd]

thats insane! congratulations!

[@RussellTyrrell]

been trying the way was told on padi open water and just tried your way first time ......padi way i was max 1.50.....first time your way was 2.30 and only started to struggle at 2.10.... amazing ty

[@christorres5938]

Really helpful tips

[@R4PEandPILL4GE]

Hey dude, been swimming heaps in my pool just doing as much as i can underwater. did a build up to my max attempt (still waiting on your video to see how i should prepare for a max wet static properly :) ) on 3rd attempt i didn't bother doing a proper breathe up because i was short on time. So i was relaxed and found myself counting dots on the bottom of the pool, when i finally realised i had counted to quite a high number i looked at my stopwatch 4:08. couldn't believe it. Absolutely stoked!

[@gkb3206]

Had my first snorkling session, the waves were strong and weve decided to bring the boat farther and deeper. alas i did my first free dive and i cannot stop thinking about it. Problem is, here in the Philippines, no one does free diving except for places like cebu which is far from here. Ive been doing excercises on my pool for 3 hours everyday. Excellent video thank you very much you have done us beginners a great deal of information

[@sindrelindberg7775]

This is amazing! My personal MAX record before your 3 videos was 2.30min. Now, after following your steps, I was able to do 4 min on max! I will say 1.30min better in one hour is good. But it was PAINFUL!!!

[@freediverhd]

Wow! Thats really incredible. Congrats

[@lesharopirtheesingh9610]

Just gave it another shot and made it to the 3 minute mark!! But it was a struggle it hurt after about 2:15 but I had to make it thanks for these tips man Gonna keep doing em you can expect more feedback from me

[@saugmeinsibbi]

helped me a lot Thx ;) just watched your vid and set a new personal record from 3:32 to 3:50 I really like your diving vids good work

[@joestutz6747]

pretty cool, finally made it to 4:00 min after not being able to get past 3:30 for a long time. Awesome video!

[@richie777711]

hi mate going spearfishing in a few weeks for the first time so i said i better start training. held my breath this morning with no training or videos watched lasted 1.30 after watching your vids doing a few warm up holds and breathing up i held for 3min on first attempt. this is my first day hope i can improve with practice get to the 4 or 5 lol thanks for the videos will be watching them all again and again

[@CodeL33tX]

Thanks, I can't believe I stopped the clock at 3:05 and felt I could've easily done 3:30 or more... Thanks a lot.... GREAT VIDEO, & TIPS.

[@ThePepse]

Thanks for the inspiration i tryede unaerobic app and with 3 complete exercises i got from 3:00 min to 5:00 static hold.

[@clarkcompton6582]

I had a best of 45 sec. and now I have a best of 1.45.81. I also have asthma. I like to snorkel, swam, and free dive. Thanks for the video it helped a lot.

[@freediverhd]

insane!!! congratulations !

[@dylanarmstrong6334]

thanks you helped me a lot

[@aracdetown15]

I am 15 and I have been practicing and only used to be able to get to at least only 40 s(i couldn't hold my breath very long) and with this video I managed to get it to 1 min 10 sec :) Thanks man!

[@Davedosa]

Before i got to max. 40 sec, but after watching this video i can now hold breath up to 3 min! thx so much, this is avery fun hobby for me :)

[@R4PEandPILL4GE]

Yeah i know its not a real comparison anyhow they really couldn't be bothered holding there breath haha but my housemate is a keen spearfisher so i'd like to be able to give that a go properly. So I tried your method did dry statics for like half n hour and notched up a 3:40, went down to the pool was by myself so didn't want to push too hard and still got 3:20 so as far as i'm concerned you're the man for uploading these videos cause they work something fierce! plus felt i relaxed as could be!

[@Cyberris]

I've been trying for about two or three weeks holding my breath, and I'm trying to get better. My best has been 2 minutes, which I've gotten a few times now. I tried your methods and just reached 3:05. I thought it was a lot easier too and probably could have gotten even better. The breathups seem to help a lot, and the music is relaxing Thanks for the video :)

[@MrMaxmotives]

THANK you so much i hold my breath 2:20 min. before i only hold it for 40 sec :D and i'm only 15 yrs old thank you thank you thank you keep doing your videos you are making a good job

[@freediverhd]

alright man...thanks for your input

[@adamdf101]

Wow thanks for the help 1st 2:10, 2nd 2:30, then I got real relaxed and thought I was at 2 min, but it was 3:10! Thank you sooo much

[@NejiHyuga1996]

I´m 17 , i´m spanish and i just wanna say thank you for this useful tutorials and also for your good pronunciation , I could nearly understand the full video! ñ.ñ

[@uke108]

Awesome thanks so much