On the Sofa: Sarah's Pool Freedive Training for 160m DYN (Vlog 1)

-Sarah & Nathan sit down and discuss the in's and out's of her weekly DYN training, in preparation for 160m in competition. You'll get an inside view of the athlete's and coach's perspective on what we're doing and why.
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This video marks the first 'official' training session with around 8-10 weeks to go until competition.
Today Sarah did;
-2 sets of 'Reverse CO2 table': 8x30m DYN with 'ascending' recovery, starting at 2 breaths, adding 1 breath per lap until 7-breaths.
-then, 3x60m, with 'full' recovery. Just meters in the fin, working on relaxed technique during the most important part of a max DYN: The first 2 laps.
This session was a total of 660m on breath-hold, which is nearing our target of 800 good quality meters per session (5x the goal).
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In this video we discuss;
-Why training-volume is more important than training-intensity, especially far from competition.
-Why pushing yourself hard in training can be ineffective & counter-productive.
-How 'standard' training practices might be modified based on an individual's history with; previous freedive training cycles, other sports, injuries, & personal preferences.
- A 'new' concept for training tables: Reverse apnea Tables. • How To Do Easy & Effec...
.. And much more.

[@rugby3100]

Great video. Very informative. TFS.

[@jodecaesteker3971]

I first reacted to part two of this... having seen this I now understand the reversed CO2 a bit better. But as I ranted in my other reaction: 1 contraction is already suffering for me. 🥺