Nitrogen narcosis is rare in diving, and even rarer in freediving compared to scuba diving. It can best be avoided by training well, building up freediving experience, being well-rested and both physically and mentally healthy, and ensuring that there is no alcohol or other intoxicant in your bloodstream while diving. Static and dynamic apnea, cardio, …
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Freediving is not bad for your brain although it does place great pressure on the whole body and more research is needed. The body’s inbuilt protection systems defend the brain from the low oxygen levels which can cause damage. Freedivers can protect themselves even more by training well and following safety guidance in order to …
Dry static apnea can be a useful and convenient element of a freediver’s training program, enhancing lung capacity and building physical and mental resilience to apnea conditions. It is however, no substitute for freediving practice itself. Wet and dry, static and dynamic, a range of apnea exercises should be practiced for greatest physical and mental …
Top professional freedivers may dive to depths of hundreds of meters. Beginners should start with dives of only a few meters while mastering apnea and ear equalization techniques, before gradually working up to deeper dives. Water pressure while diving can be massive, placing huge strains on the body. We do not know the exact maximum …
30 feet should not be a challenging depth for freedivers who are properly trained in breath-hold techniques and freediving safety, and are diving with a buddy. If you are medically fit and have completed a course of freediving instruction, then you may be able to freedive 30 feet. The deepest freedive was a 253 m …
While the principles of freediving can be self-taught from books or online materials, it is unsafe to freedive alone. When you’re a beginner, it is safest to freedive with an experienced instructor. Later, you should always freedive with a buddy in case you experience a blackout or other trouble while in the water. You can …
When you begin freediving you should not aim to dive deeply immediately but should focus on fundamental knowledge, techniques and practice to help you dive safely and competently. A depth of 10m is a common achievement targeted on beginner freediving courses. Beginner freedivers may be curious about how deep they should be diving but depth …
Freediving without weights is possible and may be preferred by some divers who like the freedom of carrying and using as little equipment as possible. Without weights, physical effort is required to sink during the initial descent and this work will use valuable oxygen stores, limiting your dive time and the depths you can safely …
There are several means of sinking during a freedive including weights, weighted belts or sleds and self-propulsion using arms or legs. Below a certain depth, increasing water pressure compresses air spaces in the body and natural buoyancy levels fall enough for gravity to pull a diver down in freefall without further need for weights or …
Freedivers may wear earplugs but they must be vented earplugs designed for diving. Evidence for the benefits of these earplugs is still limited and more research is needed. Some fredivers do wear earplugs; however, freedivers should not wear any earplugs which are not specifically designed for freediving. It is vital that freedivers are able to …
