I'm an avid Spearo diving the North Shore in New England. My focus is not on diving deep, but diving comfortably for many hours across many different locations in search of successful hunting grounds. The reason I'm able to do so is because I spent years building my freediving base by taking my journey one step at a time and not focusing on getting as deep or staying under as long as I can. It's a little different for me as a Spearo, but I can't agree with you more about making gradual progress because there's a real and true art to freediving that you can't just rush to achieve. It takes time, practice, patience, and determination (mixed with a whole lot of fun) to become truly great in the water. It's the journey that's so rewarding; not the destination!
Taking it slow while building duration and depth is key. Taking it slow during the 3h dives is important. Today I stop at 35-40m and 2 1/2 minutes. Half of what I did when younger. Spearing...don't spear a big fish too far down with a Hawaiian sling🌞 Freedive for 50 years, cam, spearfish, opihi gathering. It's important to understand the local tide chart, currents and our big critters.
Amazing content on this channel. I've found it recently as I've taken up free diving (48) and am enjoying all the great advice. Keep up the great work!
Great video. I wish this was done a few years ago, would have helped me. Thanks for the channel. Any chance for another 2 or 3 videos in the series. How to dive to 40, 50 and 60m? For 30m dive not sure why hypoxia or lmc is starting to be a real issue. If line diving to 30m should be able to easily do a 60m dynamic. Dive time would be 1 min or slightly over and with reasonable training this is achievable for most divers I would guess? And doing a bunch of 20m dives with hangs and really relaxing and diving well the progression from 20m to 30m can be fun. Although note my progression from pb 20m to pb 30m was a little over a year (can't dive in winter though) mainly because I was having so much fun diving 10m to 20m depths.
Thank you for all your videos who helps me a lot to remember all i learn during my openwater and my advanced in Koh tao !!. I Completely agree with you about its better to have a constant and safe progress instead to hurry to reach a deep and New PB. Freediving its not a commun sport people has to be conscience about that and need to has good fondations and skills before to go more and more deep, for the safety.
I'm adapting slower and repetitive as a way to progress. I don't have a certain performance target, I just want to enjoy the feel of being underwater. However having repeated the same routine again and again, I can go deeper with ease when we deepen the rope from time to time.
I Agree with your approach Sergey! Even though the freediver's numbers are impressive to any land folk, it is not where the fun is. With my students I focus on learning the skills, then the numbers will follow automatically, with ease, comfort and fun memories. Freediving is a sport where rushing into barriers only makes those barriers stronger! The only way to progress in freediving is not to do things harder, nor faster, but to do it differently and smarter.
I was forced to rush into all the barriers there are in my Aida 2 course in 2015 when I had to do my open water depth session in water with 1,5m visibility and a temperature of 7-8°C. Doing the second session in a dive tank with clear warm water didn't help as the damage done was irreversible. Contractions always started around 8m. On my way DOWN. Having to do 16m like this was pure torture. I quit freediving right after that course, before I could even start with it. And I'll never do it again. I'm broken beyond repair. I'm not only afraid to try again, I HATE it wholeheartedly with every fibre in my being. It made ALL new challenges I have to face very problematic. Whatever they are.
@@jodecaesteker3971 Thank you for sharing your story, a good warning to instructors and students. I wish I had something to help you with. What have learned since to mitigate / deal with this trauma?
@@ookiemand mitigate the trauma? As far as freediving: I keep as far from it as I can in terms of doing it or having to do it myself. A lot of instructors and freediving enthusiasts try to "evangelize" me back into it, with a very bitter consequences as they think more freediving will be the solution while it is in fact the problem. It has actually increased the impact of another trauma I already had from having been thrown into the deep end of the pool at the age of 6 when I still couldn't swim. By a lifeguard/swimming teacher. A lifeguard is supposed to save lives, not endanger them. As a consequence, having had the freediving "experience" in 2015 on top of that, I have extreme problems of trusting people, ESPECIALLY instructors. I try to mitigate the trauma in general by trying to avoid any challenge, whatever it is. It's almost impossible, and I doubt whether it's healthy, (probably not), but I kind of manage. And when I do have to endure a challenge, I try to take baby steps. And I tell everyone beforehand I'm clumsy, weak and dumb. At least the fiirst two things are true... 🙄
@@jodecaesteker3971 Thank you! I too have a limited trust in authority figures, also due to a few specific events. I've become a sceptic. I think it's wise to take a long break from these areas. Maybe some day, but if that day doesn't come it would be a wast of time to try the same thing. Freediving is not for everyone, likewise are other activities. Spend you time with mostly what you like, life is too short to not do so. You still have humour! A great tool in a world of contradictions. Have courage and prosper! Thank you for sharing your story!
I'm an avid Spearo diving the North Shore in New England. My focus is not on diving deep, but diving comfortably for many hours across many different locations in search of successful hunting grounds. The reason I'm able to do so is because I spent years building my freediving base by taking my journey one step at a time and not focusing on getting as deep or staying under as long as I can. It's a little different for me as a Spearo, but I can't agree with you more about making gradual progress because there's a real and true art to freediving that you can't just rush to achieve. It takes time, practice, patience, and determination (mixed with a whole lot of fun) to become truly great in the water. It's the journey that's so rewarding; not the destination!
I completely agree with your approach! I teach the same way, take a time to build a foundation. One step at a time :)
Taking it slow while building duration and depth is key. Taking it slow during the 3h dives is important. Today I stop at 35-40m and 2 1/2 minutes. Half of what I did when younger. Spearing...don't spear a big fish too far down with a Hawaiian sling🌞
Freedive for 50 years, cam, spearfish, opihi gathering. It's important to understand the local tide chart, currents and our big critters.
Amazing content on this channel. I've found it recently as I've taken up free diving (48) and am enjoying all the great advice. Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
Great video. I wish this was done a few years ago, would have helped me. Thanks for the channel. Any chance for another 2 or 3 videos in the series. How to dive to 40, 50 and 60m?
For 30m dive not sure why hypoxia or lmc is starting to be a real issue. If line diving to 30m should be able to easily do a 60m dynamic. Dive time would be 1 min or slightly over and with reasonable training this is achievable for most divers I would guess? And doing a bunch of 20m dives with hangs and really relaxing and diving well the progression from 20m to 30m can be fun. Although note my progression from pb 20m to pb 30m was a little over a year (can't dive in winter though) mainly because I was having so much fun diving 10m to 20m depths.
I can only share my personal experience, since I never trained someone for the depth 40-60
Thank you for all your videos who helps me a lot to remember all i learn during my openwater and my advanced in Koh tao !!. I Completely agree with you about its better to have a constant and safe progress instead to hurry to reach a deep and New PB. Freediving its not a commun sport people has to be conscience about that and need to has good fondations and skills before to go more and more deep, for the safety.
Yes, this is the philosophy which our school follow - be patient with your progression :)
Thank You 🙏
You are welcome!
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thx sergei
good advices
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You are welcome :)
I'm adapting slower and repetitive as a way to progress. I don't have a certain performance target, I just want to enjoy the feel of being underwater. However having repeated the same routine again and again, I can go deeper with ease when we deepen the rope from time to time.
Good approach!
I Agree with your approach Sergey!
Even though the freediver's numbers are impressive to any land folk, it is not where the fun is.
With my students I focus on learning the skills, then the numbers will follow automatically, with ease, comfort and fun memories.
Freediving is a sport where rushing into barriers only makes those barriers stronger! The only way to progress in freediving is not to do things harder, nor faster, but to do it differently and smarter.
Absolutely agree with your words!
I was forced to rush into all the barriers there are in my Aida 2 course in 2015 when I had to do my open water depth session in water with 1,5m visibility and a temperature of 7-8°C. Doing the second session in a dive tank with clear warm water didn't help as the damage done was irreversible. Contractions always started around 8m. On my way DOWN. Having to do 16m like this was pure torture. I quit freediving right after that course, before I could even start with it. And I'll never do it again. I'm broken beyond repair. I'm not only afraid to try again, I HATE it wholeheartedly with every fibre in my being. It made ALL new challenges I have to face very problematic. Whatever they are.
@@jodecaesteker3971
Thank you for sharing your story, a good warning to instructors and students.
I wish I had something to help you with.
What have learned since to mitigate / deal with this trauma?
@@ookiemand mitigate the trauma? As far as freediving: I keep as far from it as I can in terms of doing it or having to do it myself. A lot of instructors and freediving enthusiasts try to "evangelize" me back into it, with a very bitter consequences as they think more freediving will be the solution while it is in fact the problem. It has actually increased the impact of another trauma I already had from having been thrown into the deep end of the pool at the age of 6 when I still couldn't swim. By a lifeguard/swimming teacher. A lifeguard is supposed to save lives, not endanger them. As a consequence, having had the freediving "experience" in 2015 on top of that, I have extreme problems of trusting people, ESPECIALLY instructors. I try to mitigate the trauma in general by trying to avoid any challenge, whatever it is. It's almost impossible, and I doubt whether it's healthy, (probably not), but I kind of manage. And when I do have to endure a challenge, I try to take baby steps. And I tell everyone beforehand I'm clumsy, weak and dumb. At least the fiirst two things are true... 🙄
@@jodecaesteker3971 Thank you!
I too have a limited trust in authority figures, also due to a few specific events. I've become a sceptic. I think it's wise to take a long break from these areas. Maybe some day, but if that day doesn't come it would be a wast of time to try the same thing. Freediving is not for everyone, likewise are other activities. Spend you time with mostly what you like, life is too short to not do so.
You still have humour! A great tool in a world of contradictions.
Have courage and prosper!
Thank you for sharing your story!
My right ear dosnt equalize what should i do
First of all check if you haven't have any inflammation (because of cold or allergy to something)
Great philosophy: no corner cutting :)
Thank you! :)
Sound still in left ear
Thank you 🙏
You are welcome! :)