So I finally got 4 dives in after being certified, the diving went fantastically, my gear that I got for Christmas worked beautifully, buoyancy was a cinch, and my breathing/air consumption was better than when I got certified. However, today, I did some freediving and I was able to stay under water for well over a minute while swimming (which is really good for me, not for most free divers I'm sure) and hit about 1:40 on my longest dive without too much of a problem. Before I did any SCUBA diving my average was about 50s. Does SCUBA have any effect on lung capacity/breathing out of water? It was a bit bizarre
Better ability to hold breath after SCUBA diving?
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I have noticed no difference. If there is a reason why there could be a difference I would be interested in hearing that.
See it's funny because I have done spearing and diving on a snorkel for a while (I never really push it though, I never had to so far), and have always felt comfortable in the water. That might be it though I'm not discrediting that. I never really felt uncomfortable in the water (aside from when I was snorkeling and ran into a 13ft bullshark lol)
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1:40 is a pretty long dive. Pretty much anyone can dive a minute or so if they relax. It just takes some time to learn to be relaxed enough to realize your innate potential. So scuba diving may have helped you to be relaxed, move efficient and be confident. This is most likely the cause of your improvement. Remember, breathhold diving without a buddy, (especially over a minute) is much, much more dangerous than normal solo scuba diving in 100 feet of water or something. You should have a buddy watching you when you do all breathold diving, even in a pool.
I never push myself when diving, and I had two buddies (it was also to 20 feet of water, the deepest I go around here is 40ft for lobster/conch/fish) so it was within the realm of safety. When my body starts telling me I have too much CO2 building up I usually surface at the first instance of it happening. Safety is the name of the game for me! Though it may help me feel more relaxed - I don't see why it would have such a major effect though after doing a ton of freediving beforehand. Either way, I have been in the water free diving or scuba diving for the last 10 days and that makes me quite happy
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there are several factory which influence this behaviour.
1. your air consumption will decrease the more comfortable you get underwater. don't try to hold your breath or anything... it will come over time. i tried it the hard way and the only payoff you get is a headache at the end of the dive.
2. it might be that you somehow relax underwater when you are freediving. this may delay your need to breathe and in that case you don't have to suppress the natural reflex your body gives you when it wants fresh air.
3. i was hoping to get a positive effect from scuba diving, too. sad fact: no effect for me. it just didn't affect me. the other way around i hear a lot of people claiming huge lungs suck a bottle empty earlier. if you did fill your lungs everytime fully I'd agree but you don't do that when you breathe on land.
sometimes conditions down there affect your breathing - too. just assess the situation before and during the dive and act if conditions get too rough.
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1. your air consumption will decrease the more comfortable you get underwater. don't try to hold your breath or anything... it will come over time. i tried it the hard way and the only payoff you get is a headache at the end of the dive.
2. it might be that you somehow relax underwater when you are freediving. this may delay your need to breathe and in that case you don't have to suppress the natural reflex your body gives you when it wants fresh air.
3. i was hoping to get a positive effect from scuba diving, too. sad fact: no effect for me. it just didn't affect me. the other way around i hear a lot of people claiming huge lungs suck a bottle empty earlier. if you did fill your lungs everytime fully I'd agree but you don't do that when you breathe on land.
sometimes conditions down there affect your breathing - too. just assess the situation before and during the dive and act if conditions get too rough.
thom
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