njedrn
Contributor
Hey all,
Hoping someone can help me out. During my first 10-15 dives I was a serious air hog. Between the excitement factor and the fact that I was not in the best of shape, I sucked my tanks dry pretty quickly.
After getting in better shape by running everyday, working out and eating healthier I've been able to work on part of the problem. I have also dropped a significant amt of lead from my BCD and improved my buoyancy control while underwater.
Since then I have noticed a significant increase in my bottom time, at all depths. But that still leaves me with two questions (and plenty of room for improvement):
1. How do I continue to improve my gas consumption?
2. Is there a "better" technique to breathing control while diving (ie breathing slow and deep, short and shallow, rapid inhalation with prolonged exhalation etc?) Currently I try to take long, drawn out inhalations and exhalations.
Thanks in advance.
Hoping someone can help me out. During my first 10-15 dives I was a serious air hog. Between the excitement factor and the fact that I was not in the best of shape, I sucked my tanks dry pretty quickly.
After getting in better shape by running everyday, working out and eating healthier I've been able to work on part of the problem. I have also dropped a significant amt of lead from my BCD and improved my buoyancy control while underwater.
Since then I have noticed a significant increase in my bottom time, at all depths. But that still leaves me with two questions (and plenty of room for improvement):
1. How do I continue to improve my gas consumption?
2. Is there a "better" technique to breathing control while diving (ie breathing slow and deep, short and shallow, rapid inhalation with prolonged exhalation etc?) Currently I try to take long, drawn out inhalations and exhalations.
Thanks in advance.