Breathing rate help ?

[Rob9876]

I’m a new diver, and I’m getting around 30min dives out of a 15L when averaging around 14m on dives. Is there any kind of exercises I can do to improve this ? Or is it just experience thing ?
Thanks guys.

In addition to what the others have said about getting buoyancy right so that you can hover without feeling the need to kick, and also trying not to use your arms (sculling), one thing that helped me get better on air/gas is to consciously think about breathing in for 4 seconds and breathing out for 6 seconds (usually just counting 1-Missisippi, 2-Mississippi, .... etc. in my head). While at first this sounds like a pain, breath control can actually be a bit relaxing (think of meditation/yoga) and now I kind of do it automatically. You can change the 4 and 6 seconds if need be, but being mindful is a big part of the improvement.

I'm a big guy and this helped me a lot. Over time I went from using 100cf tanks to using 80cf tanks and being one of the last guys to need to surface. Also diving as much as possible (even in quarries or pools) will help you be more comfortable in the water, which is a big part of the equation.

 

[divezonescuba]

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[34109411]

I’m a new diver, and I’m getting around 30min dives out of a 15L when averaging around 14m on dives. Is there any kind of exercises I can do to improve this ? Or is it just experience thing ?
Thanks guys.

exercise 1 : dive
exercise 2 : repeat exercise 1

 

[34109411]

My buddy took this video of me in Indonesia on a manta dive in Lombok. I am just floating but as I am not moving I noticed in this 17 second clip I have also not exhaled. I tend to breathe every 20 seconds or so when like this on dives.

Maybe have someone video you as you dive so you can see yourself and watch your bubble trails. In the second video a DM took a video of me diving and you can see my breathing compared to the other divers behind me.

jeez any idea of your RMV ??

 

[34109411]

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[34109411]

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[NothingClever]

I think Chris is a good person and definitely wants to help others but some of his instruction could use improvement.