Huge air consumption even after +200 dives

[John C. Ratliff]

You have point here. My best SAC rates has been last winter (around 15-17L/min) when I was mostly fun diving and didn't focus on my breathing. Just looking for fishes and taking videos. Now I tend to use more air when I'm leading, even though my breath technique is almost same


I dive in south east Asia, mostly in Thailand. And yeah frog kicking

Some of the finest diving conditions in the world!

Simply enjoy, and don’t stress about your SACR.

SeaRat

PS, I have read some of the replies, and some are recommending what we used to call “skip breathing,” which is a hesitation between both the inhalation and exhalation cycles. I don’t. Under some circumstances this can be detrimental. Learn to be totally relaxed it the water, and enjoy being underwater. Don’t get stressed about air consumption. Rate yourself every six or so months, and see whether it changes over time (I’ll bet it does) without any further actions on your part. And if some cite “U.S. Navy SEALs” please note that these are guys in the 20s and 30s, who are not overly concerned about things like shallow water blackout (SWB) and other diving maladies. (Said by a former U.S. Air Force Pararescueman).