Static Session.....

Last night's static session was only my third attempt at a max since i started back training 6wks ago. Finally got over the five minute mark which i was really pleased with as i had taken the preparation for it very lightly. I'd eaten, had a fag and done very little warm up for it.

I started with a 3min 30sec crazy table and then rested for 1min, took a 2min breath up and held for 3mins which was my first contraction. I then had a NTB rest for 1min, 2mins of 2/4/2 breathing and a minute of deep slow breathing. The hold felt easy and the contractions felt light. I went up to 30 contractions and ended up fresh on 5min 02sec.

Off to the underwater film studio's tonight for some fun with Tim....

3 Weeks and Counting Down

Quick update, training last week went really well. I stopped the Co2 & O2 tables and used crazy tables all week instead. I went to the pool on Friday and aimed at a one off, no warm up dynamic with fin performance. It's a 33mtr pool so 4 lengths would be almost P.B for me. I took my time in terms of stretching and completed a very quick crazy table at pool side which only lasted 3mins. I started at the deep end so i would end up in the shallow end and Tim my safety partner (who is coming along nicely with bi-fins at the moment) would meet me on my last length. After 99mtrs i felt really comfortable but surprised i wasn't really feeling any discomfort so popped up just short of P.B. When i surfaced i felt fresh and took a coupe of recovery breaths and felt fine. A really happy moment as this was me back on track to a fairly decent performance.

I still haven't done a max out static yet and i still haven't done a static in the water since 7mths ago, it will be interesting entering a comp without doing any wet statics but as i said when i started training again, I'm only here to get white cards this year and I'm keeping the numbers, distances and depths secondary.

Back in the Underwater Studio's on Friday where me a Tim will be doing O's & X's underwater and maybe Rubix Cube, should take the mind of the contractions!

Back 2 Work...

Well i had a great week off work but all good things come to an end, training over the week went well and the diet worked a treat. I managed to shave off just short of half a stone but i still feel strong enough unlike last year, the strength training really paid off. Co2 & O2 tables went okay throughout the week but now I'm back to work I'm struggling to find the time when i get home.

Friday i joined http://www.basildonsubaqua.com/ once again but this time in the Underwater Studios http://www.actionunderwaterstudios.com/ it is only a couple of miles down the road and although only 6mtrs deep it was great to do some long hangs at the bottom over a one hour period. I'll be back in the pool this Friday and I'm hoping for a decent DNF and DYN performance.

Due to time constraints i tried my much loved crazy tables tonight and although only managed 3mins 30sec my diaphragm felt all 3mins 30secs of the contractions! Ouch!

I've come back off the diet now as i feel one week is enough to feel the full benefits and i have the week off before the comp to go back into it once again.

Another Update....

This week has been going okay so far, no work for a week is giving me loads of time to concentrate on my training. Gym sessions in the morning are going well, i bought a power-lung so i can now throw away the straw I've been using (not the same one i hasten to add!!). The power-lung makes breathing in or out as hard as you like as its fully adjustable and i find it great to use when using the rowing machine or x trainer. After 5 mins your body feels fairly deprived of O2 and the urge to spit it out of your mouth becomes greater and greater! All fun stuff, honest.

Co2 tables look like this at the moment.....
1min initial rest
2min 30sec hold
rest for 2min
2min 30sec hold
rest for 1min 45sec
2min 30sec hold
rest for 1min 30sec and so on down to 30sec rest and into the last hold of 2min 30sec.

O2 tables look like this at the moment.....
1min initial rest
1min 15sec hold
45sec rest
1min 30 hold
45sec rest
1min 45sec hold
45sec rest
2min hold and so on up to 3min hold.

Both feel about right for now although i feel i get more out of the O2 tables? Not sure why but I've never done too many O2 tables before but they feel like they give my body more to think about. Diet is also changing now, Mrs H bought a great smoothie maker today and i had my first Carrot, Curly Kale, Banana, Cucumber, Spinach, Celery, Blueberry, Apple, Lime & Millions of nuts and crushed ice smoothie!!! Yum Yum!!! I used a high alkaline diet last year which i proved to have great results from, although I'm not going completely veggie i will be having these morning and afternoon which will hopefully give me the stuff i need to get me through.

Unfortunately the pool session for tonight was canceled but I'm off to the film studios on Friday with Basildon Sub-Aqua club which is a deep tank used for errrr films! Just going to use it for lots of FRC dives and some Co2 tolerance training.

More of the same tomorrow...

Training Update...

Quick update in my training. Work has taken over once again which has made finding the time to train hard but i have stuck with the Co2 tables. I increased them by 10secs on each hold but found that only 4 rounds was too low. Tonight i went up to 8 rounds and kept the hold times the same. I found that i didn't have so many contractions so tomorrow I'll be adding on a another 20secs to each hold. The good news is i can hit the pool on Friday with Basildon Diving Club and i also have a long weekend off work. Planning on hitting the gym on all three days, again working on O2 deprivation whilst training and double up on Co2 tables each day.

Off to the doctors tomorrow to get my Freediving medical updated, once this is done i can send off my application for the Liverpool comp.