How long can you hold you breath?
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Topic: How long can you hold you breath?
Posted By: bribri76
Subject: How long can you hold you breath?
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2009 at 8:44pm
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On Oprah David Blaine did 17 minutes 4 seconds. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/30/david-blaine-breaks-breat_n_99407.html - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/30/david-blaine-breaks-breat_n_99407.html I'm curious how his Zen method works thrashing against rocks and currents upside down in a kayak. I wonder how he would have done if he wasn't allowed to breath pure oxygen for 30 minutes beforehand. It brings to mind a method I read about pearl divers and something that's helped me. They take 3 deep breaths before they go down to fill their lungs with good oxygen. When I remember that before that possible roll it helps me. It increases my time at least 50% if i try w/in 5 minutes or so. Problem is that rolls often come unexpectedly. |
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Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2009 at 9:37pm
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true. ------------- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Howard Thurman |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2009 at 8:45am
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I start deep breathing whenever I am freestyling or running hard rapids and it does seem to help. It is pretty much automatic now, if I roll I always seem to have a comfortable 30 seconds or so stored up. 30 seconds is a long time under a river, try it sometime in an eddy or slow moving section. ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2009 at 7:21pm
I'm usually breathing heavy before running a big rapid anyway. 
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Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2009 at 8:43pm
I breathe heavy when I see women in kayaks, neoprene, polypro, or any combination of the above! But seriously, I agree with D4 that I usually seem to end up with an adequate supply of air to work with while capsized, and don't really even think about it. But 40 seconds is fairly easy to hold it, and often over 60 or 90 seconds. Once at Bozeman Hotsprings I held my breath (after alternating between the hottest and coldest pools, then submerging my head in the 50 degree pool ) for 2.5 minutes ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: olyyakker
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2009 at 7:35am
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The urge to take a breath in normal people is due to rising CO2 levels in blood as sensed by cells in your carotid sinus. Hyperventilating allows one to blow off CO2 and delay the urge to take a breath, so one can hold their breath longer. Unless you are breathing 100% oxygen, you can't supersaturate your RBC's with 02. Breathing deeply rapidly does allow you more time underwater in order to roll. Just don't overdo it or you might get dizzy, not a good thing in a big rapid. Not being picky, i'm just a student of physiology |