Why you can't hold your breath longer when spearfishing...

Yessss!!! Coming from a spearo that’s done his aida instructors course, 100% what you said is all on point! Especially about breathing normally! Thank you sooo much! It’s so good to hear it being told correctly and not encouraging any form of hyperventilation

Daniel, your the Mann. What an excellent presentation. I am a 30sec spearo as I call myself for over 20years now. I have seldom in my life reached 20m and shot tons of fish. No need to stay 3min under, as the man says, relax and just enjoy every dive. Tell all your dive buddies to watch this 15min video. There is absolute nothing more to add for a successful spearo career. A big thank you Daniel.

I want to thank you for this video. I had to undergo an MRI yesterday, for a sustained 2 hours. I'm normally not claustrophobic, but in this case, I'll make an exception! I had to hold my breath while they took pictures of my heart for relatively short duration, but only about 20 seconds or so between holds. Was beginning to feel that I didn't have enough recovery time until I recalled what you'd said in this video. Switching to the method you explained, everything went smoothly afterward, so thank you for your priceless instruction. And while the process wasn't fun, I did learn that the "plumbing" and delivery systems are in absolutely top notch shape, even for somebody who's 75 years old! So it's back in the water where I belong, and thanks again!

That plug for your merch half way through couldn't be cleaner... Love the content

Knowing the van keys are safe probably helps stay relaxed as well! Great vid, thanks 👍

Very valuable information. In my day we always hyperventilated because we didn’t know any better. It makes me shudder to think about it today. Your standing in the spear fishing community together with your communication skills increases the pleasure and safety of this great activity.

That's nothing I held my breath for 9 MONTHS!!! before I came to the surface!!!

Best video of spearfishing tips ive watched... so simple, achievable and helped me stop all these breathing techniques that were actually causing me to hyperventilate

That was all really useful, especially the freediving vs spearfishing parabole, and the fact that passive breathing is the only mechanical component to breath ups. I usually overthink ways to optimize my breath up, and i’m now realizing that often that will lead to me hyperventilating. So I guess thanks for helping keep me alive!

I’ll give these a try Thanks Daniel 💯🤙🏼

Yeah I used to keep my chin on my chest and I never looked around on my descent when I started til I dived right on to a bullray the size of a queen sized bed.

Amazing advices, the best that came from a Spearo. I have seen alot of people answer that question and they keep dragging the whole video on how to inhale,exhale , asking to take advance freediving courses :) and they never mention any these factors you have covered. I have been in this spearing for few years and what you have covered are the best tips. The skipper part is the best thing which looses my concentration. Thanks so much

There is no short cuts to breath holding in spearfishing. Just by having fun and enjoying the sport will help improve your breath hold in every dive. But yes I love your videos! Really enjoy the tips and tricks.

You hit the right point. Most of us, mostly beginners, are to much focused in getting a bigger breath hold with breathing techniques that they miss on getting alt the other techniques right. Being relaxed, duck dive, stay as much hydrodynamic as possible…. If we manage to dive efficiently we will natural increase our breath hold. We also need to have in mind that we aren´t everytime and every day with the same stamina, endurance due to not resting well, not eating well, stress….we need to learn to read our body and this comes with many and many hours. Thank you for another good Video

Very knowledgeable Daniel.When I was a young man and started diving off shore anywhere from the NSW border to Cairns, it took me at least 3 months to get down deep. one day it just clicked and for the next 20 years I had difficulty describing to my non diving friends {scardey cats} just how increadible the whole experience was. many good years diving to you my young friend...

I had no idea there was so much to spear fishing! I’m glad i watched this. Cause i want to try it and i don’t to take it for granted and be that guy. Respect.

That was unreal mate! Sleep is definitely a silent one.

Sweet. Thanks! BTW... Nice hair light. Most YT pros mess that up! Also, I have always told novice swimmers that their lungs are their life preserver and it works like a charm. The ten second swimming lesson, lol! And!!! HYPERVENTILATION is a death factor... Thanks for the much needed PSA!!! Thankfully, as a Commercially licensed pilot, I don’t get seasick... Not because I am immune to motion but because I expect such motion... Seriously I feel so sorry for people who require a visual horizon to stay “un-sick.” Even as a pilot, depending upon instrument failures, one may need to interpret a “horizon” with instrument readings and not the “artificial horizon” instrument... The “artificial horizon” is probably the best indicator to fail when being tested for your license... Sorry. Random aviator commenting, lol!

I love this video! Particularly the edit at 6:20 the blurry rant about the parking time limit at Brighton - reminds me of David Walliams pianist sketch, when he asks the audience if anyone knows what time Asda closes at 🤣. Genius. Thanks for all valid advice Daniel

The big thing I've noticed about building up your breath holding abilities, is that you must Snorkel often, to keep any progress that you've made... It takes a long time to build up your ability to stay down for a long time... But, you can lose this ability, very quickly, if you don't do so very regularly... Case in point, In my prime I was able to stay down for better than 3 minutes, in cold Canadian Waters, fighting a current(Using Scubapro Jetfins!). This took me over 3 years to build up to. I snorkeled every day in the Summer months, and 3 times a week in a public pool, over the Winter... I missed one Winter of practice, and I lost my ability to stay down more than a minute and a half! I have never been able to regain my ability to stay down as long as I used to... This takes a helluva lot of dedication... My personal best at simply breath hold diving, being timed, was 3:41... The other important thing for people to remember, is always make sure that you leave enough time to return to the surface(Plus a safety margin, in case something goes wrong on the way up), before you black out... Don't push your limits!