The minutes before a dive shape everything that follows. A well-executed breathe-up lowers your heart rate, settles your mind, and leaves you calm and ready. It is a subtle, advanced skill, and it is also where two of freediving's most misunderstood practices live: hyperventilation and lung packing. Both deserve a careful, honest look.
Techniques
Advanced Breathe-Up and the Real Dangers of Packing
A calm, efficient breathe-up sets up every good dive. Lung packing, by contrast, is a high-risk technique that demands real caution and expert guidance.
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12 min read· AdvancedPRO
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