Coach Petter come to Norway for a last training session where we did two good Static Max and some light DNF swims. We went over all the technical parts of the breatholds as the warm up (good to have it back), countdown, coaching during the breathhold and the surface protocol. All that have to work without even thinking about it. During a competition there are enough distractions so it's good to sort out all the things you can control.
The two most important parts of freediving for me are Preparations and Self Control.
If you have them down a lot is won. AND you get more relaxed. THEN you get better dives if the technique is there.
You get relaxed and confident when you know you have made the training you believe is necessary. For you.
You need self control to do the necessary training. It doesn't always have to be fun, but make sure you always make it interesting.
Before and during the dive self control is pretty much the big cornerstone in which you rely on. It's not about emotions. That should come after. Again you don't have to like it,(it is actually pretty hard to like it when the contractions come and the urge to breath is knocking pretty hard on the door) but it is interesting when you find a way to work throught it all and surprice yourself with self control in a special situation.
I'm not a big fan of making freediving into this precious and pure thing that only a few people can appriciate. That you need to be half fish. Or a yoga master.
I don't buy it.
I believe preperation and self control can put you in the same kind of happy place as getting high on a feeling.
Or fishing after a good training session.
and getting a nice warm cup of coffee
Let's hope the preperations are good enough.
It doesn't have to be pure. It just have to be right for you.
A week to departure..
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