Lung capacity

[staystoked]

Wanted to share this knowledge with fellow surfers

http://www.ehow.com/about_6684445_fr...breathing.html

quick article on improving your breath

[pvjumper05]

pretty neat read. i wish my breath was decent. i always seem to be fighting for a breath after a wipeout; i cant imagine being held under for two waves at a big break

[TheWizard]

cigs help right?

[njsurfer42]

interesting

[eppeldaa]

i can swim 2.5 lengths underwater in 25 yard pool
thats mediocre

[still stoked]

Everyone should do the yoga breathing exercise. Inhale to capacity through your nose to the count of four. Hold your breath to the count of seven. Then placing your tongue behind your front teeth, exhale slowly to the count of eight. Repeat a half dozen times or as many as you can. Do it on a regular basis and you should be able to expand your lung capacity.

[HurryCane]

i can swim 2.5 lengths underwater in 25 yard pool
thats mediocre

I don't know thats actually pretty good. I swam nationally and at a D1 college and if you can nearly do a 75 underwater -- very impressive.

[surfdawave]

http://www.amazon.com/Manual-Freediv...8952302&sr=8-1

anyone interested in this topic should check out this book, it pretty much covers the entire subject of holding your breath

[CaptJAQ]

i can swim 2.5 lengths underwater in 25 yard pool
thats mediocre

I can hold my breath when driving through this tunnel....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_Mountain_Tunnel
(even more mediocre, as I'm just sittin') but better than some others in the car.

[SkegLegs]

I chain smoke, it's lazy cross training. When I'm getting pounded and held under, my lungs are like "yeah yeah we're used to no air"