Hello everyone. This is the mostly new Breath Hold lounge. Some of you are probably wondering why a new one. The other one had a lot of posts, but not a lot of people used it anymore. So I am hoping to make this one more fun. This is also the place for questions if you have one. A few rules though. Make sure to post your breath hold times in the breath hold thread. If they aren't posted in the correct place then you don't have a chance on winning a weekly giveaway prize. They will also be removed from this thread and put in the other. The second rule is to be kind to the people posting in here. The third is to have fun. 🙂

Curious on how you take breath holding to the max? We shared a sample of the Full Exhale Diving video from the Breath Hold Mastery below. In light of some of the questions from last week about forceful exhale vs. passive exhale from @Ric Peterson and @Sven Köpke For 99% of the applications, a passive exhale will do just fine. Just gently let go of your breath for a few seconds. Any longer won't really matter as you'll reach an equilibrium and more air won't leave the lungs. After the exhale, the following amount will still be left in your lungs: Passive exhale (~50%) vs. forceful exhale (~25%) Don't want to jump in the water and have a buddy step on you? You can do a forceful exhale on land. 1. Take a full breath in 2. Engage your core: tighten your abdominal muscles; like bracing for a punch 3. Actively contract your diaphragm and abs to push out air; like blowing out candles on a cake 4. Keep pushing until you feel nearly all of your air has left your lungs Want to push it even further? Exhale through pursed lips, and perform a forward bend to push out all the air. NOTE: As always, never hold your breath under water alone; and don't push yourself too hard. When you feel dizzy, stop immediately.

Post all your Breath Hold Times here! Let's go & double your breath hold! 🧑‍🏫 In light of Stig helping legendary freediving Alexey Molchanov grab a new WR, how long can a world champion hold their breath? The answer: 8 minutes and 33 seconds. Yes, I think it will take us some time to get there. 😎 👋 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? Here is how it works: Step 1: Take an inhale, start your stopwatch & hold your breath. Step 2: Post your time here, get feedback and points Step 3: Head on over to the Classroom & follow the instructions Let's go & double your breath hold! 🧑‍🏫

Post all your Breath Hold Times here! Let's go & double your breath hold! 🧑‍🏫 Step 1: Take an inhale, start your stopwatch & hold your breath. Step 2: Post your time here so you can get feedback and points Step 3: Head on over to the Classroom & follow the instructions And a few highlights & special feats from Week 30: @Ric Peterson: The longest self-reported breath hold posted last week (4:20) 😎 @Daniel Simioni: Not doing a 4-minute breath-hold once, but twice (in a row) 👯 @Fredrik Nicander: Congrats on making it to the 3-minute club. 🕒 @Carmen Gruet: For becoming a Weddell seal! 🦭

Post all your Breath Hold Times here! Let's go & double your breath hold! 🧑‍🏫 Step 1: Take an inhale, start your stopwatch & hold your breath. Step 2: Post your time here so you can get feedback and points Step 3: Head on over to the Classroom & follow the instructions And a few highlights & special feats from Week 33: @Emeric Damian: For committing to training and getting to a 3:30 personal record 🥳 @Geir Eikelia: For breaking the 3 minute barrier with the Frozen in Time guided meditation