I was watching this documentary on free diving, and was wondering how it was possible for these guys to hold their breath for so long compared to every one else
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Practice and technique. If you just hold your breath impromptu you might not last more than even 15 seconds, but even with just a bit of technique I could persoally do 4 minutes under water after a few tries.
Probably also some lucky genetics involved, as other people have said, some use O2 tanks
Its also important to note that holding the breath for six plus minutes while being active isn’t inhuman, its definitely athletic level. I think the average very fit human with training is more like three maybe four minutes.
As for the average human out of shape, its similar to other exercises– you can probably do a lot more than you think if you absolutely force yourself to do it. However it is gonna take a lot out of you and you won’t feel good cause your body was not prepared for it o(∩_∩)o
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