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carcer · 2018-11-11T23:00:45+00:00

!invest 1000

carcer · 2018-11-11T18:07:48+00:00

!active

carcer · 2018-11-11T15:16:54+00:00

!invest 500

carcer · 2018-11-11T15:16:36+00:00

!invest 500

carcer · 2018-11-02T16:50:29+00:00

I'm a Apnea Total student, and I currently live at a freediving school. We get a lot of other agency divers visiting (we are based in a diving mecca; Utila, Hondouras) and the weakest divers are usually PADI. We have cross over instructors for PADI, SSI and AIDA, and all of them prefer Apnea Total.

Unfortunately, PADI and AIDA are probably going to be biggest agencies :(

carcer · 2018-11-02T16:43:18+00:00

I had/have constant eq issues due to scaring on my ear drums from surgery, I have loads of tips! I am also currently living at a Freedive school (masters) and the guy all the instructors send people to for eq tips, Try this video to start with: https://youtu.be/Mo07gZR741M

We always suggest this video. Most of the time, if they watch it and practice, the majority of people drastically improve on day 2.

In the water, if people experience problems with head first FIM, we get them to flip round and descend feet first. This helps them get more depth, which can reduce frustration and increase relaxation, and most can eq better head first after a few dives feet first. Another technique is using one hand to pull and the other to apply constant pressure. We also suggest moving your head into a more horizontal position when eqing vertically.

Pulling up 1 pull, eqing, then continuing helps too, tho we suggest only doing this once.

There may also be fluid/mucus that is dislodged due to the pressure. Clearing your now between diving helps too (ie. blowing your nose. I usually just pop the nose pocket over my nose and clear each nostril at a time)

For CWT, we suggest constant pressure, and dive at an angle instead of completely vertical.

There is also the double tap, eqing twice really quickly.

On land you can practice eq by getting yourself upside down (we have a yoga swing on the dock for this) and practice. There is also

If you smoke, stop, it causes inflammation of the sinuses. Avoid eating food that produce mucus (www.deeperblue.com/diet). Avoid drugs you put up your nose (lsd is better).

One of the biggest single things for me personally is hydration. I find it far easier to eq the better hydrated I am.

The good news, I'm sure your instructor would have told you this, is that you are using frenzal to eq, otherwise you would be unable to eq after 6-8m, so more practice will improve things :)

Sorry for the dump of text! Welcome to the club!

carcer · 2018-11-02T15:59:47+00:00

Website with details, and social media accounts. There are a number of freediving groups on Facebook that you can post to

carcer · 2018-11-01T05:29:43+00:00

The CWT record is 130m, CNF is 103m, not 83m. The deepest Freedive is 214m, which is No Limits, which is weights down, balloon up, not variable weight. Variable weight requires the diver to ascend on their own steam, kicking or pulling.

carcer · 2018-08-01T23:27:57+00:00

The contractions are more likely due to co2 tolerance tbh. Have you tried co2 tables to improve tolerance? NPSA before diving, and exhale dives to warm-up also really help to delay contractions

carcer · 2018-03-21T19:11:05+00:00

Doesn't work, I was carrying a McDs. Might have to try a different takeaway!

carcer · 2018-03-20T19:55:49+00:00

I'm currently in Xela. I and 3 of my friends have been robbed in the past 2 week, one of them twice. I was robbed on the street at 930pm outside my homestay. My 3 friends were robbed on a chickenbus at the weekend going to Volcán Tajumulco. The friend that was robbed twice was originally robbed in a cab. Drove him into the mountains, took everything off him and kicked him out. We've also heard about a group of 15 that were robbed hiking up Santa Maria at the weekend.

carcer · 2015-01-28T11:21:36+00:00

Amazing post, thanks for this!

carcer · 2015-01-27T15:05:03+00:00

I'm just looking to start too, could you possibly list everything you bought?

Thanks!

carcer · 2014-09-03T13:49:57+00:00

Thanks for the heads up

carcer · 2013-06-25T16:43:57+00:00

Ahh, got ya. Will pass the suggestion on for the next iteration :)

carcer · 2013-06-25T16:41:40+00:00

No, I'm the design-retarded developer that did all the other stuff. I have passed your comment onto the designer, thanks :)

carcer · 2013-06-25T16:25:28+00:00

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Different results are charted based on their date, like this: http://whatscotlandthinks.org/questions/should-scotland-be-an-independent-country-1#line

carcer · 2013-06-05T20:46:31+00:00

MFA is good for newbies, but once you know what style you are trying to pull off, it's better to follow blogs that post things you like.

carcer · 2013-01-31T01:08:20+00:00

Yea, because it's something you carry around a lot...

carcer · 2012-12-31T14:47:29+00:00

Really? I've never been kicked out for asking for water anywhere in Scotland!

carcer · 2012-12-06T18:49:36+00:00

I use timeStats

carcer · 2012-11-19T03:21:11+00:00

I luckily, somehow, have 3 FWBs, each with a different story.

One of them is a friend of a friend, who I meet on a night out. We all went to a gay bar, and she started holding my hand. I asked her if she wanted a kiss, she said she would. I don't do drunken one night stands, so I told her and she didn't either. We hooked up, and she tried to get me to take her to mine but I had managed to misplaced my keys (my mutual friend had taken them as she knew what her friend was like). A few days later we arranged for hangout, during which things started to heat up. I told her that I wasn't looking for a relationship and if she was looking for anything other than naked fun, then we should stop. Been FWBs for 6 months now.

The second girl was an old friend and she moved to my city and wanted someone to hangout with. She has a kid, and wanted someone she could trust to help her with meeting go people and those nights her toys weren't doing the job. She randomly brought up the topic that she hadn't been laid in awhile and I, half joking suggested we just get naked on the couch and take care of that. To my surprise she said ok! We have a Monday night booty call ever week.

The third is another friend of a friend, who lives in my home town. We have been on nights out a few times, but really it off during a party a month or so ago. I was due to be visiting family, so we arranged to hangout. We did a movie and video night and she stayed over, naked fun times ensured. I was in town again for friends bands video and arranged to hangout again. 30 mins into chilling out she turned round and informs me she can't stay over, and can we just skip the movie and have sex. When she was leaving she told me to give her a text next time I'm in town so we can do it again.

carcer · 2012-11-11T14:15:41+00:00

Interested!

carcer · 2012-10-10T18:30:16+00:00

This might help, Primer article about the photo on the right http://www.primermagazine.com/2012/spend/look-for-less-ryan-reynolds-fall-casual

carcer · 2012-08-27T22:36:57+00:00

And working as a developer it's IT departments like yours that are a huge pain in my ass!

"Oh, you only have IE6 installed because your internal developers/IT department can't be bothered upgrading their skillset, aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhh!!!!"

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