How could i build up lung capacity to be able to swim 50 meters underwater?

Question

How could i build up lung capacity to be able to swim 50 meters underwater?

Answer 1

practice... breathing every 3-5-7-9 strokes.. and back.. and after a while try keping every 7 and than 9 and than you can try 25 m without breathing to see how are you doing.. keep long and smooth strokes.. and rememmber never overdo because it's much worse...it takes some time practice but i'm sure that you can do it

Answer 2

These are some tips from which you can be able to swim 50 metres underwater: 1- Take several large breaths just before doing the task. Inhale and exhale deeply and quickly. This is to get as much oxygen into your blood stream which should help minimize the need to come up for air prematurely. 2- When your hand enters the water, rotate your body to get a few more inches of reach, then pull your hand back and pretend your are pushing the water out from underneath your sides.

Answer 3

I 'freedive' and spend most of my training in a pool with a trained buddy. (really important if anyone wants to hold their breath for longer periods of time)



The 'pool workout' and 'gym workout' is basically what you should try for the 50m underwater swim stretch. In a week - 3 times in the pool - 2 times in the gym.



The gym work is not to gain size but to tone your muscles all over - this helps with your Oxygen retention. 3-40 mins cardio in each session.(greatly improves your max oxygen uptake)



The pool involves starting with stretching movements then your Oxygen saturation (deep breathing min 3 mins / fast and slow) Your workout should vary for fun and progession.



1/ Buy fins and see how you do on distance (psych advantage)

2/ Try no dive or push off - see how you do

3/ Breath holding when underwater - your buddy is vital here 'shallow water blackout' kills many of us every year - unless you have him/her right on hand.

4/ Practise slow powerful strokes



Quick tip: Saturate then go as far as you can (clear all thoughts) - just slowly but with power make your way ahead - let Oxygen slowly release towards the end - surface and make a mark. Keep doing this - sometimes you beat it sometimes not. You will improve over time - guaranteed.



Also in training your lung capacity - Take the deepest breath you can - then try really hard to top it up with a bit more and on and on.



The whole process is to be slow / easy and takes patience. You will in the end - breeze through the 50 and want to go further!

Answer 4

slowy build up your lung capcity. First do 50 meter with only taking lets say 4 breaths and slowy reduce it. Also you do lung capacity excercises where you hold your breath underwater for 15 seconds than do like 12.5 yards without breathing. DONT PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD!! always breath if you have to!!

Answer 5

Practice

Answer 6

When you are doing the dive: try to relax and sort of "sink" or "swallow" or your own air. That will keep that heart rhytm going. Take long strokes and smile under water.



One more: you can always dive another meter or yard, its all in your head

Answer 7

You can always hold your breath more and more each time, so that when you hold it your lung capacity increases.