Walking apnea

[Jonta]

Hi
I wonder how you do walking apnea
Do always walk even during the rest or do you sit down then?
How long rest and holds shall i do?
And how many holds total?

[monkeyhatfork]

Both approaches you mentioned are practiced, I do the first- walk or jog, about 10-15 min warm up then when I get a good pace I alternate between breathing and statics for about an hour example 5 breaths/10sec breathhold repeat, you can play around with times, or I walk a long(not quite max) hold and then walk double the distance for recovery. A second approach I have little experience with myself(but some swear by it) is to sit in a chair hold til first contraction, get up and walk to the max hold(you would want to do this with a spotter)------as far a quantitiy depends on person, I find it far easier to burn my legs out apnea walking then dyn in a pool.

[Jonta]

Thanks i will try that.
I just did 3 warmup holds(static) and then walked a max earlier today my time was 1:32
Is that ok for a start?

[monkeyhatfork]

sounds like a good start to me. -setting these things up is tricky, there is a fine line between pushing forward and overtraining, you may also want to try smaller walks as warm-up building toward long walk at end of session, like with a tolerance table----if your really really pushing, make shure your in a safe situation, don't fall and crack your head open--------i've gotten similar benefits without the breathold by doing max out sprints up a steep hill, recovery on walk back down, all out sprint back up, after about 25-30 of these my legs power down almost identical to a heavy dynamic session or max apnea walks. I like this method because it mimic the similar activity vs. recovery as I would deal with in the pool, not been brave enough to do uphill apnea sprinting yet.

[trux]

Make sure you enter "walk apnea" into the search box above in the menu. You will find many interesting threads, with good tips and hints. Also several injuries reported from people doing walking apnea, so be sure to read about the safety concerns as well. If you are going to push the envelope, it is more than likely that you will get samba or blackout at some point. You certainly do not want that it happens on a hard surface, or in proximity of obstacles with sharp edges. Even on grass you can break or twist a wrist or injure in a different way, but it is still safer than collapsing on a pavement or on stairs. Walking on a sand (beach), may offer little bit more protection against possible injury.

[Jonta]

thanks for the replys.
But i wonder if walking apnea times are around the same as dive times?
Or are the dive times alot shorter as i expect?

[Jonta]

Did some walks today.
Started whit 30sek,45sek,1:00min,1:15min,1:30 then a max 1:47min.
Tomorrow i think i will try static and then start walking when the first contraction comes.

[Jonta]

It is about 4 weeks now since i started whit walking apnea. So i think i can post a littel uppdate my current pb in walking is now 2:24min. I have done about 10-13 sessions whit a max hold about every 2/3 of the sessions.

[Lazuli]

Ive noticed how trying to time myself during walking apnea takes me out of the "zone" (so to speak) and I usually end-up with the urge to ventilate.

[rogam44]

Hi Jonta,
try some uphill walking as Eric F suggests on this thread: http://forums.deeperblue.net/static-...ut-needed.html. You will burn your legs much faster, than during the walk on flat ground.
I practice apnea walks on passive exhale, the easy part is a bit shorter for me. I do this practice instead of oxygen table and I think with good results. The only problem with apnea walks is that you can hurt yourself. I partially solved this problem that I sit down at the end of the walk and hold my breath for another 10-30s. I still don't know my limits, so I do it this way.

Regards,
Jiri B