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Got called out on my surface air consumption rate last year
A diver named Carl on a job in Galveston Bay said my SAC rate was way too high, like 1.2 cubic feet per minute. I thought I was just working hard. He showed me how I was breathing from my chest, not my belly, and fighting the current. I switched to slower, deeper breaths and my air lasts longer now. Anyone else had a basic habit they had to unlearn?
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riley9569d ago
Breathing wrong is such a common trap lol. I had to unlearn a death grip on my mask strap, it was giving me a headache every single dive. Letting it just sit there loose was a total game changer.
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dixon.daniel9d ago
That "death grip" thing is so real, it's like your brain goes into panic mode and clenches everything. I've seen new divers white-knuckle their inflator hose the whole time too, which just burns air. The gear works better when you're not fighting it.
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