How to become a Freediving Coach
The path to becoming a freediving instructor is clear. Finish the recreational freediving courses, attend an instructor course, then you...
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Harry Chamas
- Aug 9, 2020
- 4 min
Rest and Recovery | Freedivings most under rated training principle
Rest and recovery must be the most under rated aspects of training in freediving. Utilising Proper rest could be the piece of the puzzle...
Harry Chamas
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
From Fear to Flow
The interesting thing about this video is the contrast in reactions between the professional and the brave new comer. What can this tell...
Harry Chamas
- May 1, 2020
- 4 min
Breath Control does NOT = Hyperventilation
Hello all, this blog is written in anger. I have just read another post claiming that any breath manipulation is hyperventilation. The...
Harry Chamas
- Mar 16, 2020
- 4 min
A comparison of STA and depth diving with regards to CO2 build up/Urge to breathe
A comparison of STA and depth diving with regards to CO2 build up/urge to breathe Deep diving is my passion. The vast majority of my...
Harry Chamas
- Mar 4, 2020
- 5 min
A Beginner Course For People Serious About Learning To Freedive.
A little while ago, I gave up teaching courses and focused on individual coaching. The reason was not because I don't enjoy teaching...
Harry Chamas
- Oct 14, 2019
- 4 min
Competition in Freediving | Good Bad or Ugly?
Following is my own personal opinion on the essence of freediving competition, how it effects the rest of the community and the athletes...
Harry Chamas
- Aug 12, 2019
- 3 min
Self Awareness | Freediving as a Tool for Self Improvement
It has almost become a cliche to say freediving is (insert the percentage) mental. But that doesn't make it less true. A beginner may not...
Harry Chamas
- Jul 21, 2019
- 5 min
Courage | Freediving as a Tool for Self Improvement
Freediving can be a sport in which an athlete descends below the surface of the water and back again on a single breath. Progress is...
Harry Chamas
- Mar 2, 2019
- 9 min
KAATSU for Freediving | The Future of Freedive Training
I was lead to KAATSU by a simple problem, I was no longer able to sustainably train lactate in the pool due to my technique and strength...
Harry Chamas
- Feb 8, 2019
- 3 min
Longer and Deeper: Cross training for freediving and spearfishing - by Jaap Verbaas
Jaap and I made contact just over a week ago, after some conversation and a little internet stalking I began to see that he was quite an...
Harry Chamas
- Feb 3, 2019
- 3 min
Review of "The Oxygen Advantage" from a Freedivers Perspective
The book puts forward a method to increase health, well-being and performance through manipulation of the breath and therefore the blood...
Harry Chamas
- Jan 26, 2019
- 6 min
O2 (Hypoxic) Training | Purpose, Mechanism and Benefits
O2 training has long been a staple of freediving training, so much so that it is taught during the 2nd level of most freediving education...
Harry Chamas
- May 17, 2017
- 4 min
Why I don't warm up for my deep dives
We all got taught in our first freediving courses that warm ups are good. They will help us to put our mind into the right place, allow...
Harry Chamas
- Apr 15, 2017
- 3 min
The Comfort Zone in Freediving
Your comfort zone could be described as the depth you are 100% certain you can do. There will be no nerves before the dive, you could do...
Harry Chamas
- Feb 22, 2017
- 4 min
Do you have a Duck-Dive or a Dying Duck
Hello and welcome to our newest freediving blog, although this one is 1/2 blog, 1/2 rant. As I am sure you have deduced from the title,...
Harry Chamas
- Dec 30, 2016
- 6 min
Freediving - Think Small | part 2 (Lung Squeeze)
As discussed in think small part 1, it is important to keep your upper body and especially your chest area as small as possible to allow...
Harry Chamas
- Dec 21, 2016
- 4 min
Freediving - Think Small | part 1
Today's blog is about the effect our body position has on our failure depth (the point you can no longer bring air up to equalise). Of...
Harry Chamas
- Dec 13, 2016
- 2 min
Why you should Exhale before surfacing
Welcome to the first Blog from Freedive Passion, this week we will be discussing exhaling before surfacing and why you should do it when...