The Secrets of The World’s Greatest Freediver
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The Secrets of The World’s Greatest Freediver
The lessons from freediving—about surrendering control while maintaining awareness, trusting your preparation, and staying present rather than projecting anxious thoughts—seem like powerful wisdom that applies to many aspects of life.
The role of the safety team adds another dimension - learning to trust others in a context where the stakes are so
... See more"I enjoy finding new boundaries and pushing them further because I know I can," he says. "I trust my skills, I trust my body, I trust my abilities, and I trust the environment. That's the combination that allows me to break the records."
The Profile Dossier: Alexey Molchanov, The World's Most Daring Freediver
Well, the more I trained to go deeper, I began to realise that the activities I was doing were also the fundamentals of good mental health that we are all taught such as balanced nutrition, regular exercise, getting quality sleep, spending time in nature and meditation. But what seemed to spring-board me in my progress was the fact I was naturally
... See moreScuba divers can make it to three hundred feet breathing mixed gases, but it takes years of training and is a logistical nightmare. The danger isn’t going down—although that certainly is dangerous—it’s coming back up. For a scuba diver, a one-hour plunge at two hundred feet breathing regular compressed air would require a ten-hour ascent to purge
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