Apnea training 30 day challenge day 1.

This program is not from any official free diving school or based on any scientific studies. It is just how I trained from being able to hold my breath for 1 minute to 7 minutes. If you are to do any apnea training I recommend you see a doctor first so you know you are in good health. I do not take any responsibility for any harm you may cause to your self from following this program.

Day 1.

  1. Quick warm up

  2. Test

  3. Table training

Breathing technique

I recommend you practice with a friend

Lay on your back, sit back in a chair or relax in the corner of the pool.

I recommend that at least 2 days a week is in a pool.

Breath in through your nose for 3-4 sec breath out of your mouth for 6-8 sec. (Breathing out should take double the time it took to breath inn)

DO NOT HYPERVENTILATE!

Warm up

Breath for 2 min, then breath out all the air in your lungs and hold till you get three contractions. (contractions are explained in the video.)

Test

Breath for 2 minutes, hold as long as possible

Apnea training

Initial ability 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 30 sec
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for 40 sec
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for 50 sec
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for 60 sec
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for 70 sec
  6. Breath 2 min – Hold for 80 sec

The table above is based on you being able to hold your breath for 1 minute. If you are able to hold your breath longer or shorter then that you increase or decrease the difference in the table so it matches your numbers.

Meaning if you are able to hold your breath for 40 seconds your table would look like the ones below.

Initial ability 40 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 10 sec

  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for 20 sec

  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for 30 sec

  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for 40 sec

  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for 50 sec

  6. Breath 2 min – Hold for 60 sec

Initial ability 2 min

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for 1:40 min

  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for 1:50 min

  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for 1:60 min

  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for 2:00 min

  6. Breath 2 min – Hold for 2:10 min

Day 1

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 30 sec
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for 40 sec
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for 50 sec
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for 60 sec
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for 70 sec
  6. Breath 2 min – Hold for 80 sec

Day 2

Initial abillity 60 sec

O2 Table

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 40 sec
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for 50 sec
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for 60 sec
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for 1:10 min
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:20 sec
  6. Breath 2 min – Hold for 1:30 sec

Day 3

Initial ability 1 min

CO2 table

  1. Breath 2:00 min – Hold for 1 min

  2. Breath 1:45 min – Hold for 1 min

  3. Breath 1:30 min – Hold for 1 min

  4. Breath 1:15 min – Hold for 1 min

  5. Breath 1:00 min – Hold for 1 min

  6. Breath 0:45 min – Hold for 1 min

  7. Breath 0:30 min – Hold for 1 min

Day 4

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 50 sec
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for 60 sec
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for 70 sec
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for 80 sec
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for 90 sec
  6. Breath 2 min – Hold for 100 sec

Day 5

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 60 sec
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for 70 sec
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for 80 sec
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for 90 sec
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for 100 sec
  6. Breath 2 min – Hold for 110 sec

Day 6

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 60 sec
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for 75 sec
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for 90 sec
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for 105 sec
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for 120 sec
  6. Breath 2 min – Test max

Day 7

Cardio training

Running or swimming 30 min

Day 8

Initial ability 1 min

CO2 table

  1. Breath 2:00 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  2. Breath 1:45 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  3. Breath 1:30 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  4. Breath 1:15 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  5. Breath 1:00 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  6. Breath 0:45 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  7. Breath 0:30 min – Hold for 1:30 min

Day 9

Initial ability 1 min

CO2 table

  1. Breath 2:00 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  2. Breath 1:45 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  3. Breath 1:30 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  4. Breath 1:15 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  5. Breath 1:00 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  6. Breath 0:45 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  7. Breath 0:30 min – Hold for 1:30 min

  8. Breath 0:15 min – Hold for 1:30 min

Day 10

Initial ability 1 min

Running or swimming 30 min

Day 11

Initial ability 1 min

CO2 table

  1. Breath 2:00 min – Hold for 1:45 min

  2. Breath 1:45 min – Hold for 1:45 min

  3. Breath 1:30 min – Hold for 1:45 min

  4. Breath 1:15 min – Hold for 1:45 min

  5. Breath 1:00 min – Hold for 1:45 min

  6. Breath 0:45 min – Hold for 1:45 min

  7. Breath 0:30 min – Hold for 1:45 min

Day 12

Initial ability 1 min

CO2 table

  1. Breath 2:00 min – Hold for 2 min

  2. Breath 1:45 min – Hold for 2 min

  3. Breath 1:30 min – Hold for 2 min

  4. Breath 1:15 min – Hold for 2 min

  5. Breath 1:00 min – Hold for 2 min

  6. Breath 0:45 min – Hold for 2 min

  7. Breath 0:30 min – Hold for 2 min

  8. Breath 0:15 min – Hold for 2 min

Day 13

Initial abillity 60 sec

Cardio 30 min

Swimming or running

Day 14

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 1:15 
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:30 
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:45
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  6. Breath 2 min – Test Max

Day 15

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 1:15 
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:30 
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:45
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30

Day 16

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min. – Hold for 1:15 
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:30 
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:45
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  5. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  7. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:45

Day 17

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:30 
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:45
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:45

Day 18

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:30 
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:45
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  4. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:45
  7. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00

Day 19

Initial abillity 60 sec

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  1:45
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  3. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:45
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  7. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:10

Day 20

Initial abillity 60 sec 

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:45
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:10

Day 21

Initial abillity 60 sec 

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:45
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:10
  7. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:20

Day 22

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:15 
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:45
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:10
  7. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:20
  8. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30

Day 23

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:10
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:20
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30

Day 24

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:10
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:20
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30
  7. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:40

Day 25

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:15
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:40

Day 26

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:15
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:40
  7. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:50

Day 27

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:40
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:50

Day 28

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:40
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:50
  7. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:55

Day 29

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:45
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:55

Day 30

Initial abillity 60 sec  

  1. Breath 2 min – Hold for  2:00 
  2. Breath 2 min- Hold for 2:30
  3. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:00
  4. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:30
  5. Breath 2 min- Hold for 3:45
  6. Breath 2 min- Hold for 4:00
  7. Breath 2 min- Test max