In this episode, Hazel speaks with professional free diver Miguel Lozano. Free diving has to be one of the more psychologically uncomfortable sports you can do and Miguel has learnt a lot from his time mastering depth and holding his breath!
In this episode, Hazel speaks with professional free diver Miguel Lozano. Free diving has to be one of the more psychologically uncomfortable sports you can do and Miguel has learnt a lot from his time mastering depth and holding his breath!
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Start > 8 mins - talking about parenting
8 mins > explaining freediving
16 mins > dangers of freediving
18 mins > how to equalise the ear
21 > managing the urge to breathe, mental training and similarities between free diving and climbing
23 > dissociation and hypercapnia as the urge to breathe, diaphragmatic contractions
26 > knowledge, adaptation and physical training as sources of confidence
29 > matching psychological discomfort and physical ability
32 > passing out, blackouts and death in freediving, managing risk
34 > managing external pressure and the desire to beat the record
48 > mental training tools, visualisation, connecting to sensory information
50 > how to relax as much as possible, only using the muscles that you need
52 > breathwork
58 > flow state and focus
60 > negative thoughts
63 > progression in freediving
65 > mental preparation before a dive
69 > how has what you’ve learnt in free diving helped you in other areas of life?
74 > learning from other sports