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4 breath hold exercises to boost your underwater time

Hitting the gym is a cornerstone to improving your muscular capacity, and the same can be applied to underwater competency.  Training your body to endure the rigors of oxygen (o2) deprivation and carbon dioxide (Co2) tolerance is just as important as other forms of training while prepping for selection.  And just like utilizing different exercises …

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Sweat Science: Don’t Waste Your Breath (Podcast)

[spp-player url=”https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/outsidepodcast/cdn-outside.prx.org/wp-content/uploads/Sweat-Science_Hypoxia.mp3″]Podcast By Outside Magazine.  Copyright is owned by the publisher and audio streamed from their servers. A PJ candidate uncovers the science behind the challenges of underwater confidence drills at the Air Force’s most grueling school; Pararescue Indoctrination. Most notably, the 50m underwater is known as being one of the hardest single challenges- with …

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