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003: Inside the Mind of the World's Top Freedivers - Part 1 of 5
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Welcome to the third episode of the Freediving Podcast by Renee Blundon. This episode is part one of five about the mental training and techniques that the world's top freedivers use to prepare for their deep dives.
The freedivers at the highest level, may be somewhat well matched in terms of their breath-hold ability, conditioning, their physical abilities and skill level. But that alone is not enough to achieve world records and win World Championships and the major freediving competitions. Mental techniques and strategies is extremely important so that freedivers can get their minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance and relaxation.
Based on her own personal research from watching / reading interviews, by reading blogs and articles of the top freedivers, Renee will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques which these freedivers use to prepare for their dives. She'll also give details and examples into these different techniques, and how they work, as well as how the techniques can be used by competitive freedivers to maximize your performance.
Time Stamps:
- 00:00 Introduction to the podcast
- 02:02 Diving into mental training for freediving
- 02:35 The athletes at the top!
- 04:00 Examples of different approaches when it comes to mental preparation for freediving
- 08:20 Mental training playing such a big part on the dives
- 10:35 Mental training for when things go wrong!
- 12:00 Overcoming failed dives attempts with mental techniques
- 14:20 What do I mean by mental techniques for freediving?
- 15:15 Unpacking some of the mental strategies freedives use
- 18:25 Discussing the next episodes and conclusion
- 20:15 What's going on with me and my freediving training?
Resources:
Alexey Molchanov Interview 2019
Alenka Artnik Sets New Freediving World Record
You can join the open source information network for this podcast at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reneeblundonpodcast
To subscribe to my Friday 5 newsletter visit: https://www.reneeblundon.com/friday-5/
My contact information:
info@reneeblundon.com
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneeblundon/
Website: https://www.reneeblundon.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reneelblundon
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/reneeblundon.official
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reneeblundonpodcast
17 episodes
Manage episode 272253663 series 2790268
Welcome to the third episode of the Freediving Podcast by Renee Blundon. This episode is part one of five about the mental training and techniques that the world's top freedivers use to prepare for their deep dives.
The freedivers at the highest level, may be somewhat well matched in terms of their breath-hold ability, conditioning, their physical abilities and skill level. But that alone is not enough to achieve world records and win World Championships and the major freediving competitions. Mental techniques and strategies is extremely important so that freedivers can get their minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance and relaxation.
Based on her own personal research from watching / reading interviews, by reading blogs and articles of the top freedivers, Renee will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques which these freedivers use to prepare for their dives. She'll also give details and examples into these different techniques, and how they work, as well as how the techniques can be used by competitive freedivers to maximize your performance.
Time Stamps:
- 00:00 Introduction to the podcast
- 02:02 Diving into mental training for freediving
- 02:35 The athletes at the top!
- 04:00 Examples of different approaches when it comes to mental preparation for freediving
- 08:20 Mental training playing such a big part on the dives
- 10:35 Mental training for when things go wrong!
- 12:00 Overcoming failed dives attempts with mental techniques
- 14:20 What do I mean by mental techniques for freediving?
- 15:15 Unpacking some of the mental strategies freedives use
- 18:25 Discussing the next episodes and conclusion
- 20:15 What's going on with me and my freediving training?
Resources:
Alexey Molchanov Interview 2019
Alenka Artnik Sets New Freediving World Record
You can join the open source information network for this podcast at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reneeblundonpodcast
To subscribe to my Friday 5 newsletter visit: https://www.reneeblundon.com/friday-5/
My contact information:
info@reneeblundon.com
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneeblundon/
Website: https://www.reneeblundon.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reneelblundon
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/reneeblundon.official
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reneeblundonpodcast
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