THE STRESS POINT

If I asked you to hold your breath underwater for 10 seconds would you be stressed?

How about 20 seconds? 1 minute?

There comes a point for all of us where we shift from calm, content and relaxed, to stressed and gasping for air.

We call this the ‘Stress Point’.

KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD

Our goal is not to eradicate this stress point, that’d be impossible, but to push it further away, kick the can down the road a little further, to help you stay calm underwater for longer.

We’ve covered a lot of ground already on the mental side of things which in themselves help to extend the stress point dramatically as they help you to stay calm.

In this chapter though we’re looking at the physical ways we can help too.

Practical things you can do to increase your breath hold times in the water.

WRAPPING IT UP

The stress point is that bit where you switch from fine, to gulping for air.

Extending the amount of time it takes for us to get there will help us to handle in-water events better.

STRESS POINT

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MODULE 1: UNDERSTANDING FEAR

CHAPTER 1: UNPACKING THE FEAR

CHAPTER 2: MANAGING TRAUMA

MODULE 2: PACIFYING THE FEAR

CHAPTER 1: MASTERING YOUR MIND

CHAPTER 2: BREATHE

BONUS: TRADIES TOOL BOX

MODULE 3: PRACTICAL

CHAPTER 1: EFFICIENCY

CHAPTER 2: FRONT LOADING

CHAPTER 3: THE PILOTS ROUTINE