Advanced Freediver
  • Course Duration: 3 Days
  • Max Depth: 35 Meters

The Advanced Course is designed to prepare you to Freedive beyond your lung’s residual volume, reaching depths of over 30 meters. In this course, you will learn about the physiology of freediving, static apnea, lung stretching exercises, and mental preparation for deep diving. You will also learn about safety and rescue procedures for deep dives.

Requirements

Blue Prana Freediver Certification, or equivalent certification level from another freediving organization

Passing Requirements

Safety from 10 meters or below

Course Structure

heory class:

  • Mammalian Dive Reflex
  • 4 stages preparation for Static Apnea
  • Specific breathing technique to maximize performance of static, dynamic pool training and dry training
  • Classroom breathing exercises.
  • Relaxation techniques Focus and control the body and mind
  • Training techniques to strengthen the ability to hold their breath.​

Water session:

  • Body position and relaxation
  • Preparation and warm up for static apnea
  • Maximum static apnea attempts
  • 02:30-03:30 minutes breath-holds
  • Safety procedures for training with a buddy.

heory class:

  • Advanced 4-section breathing technique
  • New breathe up
  • Negative Pressure Static Apnea (N.P.S.A.)
  • Exhale diving techniques
  • Adaptation to high environmental pressures

Water session:

  • Diving preparation with N.P.S.A.
  • Specific breath-up for exhale diving
  • Exhale dives to a maximum depth of 25 meters
  • Practice of equalization technique
  • Relaxing the body and conserving energy in the water
  • Dive with full lungs to a maximum depth of 30 meters

Theory class:

  • Review of exhale dives from Day 2
  • Preparation for a deep dive
  • Problem solving visualization and perfect dive visualization
  • pranayama for freediving
  • Exercises to increase lung volume
  • Deep equalization techniques
  • Stretching and breathing exercises as warm up for deep dives

Water session:​

  • Complete preparation for a deep dive
  • Exhale EXHALE dives to a maximum depth of 30 meters
  • Dive with full lungs to a maximum depth of 35 meters