Rounds5
Rest= Hold
Five holds rising from 50% to 85% of your best time – each rest equals the previous hold.
Your benefit: Approaches long holds under control without forcing a full maximum.
How the exercise works
- 1.5 holds rising from 50% to 85% of your best time
- 2.Each rest is as long as the hold before it
- 3.85% is the goal – deliberately not a max attempt
- 4.Ideal once a week, rested and on an empty stomach
Max attempts are mentally expensive and need long recovery – that is why this table deliberately ends at 85 percent. If you regularly hold 85 percent relaxed, your maximum improves almost automatically. The rest equal to each hold gives you enough recovery to dive every step cleanly. Test your true maximum only every few weeks under good conditions, then update your best time – all tables adapt automatically.
Practise breath-hold exercises on dry land only, never alone in the water, no hyperventilation. Stop immediately if you feel unwell.
