Week 62-68 | Summary - Eight Weeks of Progressive Intensity, Finished Strong and Clean

Two Months of Freediving Progress: From 75m to 125m – Training Insights and Personal Bests

The past two months have been packed with intense freediving training. I started with shorter distances, around 75 meters, without a wetsuit and with reduced ballast. Over time, I gradually increased the distance during each session. In the final month, I added a wetsuit, increased the ballast, and focused on  long-distance dives.

This progressive approach—adjusting the number of max attempts and gradually increasing intensity—helped me adapt better to dynamic apnea and understand my body more deeply. Previously, covering distances over 100 meters took several months, with only one max attempt per session. This time, I managed multiple dives over 100 meters in a single session, allowing me to accumulate high-intensity freediving sessions within just one month.

Throughout this cycle, while increasing freediving intensity, I was still training hard in the gym—lifting heavy weights in bench press, deadlift, and squats. Combining strength training for freediving with pool work gave me a solid base. Toward the end of the cycle, as I began performing multiple 100+ meter dives per session, I reduced gym intensity and eventually focused exclusively on breath-hold training and freediving techniques.

The last two weeks were especially demanding, with repeated dives of 113–118 meters, three to four times per session. These dives felt comfortable and focused, and I often felt some clear signals of approaching hypoxia—something that was hard to read before. This awareness allowed me to finish the cycle cleanly, without any blackouts or sambas, which I consider a huge success in terms of freediving safety.

To wrap up the cycle, I achieved a clean 125-meter dive and a static apnea breath-hold of 6:32, which is my personal best. Around the same time, I also hit 100 kg on the bench press and swam 1000 meters in 18 minutes—solid results that nicely summarize my last training block.

These achievements helped me reorganize my training program and refine my approach for future cycles. Below is a video of my last 125-meter dive—I’m proud of the technique and the timing of the surfacing.

For now, I’m taking an active rest break. After the New Year, I’ll start a new cycle, aiming to push intensity even further toward the end while continuing gym work and adding aerobic sessions like swimming and running

Trainings summary

These are my trainings - a blend of structured routines and personal adaptations. If you’re curious about the specifics of each drill type and want tips on how to incorporate them into your own practice, stay tuned for my upcoming posts. There’s much more to share!