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Week 16 | Summary ✌️🎉0️⃣6️⃣:0️⃣0️⃣ 🟥

This week in freediving: Reached a PB of 6:00 STA 🎉, improved DNF efficiency (1.5 moves/25m), and learned a vital lesson after a failed 123m dive. Key takeaway? Relaxation is key, and it’s better to surface early than push through a flawed dive.
Week 16 | Summary ✌️🎉0️⃣6️⃣:0️⃣0️⃣ 🟥
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This week was packed with discoveries, personal achievements, and a hard-earned lesson in staying focused during a dive. From experimenting with relaxation techniques to refining my gliding and stroke efficiency, I made strides forward—despite a challenging end to the week.

Experimenting with Relaxation

Relaxation played a central role in both my static and dynamic breath-hold training this week. During my static apnea session, I achieved a new personal best (PB) of 6 minutes. ✌️🎉0️⃣6️⃣:0️⃣0️⃣ . What made this PB unique was how I managed contractions:

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