I'm really proud of myself! I was finally able to get past this roadblock that had been nagging me for so long.

As I've mentioned before, I used to compete as a freediver and back then I was able to consistently hold my breath over 5 minutes. My best time then was 6:02. Because I overtrained and had a serious athletic burnout coupled with CNS overload, it had become impossible for me to hold my breath for a long time the way I used to. Anything over 3 minutes felt like an impossible feat. I'm sure you can imagine how frustrating it is to lose a skill you once had.

It took ... Show more