Ian Black's video: 5:30 Breath Hold Personal Best

Breath hold occurs from 0:13 to 5:43 What can I say about dry breath holds or 'static apnea' that I haven't said already? The only new tech for today was repeating the word "relax" in my head throughout pretty much the whole thing; sounds a bit gimmicky but I genuinely did feel my body sinking comfortably when I started, and comfort will get you a long way in this game. Also, I spent an hour before this recording building up to it, which isn't usual for me. I did something like 5 minutes prep, 2 minute hold, 5 minutes prep, 3 minute hold, 5 minutes prep, 4 minute hold, 5 minutes prep, 4 minute hold again, 5 minutes prep, a 4 minute 45 hold, then 5 minutes prep and the 5 minute 30 hold itself. Points of interest in the video would include me checking the time at 3:54 (3 minutes and 41 seconds into the hold), a sure sign that it's getting uncomfortable; checking again at 4:22 (4 minutes and 9 seconds into the hold), wanting it to end quickly; adjusting my posture entirely and regularly from 4:39 onwards (4 minutes and 26 seconds into the hold), now desperate to breathe; and my personal favourite, when I start to reach for the laptop in order to stop the timer and end the attempt at around 5:15 (5 minutes and 2 seconds into the hold) and you can actually see me pulling my hand away in defiance of all reason a couple of seconds later. See my other videos on breath holding for safety info and technique tips in the description, or leave a comment if you want to discuss static apnea :D P.S. I hear that Margot Robbie once held her breath for 5 minutes... that's cute ;) (This is a light-hearted joke, 5 minutes was my last PB and it's extremely respectable) P.P.S. I'm no expert in search engine optimisation but like... free diving, spear fishing, swimming, navy seals, personal best, breath hold, breath holding, static apnea, not breathing, Wim Hof, Wim Hof method, yoga, meditation, yogic, meditative, pranayama, David Blaine, magic, world record, stunt, endurance, feat, Stéphane Mifsud, Natalia Molchanova