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Gemma and Ian recently visited the team at DEEP.  Kirk Krack is the Human Diver Performance Lead.  This podcast conversation with Kirk was recorded back in 2020 and sets the scene showcasing Kirks diving experience.   More information and conversation will be out in future episodes about DEEP. Gemma and Ian also talk about Dive Fitness, Ians Dry suit and upcoming dive trip to the M2 wreck and the UK diving show. DEEP Campus is the new site previously know as NDAC so well know to many UK divers who used the inland site.  However, it as an exciting new purpose.  DEEP exists to radically advance how humankind can access, explore and inhabit underwater environments. Through flexible, modular subsea habitats, work-class submarines, and advanced human performance research, DEEP completely transforms what we are capable of underwater – and will increase our understanding of life on this planet. https://www.deep.com/ The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90.   “Beyond Technical”   Narked at 90    Large Enough To Cope, Small Enough To Care   If you are thinking of moving across to tech diving or completely new to diving, Narked at 90 can advise and guide on the best equipment and set up for your personal or commercial requirements  https://www.narkedat90.com/       There is currently a code for you to use for purchases and the code is  BIGSCUBA2024. We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The BiG Scuba Podcast.  Please give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us as each share and like makes a difference.   Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone    +44 7810 005924   or use our social media platforms.   To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: We are on Instagram                     @thebigscuba   We are on Facebook                      @thebigscuba   We are in LinkedIn                          https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian%F0%9F%A6%88-last-325b101b7/ The BiG Scuba Website                  www.thebigscuba.com Amazon Store :                                https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thebigscuba Visit   https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast and subscribe - Super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.  

This hour Kirk Krack joins the ScubaRadio ScubaSquad to talk about his work on Avatar: The Way of Water. Plus the DiveGod-Neal Watson reflects on diver who brought the Creature of the Black Lagoon to life! Looking for HOUR1?

The Vaughn shooting victims were identified, and police announces that eight teenage Toronto girls were charged with second degree murder of a homeless man. Reshmi and Bob Endorse or Remorse some iconic Christmas songs. They speak with  Kirk Krack, President and founder of Performance Freediving, who taught the Avatar actors how to freedive for Avatar 2. Finally, they speak with Cathy Barrick,  CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, on how to make Ontario a more dementia-friendly place. 

Gemma and Ian chat to Kirk Krack.  This is a repeat of a previous episode to coincide with the release of Avatar: The Way of Water on 16th December 2022.   Performance Freediving International Founder Kirk Krack, spent two years and thousands of hours working on the film training the principal cast to Freedive.  He has described the film as “the most significant diving movie ever made.” Let us know what you think of the film. https://www.performancefreedivingacademy.com/ Please give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us as each share and like makes a difference.   Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone    +44 7810 005924   Or use our social media platforms.   We are on Instagram                        @thebigscuba   We are on Facebook                         @thebigscuba   We are on Twitter                             @the_big_scuba  The BiG Scuba Website     www.thebigscuba.com Amazon Store :                   https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thebigscuba   New episodes of The BiG Scuba Podcast go live on a Monday around noon UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don't miss out.   The BiG Scuba Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons.     Visit   https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.  

Kirk Krack is a trailblazing Canadian diver whose skill sets spans the depths of technical scuba and apnea. He founded the freediving training agency, Performance Freediving International Kirk has pioneered the use of technical gases in freediving for film and exploration. The 2016 Dan/Rolex Diver of the Year has worked with some of the biggest names on some of the biggest films of our generation. Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive In: The Podcast. -Guest: Kirk Krack liminalcollective.co Instagram: kirkkrack Facebook: kirk.krack.75 tdisdi.com/pfi -Episode Links- News: For the Third Time This Year, a Deep-Ocean ‘Football' Fish Has Washed Ashore California's Beaches Support this Podcast on Patreon Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com -Find Us At- www.DiveInPod.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on at- This Podcast @DiveInPod April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Kirk Krack is a trailblazing Canadian diver whose skill sets spans the depths of technical scuba and apnea. He founded the freediving training agency, Performance Freediving International Kirk has pioneered the use of technical gases in freediving for film and exploration. The 2016 Dan/Rolex Diver of the Year has worked with some of the biggest names on some of the biggest films of our generation. Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive In: The Podcast. -Guest: Kirk Krack liminalcollective.co Instagram: kirkkrack Facebook: kirk.krack.75 tdisdi.com/pfi -Episode Links- News: For the Third Time This Year, a Deep-Ocean ‘Football' Fish Has Washed Ashore California's Beaches Support this Podcast on Patreon Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com -Find Us At- www.DiveInPod.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on at- This Podcast @DiveInPod April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Technical Free-diving and shooting underwater scene for AVITAR 2. Interview with Kirk Krack of Performance Free-diving. Kirk discusses the procedure, techniques, physics and physiology of technical free diving. Kirk also discusses how he used technical free to train actors for the underwater sequences in the new AVITAR Feature Film Download past Free-diving episodes with Kirk Krack here: 1.We go "in-depth" and discuss the philology, history and mindset to succeed in the sport of Free-diving 2.Intro to Free-diving with Kirk Krack

INTRODUCTION Ian and Gemma chat to Kirk Krack.  For over two decades, Kirk Krack has developed education and certification programs with one goal: to improve safety in freediving. Through his leadership and participation in various projects, Kirk has contributed to the advancement of the scientific study of hypoxic effects on the human body and to the conservation of our oceans and its creatures. In 2016, in recognition of his sustained and valuable contributions, he was named the Diver's Alert Network (DAN)/Rolex Diver of the Year.   Kirk's unique wealth of experience and talent for teaching have made his services highly sought after by those who want and need the absolute best. Among the individuals Kirk has trained are Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson for their underwater roles in the blockbuster feature film Mission: Impossible–Rogue Nation, Margot Robbie and her stunt double for their underwater roles in Suicide Squad (in which Kirk also served as a credited on-screen stunt double for Batman), endurance performer and illusionist David Blaine for his world record breath-hold attempts live on the Oprah Winfrey Show (he survived over 17 minutes on a single breath of oxygen-enriched air), Tiger Woods, Lindsey Vonn, and Woody Harrelson. Most recently, he's worked with actors on the set of James Cameron's upcoming Avatar 2, the sequel to the epic Avatar film.   https://www.performancefreediving.com/ https://www.performancefreedivingacademy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kirk.krack.75 https://www.instagram.com/kirkkrack/     We love hearing from you!Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback. We look forward to hearing from you via our social media pages or just email us  thebigscubapodcast@gmail.com  or call The BiG Scuba Bat Phone    +44 7810 005924   Please Help support us.  Become a BiG Dolphin  for just $2 and get involved in the show.  Just click here: https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast   Are you looking for a new dive camera?   Check out the range from Paralenz     Here is the link  http://www.paralenz.com?aff=11   Are you looking for a Drone?   Use these two links to make your purchase with a 5%  Discount too! DJi MAVIC AIR:                 https://click.dji.com/ALcsa3-0HfHe8tQ DJi SPARK:                         https://click.dji.com/ABz6Lk-DM4vrq3e " We are a Wavemaker Ambassador Partner for Stream2Sea.  Use this link to get 10% of your order  : https://stream2sea.com/?ref=thebigscuba     Voucher Code    thebigscuba   Electric Bike Email for further details on prices and specifications:  thebigscubapodcast@gmail.com   YOUTUBE  Check out our YouTube channel and watch some of our videos and subscribe.   https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBiGScuba

In Episode 9, we have an interview with Kirk Krack - one of the most prolific and innovative trailblazers in diving. For the last 20-plus years, he has helped develop and codify the foundations of modern freediving through his company Performance Freediving International. He has also been tapped by Hollywood to help bring some of the biggest blockbusters to life by training the film stars to hold their breath and be able to freedive including the primary cast of the upcoming Avatar 2 film. In this episode, he talks us through his career to date but most importantly also tells us about his life-changing experience being part of the undercover crew filming the dolphin slaughter in Japan for the oscar-winning documentary “The Cove”.Then we hear from Dr. Frida Lara, one of the leading authorities on sharks, especially those of the eastern pacific. She talks us through an important tip on how to dive safely with sharks and get really up close and personal with these majestic creatures.And then finally we hear from Dean Martin on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

In Episode 5, we've got some epic freediving stories to listen to.We have an interview with William Trubridge - 18x World Record holder and multiple world champion Freediver. He talks to us about what drove him to push him in ways that push the boundaries of what humans can do underwater.Then we hear from Kirk Krack, pioneering freediving educator and Hollywood freediving trainer who’s worked on films such as Mission Impossible, and the upcoming Avatar sequels. He gives us some advice on how to achieve peak performance in getting to your target depth.And then finally we hear from Nick Brunn on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Listen to Aron Arngrimsson interview Kirk Krack in lockdown as they delve deeper into his personal journey from an early age into the overall diving industry and Hollywood.

In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast you'll hear from Kirk Krack about how to train to become a freediving instructor.

Kirk Krack Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 10% OFF ( and FREE shipping inside Australia)! Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Kirk Krack is pioneer in the freediving world, and has been on a quest to make the sport as safe as possible for over two decades. In 1996, he was working as a Trimix Instructor Trainer in Grand Cayman when he was first introduced to the competitive freediving world. Pipin Ferreras and his wife Audrey Mestre were on the island attempting world record dives, and they asked Kirk to set up scuba safety. Although he'd had a lifelong affinity for freediving (or what he'd thought was called skindiving), Kirk became further intrigued by the physiology of the sport and began to learn how freedivers were able to reach such extreme depths on a single breath.Kirk developed the educational philosophy, standards, procedures, and manuals that freediving organisation PFI is built on. To this day, Kirk continues to improve and perfect the PFI system with the newest and most innovative techniques. After training more than 10,000 students, coaching seven athletes to 23 different world records, and setting up world class events, Kirk shares everything he learns with his students in his never-ending journey for more knowledge.He has also been involved training some major celebrities for record attempts and movie parts including Margot Robbie, Tom Cruise, David Blaine, and for the past couple of years has been working on the upcoming Avatar sequels. In this episode we discuss:Kirk is the President and Founder of PFI.He comes from Canada.Kirk had an early start as a waterman.Kirk first became a scuba instructor, then moved into technical gases.175m Trimix dives!An encounter with Pipin Ferreras and Audrey Mestre.Acting as safety for big record attempts.Meeting and working with Tanya Streeter.The inception of PFI.Kirk's involvement in developing freediving education.PFI is now part of ITI.PFA is Perfomance Freediving Academy.All about the Deja Blue competition.Kirk's thoughts on the current state of competitive freediving.Kirk's involvement with big names including David Blaine, Margo Robbie, Tom Cruise and the upcoming Avatar movies.Defending the Vandenberg with Ren and Ashley Chapman.What we know about the new Avatar movies.What is technical freediving?What Kirk does in his free time when he has any...Shout out to some influential people in Kirk's life.Kirk's recommended book is Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols.Kirk's plans for the future, PFI, etc.Why does Kirk freedive? Kirk's Links:PFI and PFA WebsiteInstagram Become a supporter of the show and get access to exclusive episodes and other content!Visit Patreon DONATE through PAYPAL SEND TO:domhnallus@googlemail.com

Ted Harty #2 Use the discount code FREEDIVE CAFE to get 10% off any orders from octopusfreediving.com 10% OFF ( and FREE shipping inside Australia)! Subscribe to PodcastApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options Ted Harty first appeared on the show on Episode #60.He is the founder of Immersion Freediving and www.freedivingsafety.com.  He started his underwater career as a scuba instructor in the Florida Keys in 2005 and took his first freediving class with Performance Freediving in Miami with Kirk Krack and his team.One year later he had become an Instructor for Performance Freediving and was hired by Kirk to help him assist his courses.  He taught directly with Kirk and Mandy for 2 years and then he branched out and started his own company Immersion Freediving.He new mission is promoting his website www.freedivingsafety.com which teaches people the risks of the sport, how to minimize chances of a blackout, how to determine if you are overweighted, and what to do if your buddy has a loss of motor control or a blackout. This entire course is provided at no cost to the student. In this episode we discuss:Ted Harty first appeared on Episode #60Catching up and discussing Ted's live streaming shows.What is the start of the coaching process?Training for freediving out of the water.How to safely progress in freediving.Remembering Sara Campbell's coaching.Ted's take on nutrition.What do spearfishermen and women need to take into consideration?How to not spook fish.Advice for instructors and thoughts on the growth of the sport.What online courses does Ted offer?Ted recommends the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson. Ted's Links: FacebookInstagramTwitterYoutubeOnline Courses Become a supporter of the show and get access to exclusive episodes and other content!Visit Patreon DONATE through PAYPAL SEND TO:domhnallus@googlemail.com

As I wrote about in my article entitled “”, after reading the fascinating book "" I hired (two years ago) a guy named  to certify me in freediving so that I could learn how to spearfish. At over six feet tall and 230 solid pounds, Ted is a big, bold, loud, extroverted character. He looks like a boxer, and not like a guy who you’d expect to be diving at incredibly efficient oxygen capacity to depths deeper than most human beings have ever ventured. But it was Ted who was about to open my eyes to a whole new world of freediving, and who I spent nearly every waking hour of ninety-six hours of my life learning every possible closely-guarded breath-holding and deep-diving tactic. Ted began his underwater career in 2005, as a scuba instructor in the Florida Keys.  Over the years, Ted became a Scuba Schools International Instructor and a Professional Association of Diving Instructors Staff Instructor. But whenever Ted was on the boat and did not have students to take care of, he’d jump in with mask, fins and snorkel and play around on the reef, sans scuba equipment. As Ted highlights in : “Sometimes I’d have just five minutes to swim around without all of my scuba gear. I loved it. I could swim down to the sand at Sombrero Reef and hang out for a bit at 20 feet. I wanted more. I wanted to learn how to stay down longer and how to dive deeper.” So, in January of 2008, Ted took his first Performance Freediving International (PFI) course. “I couldn’t believe how little I knew about freediving at the time. As a scuba instructor I knew more about diving physiology than the average Joe, but quickly realized I knew nothing about freediving. At the start of the course I had a 2:15 breath-hold, but after just four days of training I did a five-minute hold! I couldn’t believe it was possible.” Next, Ted signed up for instructor-level courses at Performance Freediving. He was soon offered a job teaching with Performance Freediving, when he moved to Fort Lauderdale. Then, in 2009 Ted went to PFI’s annual competition. At the time, he was about a 80- to 90-foot freediver and weighed 230 pounds. He wasn’t in good shape at all, but after three weeks of training under the tutelage of world-reknowned freedivers Kirk Krack and Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, he did a 54 meter (177 -feet) freedive. “I was blown away by what I was capable of.” Ted spent a year working with Kirk and Mandy, while traveling around the country teaching the Intermediate Freediver program. Then, in 2010, a much more fit Ted went back to PFI’s annual competition. That year his new personal best was 213 feet, and currently he’s managed to up that to an impressive 279 feet. In June 2012, Ted was selected as the Team Captain for the US Freediving Team at the Freediving World Championships, and in 2013 he attained PFI Advanced Instructor and PFI Instructor Trainer, becoming the first and only PFI independent instructor to receive this rating. Oh yeah, and Ted also holds the record for hypoxic underwater swimming in the pool, having done 7 full lengths (175 meters) without a single breath.  But most impressive? Ted has anemia. This means his blood can’t deliver oxgyen as efficiently to his muscles and brain as most of the world’s population. This means he has a blood hematocrit level of 34, easily 1/3 less than most athletes. This is a condition that would leave most folks huffing and puffing for air after climbing a flight of stairs. Obviously, anemia hasn’t stopped Ted. In our last podcast, which , Ted and I covered: -Why being cold and cold water can actually inhibit your ability to hold your breath… -How to use static apnea tables to enhance your ability to tolerate high levels of CO2 and low levels of O2… -Why training your mammalian dive reflex is so useful, even if you have zero desire to do long breathholds or freediving competition… -Why you should avoid hyperventilation and “blowing off CO2” prior to a breath hold… -The difference between Ted's breathing techniques and Wim Hof's breathing techniques… -And much more... Today Ted is back, and we take a deep dive (pun intended) into: -What happens to the body during free diving...8:30 Similar effects as yoga Alter how you breathe Interact with marine life Stress release -What is the "mammalian dive reflex" and why we would want to activate it...11:56 Genetically coded in every human on the planet Dolphins, seals, whales possess the mammalian dive reflex We all have it, but at different levels depending on experience Several components: Bradycardia; Body lowers demand for oxygen Fingers, toes constrict Pee reflex - peripheral extremities constrict We don't have conclusive data on how free diving affects HRV and the vagus nerve The connection between the spleen and breath holding/free diving Another component of the mammalian dive reflex Simply holding one's breath on dry land compresses the spleen Legal blood doping In elite athletes, holding breath compresses spleen; an ordinary person, not so much In free diving, your body become more accustomed to these changes Large amounts of blood circulate through the spleen; compressing it leads to large release of red blood cells Breath holds in the sauna activate the spleen; not the same effects as diving -Other benefits of free diving...24:07 Overall well-being How can drowning and suffocating be relaxing? A: You don't feel that way People swear by its efficacy Comparable to training to lose weight Any studies on how much calories are lost during free diving It's absolutely exhausting Generating body heat Study: 1,100 calories burned per hour Breath work wouldn't translate to burning calories Glycogen sparing effect Ketones increase ability to hold breath -Other ways we're able to increase breath hold time...29:40 Take a bigger breath Diaphragm, chest, shoulders, neck Flexibility of rib cage determines the size of your breath "Sipping" -What an apnea table is, and the difference between Co2 and O2 apnea...36:30 Table: series of breath holds How you can breathe up for How long you can breathe for Learn to tolerate low levels of oxygen; CO2 levels rising Carbon dioxide table: breathe up for 2 minutes; hold breath for 2 minutes... Wonka table You want higher Co2 levels Hyper ventilating discards Co2 faster than anything Sit on couch, hold breath You'll feel contraction, start stopwatch; deal with discomfort for 15 seconds Take one breath Go to the bathroom before doing this! Would you do a table while exercising? No, but you can incorporate breath exercises into your training Risk of blacking out; do on seated equipment Book: by Patrick McKeown Book: by Anders Olsson -What kind of breath work one would do in between dives to maintain maximum breath hold time...49:00 Remember diaphragmatic breathing Only thing you should feel moving is your stomach moving out and in We're all chest breathers Control, be conscious of your breathing vs. not thinking about it -Why the valsalva breathing technique is not optimal for free diving...52:52 Pinch and blow: equalize your ears Can use valsalva scuba diving Frenzel technique Pinch your nose. Fill your mouth up with a little bit of air. Close the epiglottis. Move the soft palate to the neutral position. Use the tongue as a piston and push air towards the back of your throat. Valsalva is optimal for scuba diving as you dive head first; air rises Frenzel is optimal for free diving because you dive head first; opposite of scuba diving -A demonstration of the Frenzel breathing technique...58:00 -Similarities and differences between Ted's breathing technique and Wim Hof's...1:02:15 Hof's methods are good for cold therapy, not necessarily breath holding Hyperventilation increases risk for blackout Drastically lowers Co2 levels Carbon dioxide levels trigger urge to breathe Physically reduces amount of oxygen available to your body Bore effect: When we hold our breath, our blood becomes more acidic; changes ph levels Hyperventilating increases strength of the bond between hemoglobin and oxygen If strength of bond too high, oxygen molecule can't be used as fuel Hyperventilating initially increases ability to hold breath, but there's the risk of blackout -Exercise and stretching regimens specific to free divers...1:13:00 Paradox: Free divers train a lot, which leads to high metabolism, which you don't want as a free diver There is no set regimen on how to craft the "perfect free diver" Problem seeking to solve is very complicated Similar to training cyclists would undergo Diaphragmatic stretching is critical - Ted gives demonstration -Some of the courses Ted teaches online...1:26:00 -And Much More... Resources from this episode: - - - Save $50 with code: GREENFIELDOURA - - - - -The book by Patrick McKeown - - - Episode Sponsors: -: My personal playground for all things having to do with health and wellness. You can get 10% off your entire order when you use discount code "bgf10" at checkout. -: Everything from enhanced muscle recovery to increased sexual performance to improved skin health, and much more. After using the Joovv for close to 2 years, it's the only light therapy device I'd ever recommend. Use my link and use code "ben" at checkout and receive a cool bonus gift with your purchase. -: Your Favorite Organic Foods and ProductsUp to 50% Off. Delivered to Your Door. Get 25% off your first order when you order using ! -: When you go to , you'll receive a $13 value trial set that has everything you need for the closest shave you can imagine. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Ted or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!

Interview w/ Kirk Krack & Mandy Rae Krack of Performance Free-diving International about the sport of Freediving. We go "in-depth" and discuss the philology, history and mindset to succeed in the sport of Free-diving. Kirk Krack is Kirk, is freediving, coach and instructor trainer. He is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the professional aspects of freediving education. Mandy Rae Krack is a world champion free-diver and record-holder. She set the women's world record for constant ballast by diving to a depth of 88 metres (289 ft) on one breath. (PD188 FREE AUDIO DOWNLOAD HERE)

A few weeks ago, I published an extremely popular article entitled "" In that article, I mentioned a guy named Ted Harty, from . At over six feet tall and 230 solid pounds, Ted is a big, bold, loud, extroverted character. He looks like a boxer, and not like a guy who you’d expect to be diving at incredibly efficient oxygen capacity to depths deeper than most human beings have ever ventured. But it was Ted who was about to open my eyes to a whole new world of freediving, and who I spent nearly every waking hour of ninety-six hours of my life learning every possible closely-guarded breath-holding and deep-diving tactic. Ted began his underwater career in 2005, as a scuba instructor in the Florida Keys.  Over the years, Ted became a Scuba Schools International Instructor and a Professional Association of Diving Instructors Staff Instructor. But whenever Ted was on the boat and did not have students to take care of, he’d jump in with mask, fins and snorkel and play around on the reef, sans scuba equipment. As Ted highlights in this fascinating, quick video about his life: “Sometimes I’d have just five minutes to swim around without all of my scuba gear. I loved it. I could swim down to the sand at Sombrero Reef and hang out for a bit at 20 feet. I wanted more. I wanted to learn how to stay down longer and how to dive deeper.” So, in January of 2008, Ted took his first Performance Freediving International (PFI) course. “I couldn’t believe how little I knew about freediving at the time. As a scuba instructor I knew more about diving physiology than the average Joe, but quickly realized I knew nothing about freediving. At the start of the course I had a 2:15 breath-hold, but after just four days of training I did a five-minute hold! I couldn’t believe it was possible.” So next, Ted signed up for instructor-level courses at Performance Freediving. He was soon offered a job teaching with Performance Freediving, when he moved to Fort Lauderdale. Then, in 2009 Ted went to PFI’s annual competition. At the time, he was about a 80- to 90-foot freediver and weighed 230 pounds. He wasn’t in good shape at all, but after three weeks of training under the tutelage of world-reknowned freedivers Kirk Krack and Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, he did a 54 meter (177 -feet) freedive. “I was blown away by what I was capable of.” Ted spent a year working with Kirk and Mandy, while traveling around the country teaching the Intermediate Freediver program. Then, in 2010, a much more fit Ted went back to PFI’s annual competition. That year his new personal best was 213 feet, and currently he’s managed to up that to an impressive 279 feet. In June 2012, Ted was selected as the Team Captain for the US Freediving Team at the Freediving World Championships, and in 2013 he attained PFI Advanced Instructor and PFI Instructor Trainer, becoming the first and only PFI independent instructor to receive this rating. Oh yeah, and Ted also holds the record for hypoxic underwater swimming in the pool, having done 7 full lengths (175 meters) without a single breath.  But most impressive? Ted has anemia. This means his blood can’t deliver oxgyen as efficiently to his muscles and brain as most of the world’s population. Thes means he has a blood hematocrit level of 34, easily 1/3 less than most athletes. This is a condition that would leave most folks huffing and puffing for air after climbing a flight of stairs. Obviously, anemia hasn’t stopped Ted. And in today's podcast, he shares his secrets with us, including: -How Ted went from an overweight scuba diver to becoming a fit free diving instructor... -Why being cold and cold water can actually inhibit your ability to hold your breath... -Ted's thoughts about Tom Cruise's freediving scene in the recent Mission Impossible, and how Tom Cruise got up to a six minute static apnea hold... -How to use static apnea tables to enhance your ability to tolerate high levels of CO2 and low levels of O2... -Why training your mammalian dive reflex so useful, even if you have zero desire to do long breathholds or freediving competition... -How shallow water blackouts occur and how you can avoid them... -The cool things that happen to your body when you hold our breath during exercise like jogging...  -The specific forms of dry land training that freedivers do to get their bodies necessary to excel underwater and to enhance oxygen carrying capacity and oxygen delivery... -Ted's controversial thoughts on resisted breath training tools like the Powerlung and the Elevation Training Masks... -Why you should avoid hyperventilation and "blowing off CO2" prior to a breath hold... -The difference between Ted's breathing techniques and Wim Hof's breathing techniques... -And much more! Resources from this episode: -book -  -podcast - - -   - Do you have questions, comments or feedback for Ted or I about freediving, breathholding, the mammalian dive reflex or more? Leave your thoughts at !

Welcome to the Freedom Fighter Podcast!! In this episode I speak with the world's foremost Freedive expert and Trainer, Kirk Krack! I first met Kirk in 2001, at his Performance Freedivign Clinic in Miami. Before arriving I could hold my breath for 1 minute. Three days later I was over 4(!) and diving to 100 feet. Kirk has coached more world records than anyone ever will and is saught-after top level athletes, big wave surfers, stuntmen, military and things he can't even tell me about. If you like what you hear in this podcast let me know!You can email me here and check out my website for more info: PERRYGLADSTONE.COM
   Links referenced in this episode:http://performancefreediving.com/ http://waterborntv.com

DEMA 2014: Sound Scene Tour  PD130: Time Code:00:48- Show Intro01:32- Underwater Imaging Center04:30- Light Monkey07:05- Dive Travel07:45- OEM and Scuba Tools08:30- AP Diving and Silent Diving Systems10:00- Back Asile Booths11:28- TDI/SDI12:45- TDI training on the HOLLIS Explorer14:30- Pete at OMS16:33- Kirk Krack and Waterborn21:25- Genisis DPV with John N24:13- OTS28:48- Captain Gary DOWNLOAD AUDIO HERE TDI Training on the HOLLIS Rebreather ~ https://www.tdisdi.com/ Waterborne Demo Video ~ http://youtu.be/MHNtVbvqHjQ The Genesis DPV (Scooter)  ~ http://www.logicdivegear.com/ POD DIVER RADIO: wants to thank Tom Shear and Assemblage 23 for permission to use their music in POD DIVER RADIO and POD DIVER TV. If you like the Assemblage 23 bumper music check out; http://www.assemblage23.com

One of the wildest freediving videos ever! Kirk Krack and Erin Magee in an over the top chase scene on the wreck of the Vandenberg. Great soundtrack by Cake, used with permission. Video production by Searen Productions. Produced in association with Performance Freediving and Evolve Freediving. More info at PerformanceFreediving.com.