Description
Master CO2 Tolerance with Florian Dagoury
Why Attend the CO2 Tolerance Workshop?
Are you looking to extend your breath-hold and improve your freediving performance? Our CO2 Tolerance Workshop is designed for freedivers of all levels who want to enhance their ability to manage CO2 buildup during dives. Whether you’re new to freediving or an experienced diver aiming to push your limits. CO2 Tolerance Workshop with Florian Dagoury offers the knowledge and practical skills needed to dive longer and more comfortably.
Meet Your Instructor: Florian Dagoury
Florian Dagoury, a Freediving Instructor Trainer from France, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our CO2 Tolerance Workshop. Over the past 10 years, Florian and his team have trained over 7,000 students and certified more than 300 freediving instructors, coaching numerous champions along the way. In the early years of his career, Florian focused on deep freediving, achieving an impressive depth of 90 meters in a single breath. As his passion for freediving grew, he developed a particular interest in static apnea, making it his specialty. Florian now holds the World #1 STA performance, with an astonishing breath-hold of 10:30 minutes, judged by AIDA in Thailand (2021) and Korea (2023). With Florian’s guidance, you’ll gain insights from one of the best in the world, helping you push your limits and enhance your freediving abilities.
How CO2 Tolerance Workshop Works
This CO2 Tolerance Workshop is a hybrid workshop combines an online Master Class with possibility of guided in-water practice sessions. The event includes two group Zoom calls with Florian Dagoury, each lasting 2 hours and optional pool training sessions guided by Freediving UAE instructors.
The first call, scheduled for Friday 23rd of August 7 PM – 9 PM, covers the essential theory and exercises.
The second call is on Friday 30th of August 7 PM – 9 PM is dedicated to provide feedback and answer questions.
Throughout the week between calls, Freediving UAE will conduct optional pool training sessions, allowing participants to practice exercises with a buddy in a safe environment under the guidance of an instructor. These in-water sessions are available as part of Freediving UAE’s regular training schedule on Tuesdays and Thursdays and paid separately. Additional sessions could be organized.
The cost of the online workshop is AED 300 per person, with a discounted rate of AED 250 for Apnea Pirates members.
What You Will Learn
Workshop Highlights:
- Deeper Understanding: Gain a comprehensive understanding of CO2 tolerance and its impact on freediving.
- Understanding Contractions: Learn what contractions are, which muscles are involved, and the role of flexibility vs. strength.
- Chemoreceptors and the Medulla: Explore the role of central and peripheral chemoreceptors in CO2 tolerance.
- Measuring CO2 Tolerance: Learn how to measure your CO2 tolerance using the Bolt Test.
- Delaying Contractions: Discover techniques to delay the start of contractions during breath-holds.
- Training CO2 Tolerance: Develop your tolerance to contractions through targeted CO2 tolerance training.
- Blocking Skills: Learn and practice blocking skills to manage contractions effectively.
- Benefits of Blocking: Understand the benefits of blocking contractions for improved breath-hold duration.
- Types of Blocks: Explore different types of blocking techniques and when to use them.
- Best Exercises: Master the best exercises to practice blocking skills and enhance CO2 tolerance.
