Training Techniques

The Fun Part

The SSI Training Techniques course will help you discover your strengths and weaknesses, and teach you to create a personalized training plan to better your freediving performance. Through completing this course and putting it into practice you will master the most popular training concepts in freediving and start to make faster progress.

Who should take this program?

Are you already a certified freediver and want to enhance your progress and learn how to plan your own training? Then join our Training Techniques program!

This program focuses largely on helping you identify your strengths and weaknesses in Freediving and giving you the knowledge and techniques to increase your breath-holds and further tips and tricks from the pros to progress faster and become more efficient in your training. 

What will you learn?

Through this program you learn the knowledge and techniques required to safely plan and conduct training table sessions to increase breath-hold performance. You will practice completing the training tables on dry land and in confined water, with a focus on using high-quality equipment to increase the safety and efficiency of their freediving abilities. You will discover your strengths and weaknesses, and create a personalized training plan using:

• Training Tables
• Static Tables
• Dynamic CO2 Tables
• Dry table Session

Sign up for the course today and get started on your learning to discover the next level in breath-holding training and earn your Training Techniques Specialty certification.

What gear will you use?

The same equipment you already know (and you will be provided with): a freediving mask, snorkel and fins, as well as a weather appropriate freediving wetsuit. Depending on your starting level you might use other extra accessories for helping perfect your technique. You will also use a freediving safety buoy and lines. 

If you have any of your own gear you are welcome to use it or if you are wanting to invest in personal gear, our instructors would be delighted to advise you on the gear most fit for your goals, and our in-house shop also has a selection of freediving gear available for purchase. 

What learning materials will you need?

When you sign up to the course you gain access to SSI’s Training Techniques online learning materials which are best completed before starting your in-person lessons, including the online exam.The materials can be accessed through SSI Website/App and be downloaded for offline use. You will also receive in-person academic learning sessions, stretching sessions and in water training both in confined and open water environments.