Carlos Coste - Diving 100m deep on a single breath

Carlos Coste is one of the best freedivers in history. In our
talk he took us on a journey into the depths of the sea and into
the various layers of his special character and outstanding
achievements. On the way we’ve been talking about the
ability to control fears and emotion, not only when you see a
shark for the first time. ;) We took a detour on his routines of
visualization as a powerful tool for success.  And we dove
into the secrets of how he manages to push limits further. 


At the beginning of the conversation Carlos said that  „Most
people have ideas in their mind and they are like a wall.“ But
Carlos’ dismantling way of talking about his experiences,
trainings, and progress tackled these ideas in such a concrete
way that we somehow left the conversation convinced that we are
capable of incredibly great things. We hope he does the same with
you ! 


In this episode Carlos is talking about :


Why the ocean in contrary to our expectations is not a place
full of monsters. And how fear keeps us away from
Freediving  {3:45) 

Why he loves to teach beginners and how people actually
underestimate what they are capable of. (7:00) 

How ideas and fears in our mind can act like walls and how to
overcome them. (9:06) 

How he dealt with emotions the first time he saw a shark and
during competition facing blackouts. (11:44)  

The idea of pushing limits within safe boundaries in amateur
and competitive level freediving. (17:15)

The power of visualization „Visualization is super powerful
and I use it in my career a lot“ (25:30) 

Focus on what you are doing and don’t get distracted by the
others! (28:38) 

„The letter of success“ or the maximal performance plan
(34:30) 

His accident and how he managed the comeback (38:20) 

How with a similar approach to healing as he approached his
career, he got out of this situation in an even better version.
(44:51) 

At the end he is sharing some first hand breathing techniques
with us, that can help control anxiety and fears and improve our
training in no matter what discipline. (52:00)



Links:


https://deepseabonaire.com


https://www.instagram.com/deepseabonaire/


https://www.instagram.com/carloscoste1/