Noob Spearo Podcast

Interview with Sam Dawson Sam has significant experience diving all around Australia and regularly dives competitions. Today's chat has some really good insights into equipment and thinking about setups. We also get right into scrounging which is a collection of techniques for effective hunting in temperate waters. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about muffling equipment, entering caves effectively and some ideas about how to use a torch. Listen in:) Links Mentioned | Money Raised $419 | Spearfishing Cleanup Crew Use #onefishoneplastic #catchandclean Noob Spearo Time Stamps 5:00 Sam's introduction to spearfishing. Early lessons learned 9:00 Memorable Fish - Dhufish W.A 13:30 Early Mentors: Mary-Anne Stacey - seven-time Australian Ladies Spearfishing Champion 39:00 Sam's Toughest Situation being chomped on by a shark in the middle of nowhere 52:00 Veterans Vault: Scrounging and Effectively Hunting Temperate Waters 72:00 Sam's Dive Bag 74:00 Spearo Q&A Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Immersion Online freediving classes @ 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth?  Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver.  Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass.  If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you.  – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted’s online freediving classes @

Interview with Trevor Ketchion Trevor Ketchion from Submerged Psychos and Shrek team up to present a guide to spearfishing Southern Queensland including the Gold Coast, Northern NSW coastline, Sunny Coast and the lack of Brisbane shore-based spearfishing locations. Beforehand Shrek unveils 5-6 accessories crucial for GoPro users:) Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on | | | | GoPro Accessories for Spearfishing (Amazon Affiliate Links) PC with an epic videocard SD Cards | | If I missed anything or you have alt suggestions, chuck em in the comments! Topics Include; 🐟 5-6 species to target in Queensland waters when starting out; Luderick Species | Drummer Flathead Bream and Tarwhine Parrot Tuskfish Surgeonfish Morwong Book! 🌏 Popular locations (legal) Sunshine Coast: Point Arkwright Gold Coast/ Northern NSW: Kingscliff Brisbane | Offshore Moreton and North Stradbroke Island 💁 Where to find more information 🌞 Good weather and conditions for spearfishing Less than 1m swell High Tide (an hour or two before until 30 minutes past will generally hold the cleanest water) Avoid prolonged Easterly and Northerly winds as these make the water dirty Apps and Websites | BOM | Willyweather | SeaBreeze | 🧜 Noob Spearo Community questions Links mentioned (full shownotes at ) on YouTube |   Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing   Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Immersion Online freediving classes @ 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth?  Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver.  Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass.  If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you.  – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted’s online freediving classes @

Interview with Trevor Ketchion How to find spearfishing locations by boat This is a Q&A with veteran spearo Trevor Ketchion focusing on boating reconnaissance for spearfishing. Finding your own unique fishy locations to mark on your GPS is something every spearo with a boat wants to do. Hammering the same old spots is not a smart strategy as you don't catch as many fish or develop skills to find fish for yourself. If you are ready to learn some new skills then tune in and listen to Trevor lay out some actionable tips:)   Full shownotes and links available https://wp.me/p53L7v-1YO Links Mentioned Noob Spearo Noob Spearo Full 6:00 Why you should find your own locations to spear fish. 7:20 How to start start planning your own reconnaissance missions Using a sounder Positioning a sounder Coordinating boat with current, wind and structure beneath Finding ground worth exploring Search patterns 28:30 Good apps, books and websites for finding new locations RipCharts, Navionics Use surfing or kitesurfing weather and condition apps. WindyTV BOM, WillyWeather, SeaBreeze for weather 32:00 How to store, keep and label fishing marks 35:00 How to learn to understand charts 44:40 Surface Temperature. Is it worth tracking and how do you do it? 48:00 Lot's of Noob Spearo Community Questions covering recong, spearguns, rollers vs conventional and more Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Immersion Online freediving classes @ 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth?  Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver.  Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass.  If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you.  – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted’s online freediving classes @

Interview with Eric Keener Catch and Cook Spearfishing Comps | Gyotaku Mentioned in the Show Spearfishing Forum | Spearfishing Forums Spearos Episode Time Stamps 05:30 Eric Keener Introduction. Early mistakes and starting speafishing 11:00 Catch and Cook Competition | Competitions that Promote and Encourage Sustainable Mindsets Background and Concept Rules and Competition Layout Teams or solo? Contact Monterey Bay Spearfishing on Facebook to learn more 29:25 Urchin Removal and the Watermans Alliance Purple Urchin imbalance and background information Past successful events How an event is coordinated and how each diver contributes Learn about upcoming events at watermansalliance.com here 39:00 Gyotaku | Fish Rock Impression Art Gyotaku is a form of art that many spearos try as it captures the texture and size of a fish. It's basically printing a fish onto paper using the fish as the printing plate. Instagram Channels to Check out: | | 47:00 Fish recipe Discussion: Join Eric Keener on @thekeenerroo Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email jeromy@spearingmagazine.com for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Immersion Online freediving classes @ 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth?  Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver.  Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Make you equalization problems a thing of the past.  If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. I’ve taught over 500 people to equalize for freediving via my  one on one Skype sessions. I’ve taken that method and turning in into an online course with over 14 videos discussing every equalization problem I’ve ever encountered. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30 bigger breath and  learn how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you.  – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted’s online freediving classes @  Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter Join the Noob Spearo Spearo on Patreon!

Shrek - Turbo and the NS Community Turbos back!! ....and we get up to mischief in episode 100 - the Community Special! This episode features listener calls and questions as well as some expert advice about CO2 tolerance and training from Jaap Verbaas. This episode was fun and as usual educational. Check it out and leave a comment:)   Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on | | | | Time Stamps 02:55 Shoutouts A 10:40 What’s Turbo been working on? 11:30 : What is the plan for the funds from the . Our PATREON VISION: Turbo and I would like to dedicate 100% of the funds to trips. Interviews on the road, going spearing with listeners, organizing a talk or live interview and enjoing travelling to meet our listeners. We have $130 USD in there now and its growing. August 2019 Melbourne Trip is our first tentative planned trip 14:00 Random community questions “I've recently made the move from north Queensland to southern Queensland and I've noticed a lot of the diving is deepwr. How do I make my way from a 10-12m diver to hitting 18-20m?” 2. "How can I get out spearfishing more?” 3. “How do I find someone experienced to take me out and show me the ropes?” 4. Alex "I've had my speargun for about a year now, I was just wondering if you guys had any actionable information that could help me out?" Allumium Guns. Your bung is likely gone. Replace with a hefty squirt of Marine Sikaflex Wooden Gun. Dry out and refinish. Check out for some further inspiration on how to do this 5. Hand Spear or Pole Spear Tips What tip should I use starting out? Pranger - Keep it simple Check out episodes 28-31 all about Pole Spears 28:30 Rhys Clay Listener Call 38:30 Richard Metzger "In listening to your shows a question that always lingers with me is what do the spearos do for their professional carers to make money to support their spearing?  I know a lot of the guests are not full time professional spearos so i am always interested to learn how they are able to maintain a regular job and still travel and get out in the water.  Especially for those who travel the world for long periods of time - do they work in each spot they visit? Do they save up and live on the cheap as they travel? How do they make the money work?" article link 44:00 Malcolm Galloway Listener Call 64:00 Jaap Verbaas with the three latest articles from Highlights: CO2 tolerance is complicated, hence this post is complicated. Hopefully it is less complicated to read than it was to write. Just in case it gives you a headache, here are the highlights: CO2 is transported in three ways: bound to hemoglobin, as bicarbonate ion, and dissolved in the blood stream. Red blood cells are crucial for generating bicarbonate ion, and for facilitating CO2  bound to hemoglobin. Only dissolved CO2 can diffuse to the central chemoreceptors. Physical CO2 tolerance may be governed by blood volume and quality, which is commonly overlooked in CO2 tolerance training. Endurance athletes commonly have the highest CO2 tolerance and storage (in comparison to short and mid distance sprinters). Mental CO2 tolerance focuses on desensitization of the central chemoreceptors. What do lactate and lactic acid have to do with freediving? Highlights: We do not produce lactic acid. We produce lactate. We do also, however, produce H+ in muscle cells. Combine the two, and you have lactic acid. However, the reaction producing the excess H+ is separate from that which produces lactate. Lactate is produced continuously, even at rest. Even when excess O2 is available, we produce lactate. Lactate is not metabolic waste Lactate is used as fuel, both directly and indirectly. Once O2 becomes limited,  lactate starts accumulating and enters the bloodstream (we'll call it blood lactate) Lactate is actually slightly basic... not acidic. But, H+ starts accumulating in the bloodstream too, although at a different rate. Blood lactate can be converted to glucose in the liver, or taken up by the muscle cells once the workload decreases. Blood lactate increases rapidly when you hold your breath, even while doing a static. The dive reflex promotes anaerobic metabolism. The increase in lactate shows that the oxygen supply to the non-essentials is effectively cut off. Peak blood lactate is highest in mid-distance sprinters, indicating sprinting might be a good method to train for freediving. However, endurance training reduces the amount of lactate that accumulates in the blood without affecting the amount of lactate produced in muscle cells. Perhaps we need a bit of both types of training, and perhaps this is why most freedivers believe that high intensity interval training works wonders (it is somewhat in between mid distance and endurance training). Where does lactic acid come in? Well, hydrogen and lactate occur in equilibrium with lactic acid (H + lactate = lactic acid). In blood plasma the rate is about 1:20 for lactic acid to lactate. So lactic acid does play a role, but it is minor. Actually, it is minor when it comes to muscle functioning. What cardio can do for your freediving Many freedivers shy away from cardio because they believe that cardio does not benefit freediving. However: Endurance runners have the highest blood volume compared to short and mid-distance sprinters Endurance runners have the highest blood quality (Hb) compared to short and mid-distance sprinters Endurance runners have the highest CO2 storage capabilities compared to short and mid-distance sprinters Endurance training reduces the amount of lactate that accumulates in the blood without affecting the amount of lactate produced Endurance training drastically reduces recovery time Base cardio is very beneficial to recreational freedivers and spearfishers Base cardio is likely very beneficial to competitive freedivers VO2 max has never been shown to negatively effect freedivers of any kind, however there is some theoretical basis to say that it will negatively effect pool disciplines such as dynamic and dynamic-no-fins. Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email jeromy@spearingmagazine.com for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Immersion Online freediving classes @ 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth?  Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver.  Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Make you equalization problems a thing of the past.  If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. I’ve taught over 500 people to equalize for freediving via my  one on one Skype sessions. I’ve taken that method and turning in into an online course with over 14 videos discussing every equalization problem I’ve ever encountered. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30 bigger breath and  learn how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you.  – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted’s online freediving classes @   (* That link has your affiliate linked underneath it *) Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter Join the Noob Spearo Spearo on Patreon!

Interview with Tim Kavermann Have you ever been stuck, frozen for a few seconds (which felt like hours), paralyzed and unable to take action? This is one example of heightened anxiety that I can relate to and maybe it's you too. The good news is that Tim Kavermann joins me in this episode to share techniques and strategies to deal with anxiety. This interview is candid, eye-opening and my personal fav, highly actionable. Listen and subscribe! Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on | | | | Things mentioned on the show (Use Code NOOBSPEARO) and Time Stamps 5:45 Tim introduction and background. Early dive experiences 11:50 Early lessons and takeaways 18:00 Early equipment | buying a beginner kit and upgrading 23:30 Mentors, Dive buddies and Facebook group chats 29:45 Early Obstacles | seasickness and boat diving 33:00 Best experience spearfishing 42:30 Favourite species to hunt spearfishing and how to hunt them effectively | Snapper 47:00 Veterans Vault | How Spearfishing Can Help You Overcome Anxiety Spearfishing can be a huge trigger for fear and anxiety. However, Tim believes that the situations he has encountered while spearfishing have been the key to learning and understanding anxiety triggers and then developing and employing strategies and techniques to overcome it. His idea is not to avoid discomfort but to embrace it and try to use the situations as opportunities to heal, grow and overcome anxiety. Here are a few of the key ideas and points; GET COMFORTABLE WITH THE UNCOMFORTABLE Accept anxiety, learn from it and if needed get help to take its power away Don't fight it, sit with it and learn to move forward anyway Learn breathing techniques to relax on the surface and reduce fear and anxiety Being in stressful situations can help you overcome long standing beliefs Relaxing in situations that most people (even those who don't have anxiety) would panic in Turn fear into curiosity - sharks/current/rough seas. Ground yourself in the moment by paying attention to the details. Fight or flight - there is no flight out at sea. Prepare to not be prepared Relax and enjoy - surface intervals-  find what works for you. Speak up about that things that deeply affect you - but it falls on you to make change Get help when you need it from a professional 70:50 Dive Watch Conversation 74:25 Spearo Q&A Could you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you in one sentence? It has given me deep confidence within myself and shown me what I am truly capable of mentally and physically. What is the single best piece of advice you have ever been given for spearfishing? Slow down and take your time, dive within your limits Who has been the most influential person or people in your spearfishing? My friends, these are guys who’ve been diving a very long time, and took the time to share their passion with me. If you could go back in time to when you were just starting spearfishing and give yourself some advice, what would you say? Stop overthinking it  - stop trying to control everything and every situation, roll with it. During your 1 years spearfishing what is the biggest lesson you've learned? To be comfortable in situations that are well outside my comfort zone What current challenges do you face in your spearfishing and how are you approaching them? The biggest one is still the anxious tendancy to overthink, overplan, get panicked. Rather than let it take hold of the day I now learned tools to deal with it. - Breathing techniques Mindfulness Take a break and reset Move spots Meds for seasickness Don’t spend a week planning SLOW DOWN Who is the best person to go spearfishing with and why? My good mates! I feel calmer with them, I know they have my back, the take the time to teach me new things, then know the good places to get in the water ;) most of all we all share the same passion and a common goal - could possible touch here on the business we are setting up. What would be your fish of a lifetime? 6 monts ago I jsut wanted a huge snapper of kingi, I had set my comfort zone at what I was doing here in NZ - After cuvier and being in the big open sea in a more exposed environtment I really want to go further a field - ultimate fish for me would be a big doggy, they just look like they would put up one hell of a fight (i say this now but in the moment I would be peaking out!) haha id also really like a mahi mahi I think they look awesome and I ate one in raro once, it was amazing. What is the spearfishing destination that you would most like to go to? Next I would like to go to Raro I think this would be a good step into some difference species and diving. Id also really like to go to Bali to do the deep week free diving course. Id also like to go to the Three Kings. Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on | | | | Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email jeromy@spearingmagazine.com for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Immersion Online freediving classes @ 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth?  Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver.  Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Make you equalization problems a thing of the past.  If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. I’ve taught over 500 people to equalize for freediving via my  one on one Skype sessions. I’ve taken that method and turning in into an online course with over 14 videos discussing every equalization problem I’ve ever encountered. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30 bigger breath and  learn how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you.  – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted’s online freediving classes @   (* That link has your affiliate linked underneath it *) Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter Join the Noob Spearo Spearo on Patreon!

Justin Lee Spearfishing Interview Fierce, uber-friendly and a true life-long learner is how I'd describe Justin after chatting with him. Justin is absolutely sold out on the lifestyle hunting and spearfishing provides. Big themes in this interview include; learning something from every person you encounter (taking arrows), maintaining an openness to whatever you are engaged in and learning continuously, and just being a person who is fun to hang out with. One of the standout stories for me, was Justin being hoisted out of the water in 80 fathoms of water from right in the middle of a Tiger Shark highway....at nighttime. This interview packs some dynamite tips and mindsets. Listen in! Mentioned in this episode 99 Tips to get Better at Spearfishing on Amazon | | Justin Lee Spearfishing Interview Time Stamps 7:00 Justin Lee Introduction. Saldalwood 14:00 Early Obstacles | surrounded by legends | learning to find Octopus (Ai'Ai) 19:40 Most Memorable Fish and what makes a moment memorable 26:45 Difficult Species to Hunt. Observation and Techniques 35:30 Toughest Moment on the Ocean | 43:00 Funniest Time 49:00 Recent New Zealand Spearfishing Adventure 52:20 Competition Spearfishing Tips, Techniques and Mindset 57:35 Competition Spearfishing Equipment | massive chat on spearguns 62:20 Justin Lee's Spearfishing Divebag Penetrator Fins HECS wetsuits Salvimar Green Gloves Riffe Knife Aimrite Rage Roller 80:30 Spearo Q&A Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email jeromy@spearingmagazine.com for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Immersion Online freediving classes @ 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth?  Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver.  Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Make you equalization problems a thing of the past.  If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. I’ve taught over 500 people to equalize for freediving via my  one on one Skype sessions. I’ve taken that method and turning in into an online course with over 14 videos discussing every equalization problem I’ve ever encountered. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses - How to take a 20-30 bigger breath and  learn how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you.  - Free online safety resource. View all of Ted’s online freediving classes @   (* That link has your affiliate linked underneath it *) Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter Join the Noob Spearo Spearo on Patreon!

Interview with Ole Johannes Duerlolimi and Gil Orr Arctic Spearfishing Norway 'Big laughs, huge Halibut and ginormous tips for coldwater spearfishing' pretty much sums up this interview. Gil and Ole from Arctic Spearfishing were a tonne of fun and I really enjoyed this chat. The couple live in the North of Norway and dive pristine waters chasing amazing critters like Lumpsucker, King Crabs and Wolf-Fish. Subscribe to the Podcast on your app and get the latest Noob Spearo Podcast episodes as soon as they release:) Enjoy! Special Shoutouts: Ole "Axel Schuller is the guy I started spearing with and he's also the most active person in the Arctic Spearfishing business. As well as him, Sebastian Siwam Wada and Joel Burman are also a critical part of the crew." Interview Time Stamps 00:00 Intro: Mentioned; Connect with and and | 60th Australian Pacific Coast Spearfishing Championships 06:42 Welcome to Gil and Ole (shoutout to Rachel from Brisbane Bullsharks) 20:00 How to stay warm spearfishing in cold climates 24:00 Spearfishing conditions in Norway | Target Species Halibut Wolf-fish Cod Sate Coalfish Pollock (in the South) Anglerfish (Monkfish) Lumpsucker Scallops | Kingcrab |  Truffle Kelp | Sea Snails | Mussells 35:00 Hunting techniques for different species 44:00 Ole's background and passion for the ocean 48:00 Toughest situation speafishing | Zodiac love 69:00 Gill's best Halibut story 74:00 Ole's best Halibut story () 82:00 Spearo Q&A Single best piece of spearfishing advice If you had to start spearfishing all over again, what would you do differently? Who is the best person to go spearfishing with and why? Connect with and and Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email jeromy@spearingmagazine.com for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter  Join the Noob Spearo Spearo on Patreon!

Interview with Ted Harty | Freedivesafety.com Launch Duckdiving tips, a dive day fatigue elimination hack and 3 compelling reasons to dive with a buddy! As usual this chat with Ted is packed with insights and tips to improve your spearfishing. Today is also the launch of which is a FREE freedive safety course for spearos that you get rewarded for completing! If you complete the course, you will get an email chock-full of equipment and merchandise discount codes and some freebies. The video training and example blackout is essential viewing for every spearo. Listen in! 3:30 launch guide. A free freediving safety course with instructional videos, blackout video example and a quiz. If you complete the course and quiz, you will get an email with a whole bunch of discount codes for spearfishing equipment, merchandise and even 10 Tips to Become a Better Spearo PDF for free. 10:00 Bulletproof Buddy Protocol | How to actually stick with your buddy in the water. Check out T. 16:45 3 Compelling Reasons to Dive with a Buddy 24:30 Taking new guys out. Staying quiet and getting your duckdive right 32:05 Working on one facet of your spearfishing at a time 35:00 Equalizing Course | discount code to save 20%: NOOBSPEAROTED#2 42:35 Take a 23-30% Bigger Breath | 44:00 Reduce Fatigue and make your lady happy EVEN after a full day diving - take Endurox () Ted swears that reduces dive day fatigue and allow him to enjoy his evening after 100's of dives. Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email jeromy@spearingmagazine.com for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter  Join the Noob Spearo Spearo on Patreon!

Interview with Dr. Jaap Verbaas Today's episode is an interview with the Author of cross training guide for freediving and spearfishing. Dr. Jaap Verbaas is a crash test dummy of the highest calibre. I geek out way too much and we talk about hypoxic squats, essential tools and mindset for improving your freediving performance and even diets that can help. Standout highlights (for me) are Jaap's experimental mindset and his demonstration of how to plan, measure, experiment and learn from each experiment.  If you are engaged in any from of freediving training then you will find plenty of value in this interview and the Longer and Deeper book. Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on | | | | Interview Time Stamps Background 6:00 Where are you based, what do you do and how did you get started freediving? - what is it and what compelled you to become a freediving writer? 9:25 What reediving/spearfishing hurdles did you personally face and how did you overcome them? Jaap talks about equalizing issues at depth. 15:40 Canadian Spearfishing. Where do you spearfish? Chasing flounder in cold water with a Polespear 18:40 What's your go-to fish dish 19:30 : Overview of the book and key concepts I read the book and really enjoyed it - all of it. I think a huge part of why its such a good book is your Experimental Mindset:  Where did you acquire this habit? Are you a Tim Ferris fan? (I noticed the slow carb diet and lots of your methodology is similar) How did you adopt this theorize, plan, measure, adapt methodology? Is this a skill or orientation that all of us should adopt? Muscle mass: when does it become counter-productive for freediving Hacks for improving freediving performance Blood quality and cardio: exploring the relationship Myoglobin: the oxygen holding cells in your muscles. Theories about training to increase it Hypoxic Squats: desaturating the oxygen in your muscles. Measuring the change Hypoxic Squats: How to do them and the device you need to measure your oxygen saturation () Spleenic contraction? Can you see it on an oxygen saturation graph when your body is steadily depleting? 40:10 Perfect Dive/Shit Dive comparison - great concept (this is awesome for looking at the separate metabolic phases of a dive that you can specifically target when training) Can you walk me through a good spearfishing dive right now? I’m hunting reef fish in 18m/60ft and to get the fish curious enough I need to hold some bottom time. (I’d love to get into the dive phase concept - are there 4 phases in a spearfishing dive?) Ok now the converse...what does a shit dive look like? The physiological demands on the diver at each stage and how symptoms can point to what you may need to target in your own training regimen “The goal of training is to adapt the body to specific conditions. In freediving, the goal is to adapt the body to underwater conditions. These conditions include; Increased pressure Reduced Oxygen Increased Carbon Dioxide Specific training is possible for all 3 of these conditions” Dr. Jaap Verbaas 47:00 Can we talk about training for each of these conditions specifically for spearfishing? CO2 Tables training can be great for spearos suffering early onset contractions Mid-Distance Sprints for reducing lactate and leg soreness on the surface Blood - improving quality. Cardio training boosts blood volume and is proven to improve the quality. Swimming training is good for CO2 tolernance as well as cardiovascular training *further detailed breakdowns and training plans are specifically laid out in Part 3 of the Longer and Deeper book 54:00 EXERCISES Stretching (what about for 37 year old weapons?) Animal Walks? The crab walk - I can't do it. Hypoxic Squats. How and why (this seems to be the biggest needle mover - why?) Blood quality - Cardio - freedivers (top level can be anti) Yoga and breathing 62:20 DIET: Myth Busting (are you rehearsing for the show)? Alkaline Diet? Carbs - are they bad? Dairy/Mucus relationship? Ketosis? ( discussed) Slow carb? To learn more about this diet you can also check out the 74:00 TOOLS Notebook and a pencil and start tracking your training Oximeter - Moxi - learn more here 78:50 RANDOMS What kind of stuff do freedivers and spearos do that annoys you? Did you have any unexpected findings or conclusions, for apnea training? What are you curious about and working on right now? What can we expect from Jaap Verbaas in the future? 85:00 Freedive Wire Tell us About FreediveWire.com What kind of articles can guys find on there if they want to learn more What determines the content you write about? Where can people find you? Contact Jaap at info@freedivewire.com or connect with him on  Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors ‘Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves’ free Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email jeromy@spearingmagazine.com for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish : use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Sign up for ‘The Floater’ – Shrek and Turbo’s email newsletter  Join the Noob Spearo Spearo on Patreon!