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/