khaos Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 How long can you hold your breath? Just, you know, a random question that i ask people. EDIT: tried again, got a minute and 1 sec. i got 40 - 50 last time because i was already out of breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noog Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I just timed myself for the sake of this poll. I stopped at a minute and 4 seconds, but I could have gone longer. I just didn't want to hurt myself or anything like that. :yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Girl Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Like.. Hardly anything anymore cause of the smoking :( Maybe 20 seconds or so. Plus holding your breath is just a bad idea - it pops blood vessels and things. Bleh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkt Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wow, that was really sad. Only about 30 seconds, but like Shannon, smoking has killed my lungs. D: Bad, bad habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachiee Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I timed myself and got 40 seconds. You tell me if it's average or not. xP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wistiria12 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 i can only hold my breath for like 15 seconds,if hold it too long or more i'll drown *worried* :sad01_anim: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoudrey Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Over a minute for sure. Maybe even two minutes if I tried realllly hard. Runner lungs for the win? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipy_chicky Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 around 40. I hate asthma :( This post has been edited by a member of staff (Spritzie) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please keep your posts at 7 words or above. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpinksugarxprincessx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 It was a struggle to hold it for 30 seconds. Wow, my lungs suck. >.> I used to be able to hold it for longer at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neggler Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I'm a certified free diver, which means we can dive at, or near the depth of scuba divers, but not nearly as long, while on one breath! So I have to be able to hold my breath for a long time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocaloid Marshmallow Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 You guys mustn't smoke! You know it causes cancer and you can die! I got only 45 secs! How annoying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwa Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Breath holding is actually quite interesting. You can't hold your breath to the point where you will actually do permament damage yourself - it's just not possible. You brain will send messages to various other parts of your body and you will be forced to open up and breath and fill your lungs with oxygen - you just dont't get a choice when your brain makes an excutive decision like that. Should you actually black out from lack of oxygen, normal breath pattens will resume almost instantly and a few good deep breaths will get the oxygen pumping back around your body. It is something you need to think about though if you're doing it often. Each time you hold your breath for extended periods of time, brain cells die and they dont grow back, and if your body (the brain in particular) is deprived of oxygen for more than say, 3 to 4 minutes I would start to be concered about longer lasting brain damage. Seeing as how oxygen is vital to the functioning of the body, there are also any host of other things that the body is unable to do while you are oxygen deprived. As for your question about how lon can you hold breath, you can already see from the answers you've gotten here, that there are many many factors which come into play. Long term smokers will have no chance due to reduced lung compasity and athletes will be able to hold for muuuuch longer. But, for the rest of us non althetes and non smokers, I would expect the notmal to be somewhere between 50-90 seconds or so! Interesting question!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffgurl Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Haha..Actually I don't know if I could count myself as have over minute cuz my timer stopped at 01:01.2 xD Just 1.2seconds more than a minute.. However, I find myself having a lower limit when I try holding my breath under water... =X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedhaun Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I can only hold my breath for only 22 seconds, I used an Online Stopwatch to help me keep track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandria Patton Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I held my breath a whopping 45 seconds. I think that's pretty good? I think its crazy some people can for about two minutes. Mind blowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sintralin Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I only went a little past a minute because I got impatient, haha. I used to play bassoon (it's a big, weird looking instrument for those who don't know) and I think that helped a lot with my lung capacity :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keladry Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I too timed myself merely for this poll. The first time I got 45 seconds but I didn't take a deep enough breath. By takign a deep breath I got 1 minute 3 though I might have been able to hold it slightly longer. I saw on Ripley's believe it or not this one swimmer held her breath for 3 minutes 50 second, possibly longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piticent Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 the world record is somewhere around 15 minutes. These people are paranormal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiaircraft Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I'm not a professional athlete, but I do swim a lot (and I enjoy diving in deep pools and such) - the last dive I actually timed lasted just over two minutes. I have a much tougher time holding my breath when I'm not swimming though - I get distracted and start breathing again before I can catch myself. xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaos Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 the world record is somewhere around 15 minutes. These people are paranormal. His name is , held breath for 17 mins. and 17 secs, beating the old record by 13 secs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airotia Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 48 seconds, last time I was counting at the pool. XD I was trying to stretch it into a minute... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keladry Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I can't even imagine what being able to hold my breath for 17 minutes would be like.... I'd think I'd have some serious water powers like Percy Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciana Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I think last time I held my breath I lasted almost a minute. I don't like doing it anymore because it hurts and I like breathing. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I just timed myself holding my breath for 46 seconds. It is an uncomfortable feeling holding your breath - it crazy how long the record holders were able to do it for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianCammr Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 5/23/2011 at 12:47 PM, Kwa said: Breath holding is actually quite interesting. You can't hold your breath to the point where you will actually do permament damage yourself - it's just not possible. You brain will send messages to various other parts of your body and you will be forced to open up and breath and fill your lungs with oxygen - you just dont't get a choice when your brain makes an excutive decision like that. Should you actually black out from lack of oxygen, normal breath pattens will resume almost instantly and a few good deep breaths will get the oxygen pumping back around your body. It is something you need to think about though if you're doing it often. Each time you hold your breath for extended periods of time, brain cells die and they dont grow back, and if your body (the brain in particular) is deprived of oxygen for more than say, 3 to 4 minutes I would start to be concered about longer lasting brain damage. Seeing as how oxygen is vital to the functioning of the body, there are also any host of other things that the body is unable to do while you are oxygen deprived. As for your question about how lon can you hold breath, you can already see from the answers you've gotten here, that there are many many factors which come into play. Long term smokers will have no chance due to reduced lung compasity and athletes will be able to hold for muuuuch longer. But, for the rest of us non althetes and non smokers, I would expect the notmal to be somewhere between 50-90 seconds or so! know about scuba diving Interesting question!! I am astounded that after 25 years of spearfishing, surfing ect. I cant hold my breath longer than a minuet. i especially would like to know from you tuna fisherman how How long do you offshore guys hold your breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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