

Mammalian Dive Response in Action (Part 1): Selection of 10 Heart Rate Graphs of Ocean Dives, Done i
Earlier this year I built a custom heart rate monitor to wear when diving. It's based around a sealed Polar chest strap and a...


Equalizing Your Ears 101
Whenever we submerge ourselves in water, the weight of the water above us puts pressure on the eardrum, and the deeper we go, the greater...

Pool Training: Sample workout, Intermediate/Advanced, for 50M pool (DYN_LC_B01)
The Pro-tips section of the blog is password protected and for safety reasons only accessible to divers who have completed their...


Lobster Cakes and a Bacon Wrapped, Lobster Stuffed Turkey? (California Spiny Lobster, part 1):
It's no secret that one my absolute favorite ways to eat lobster is in a lobster cake--a west coast cousin of the crab cake. They're a...

Pool Training: Sample workout, Beginning/Intermediate, for 25 yard pool (DYN_SC_A01)
The Pro-tips section of the blog is password protected and for safety reasons only accessible to divers who have completed their...


Pool training: Lap swim for freediving
Once I started teaching, I began to realize that for new divers without a swimming background, the whole process of going to a community...


White seabass season...! (and tips part 3 *RECIPE*)
I'm of the opinion that the best part of hunting white seabass is eating white seabass. It's firm, mild, and incredibly versatile--it...

Dry training: Apnea Bike
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White sea bass season...! (and tips part 2)
Mike Raabe shot and edited this video last year with diver Scott Blume. I'm sharing it because it's hands down some of the best white...


White Sea Bass season...! (and tips part 1)
It's that time of year again... Spring diving in Southern California runs cold, murky, and rough. However, the draw for spearos is that...