> So how do the polar bear club type swimmers handle the gasp reflex? You > see film clips every winter of these folks in skimpy swim suits jumping > into icy lakes and at least pretending to enjoy the experience. If you fill your lungs to maximum capacity, the reflex is basically rendered irrelevant; I've done this a couple times practicing rolls in cold water. I still *feel* the gasp; but because my chest is already expanded to its physical limit, no water gets breathed in. Doesn't stop the icecream headache though..... Richard Walker Conroe, TX http://people.txucom.net/~rwwamtek/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 06 2000 - 23:37:22 PDT
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