Nick Pelios
Freediver, Creator
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Nick Pelios
Freediver, Creator
Some people think of No Limits as being easy, like "oh yeah, you don't have to do anything you just gotta equalize". Well, you do just have to equalize, but then you also have to equalize perfectly and do everything right, while you're getting dragged down by your feet. So, is No Limits a walk in the park? Here's what Harry Chamas told us.
Normally, if you're doing no limits, it's gonna be deeper than what you've ever been before. Like by definition. And so it's very much about just keeping your s**t together and just doing everything right. Not panicking. Cause of course you can't panic, but also do everything perfectly when it comes to equalization and charging, not feeling rushed or overwhelmed by the fact that this super strange thing is happening. It's not like a freefall way, where you just ease into it, and this smooth, super relaxing thing. No, you're getting dragged down by your feet. It's like aggressive, you know. Then somehow, while you're getting dragged down, you gotta find a way to still be relaxed and still be focused and be okay with the pressure, the darkness, the narcosis.
It's like, you've gotta trick your brain, right? Do you see what you're doing as a scary thing? Like if you break it down to the pure, like the core of it, do you think what you're doing is scary? Do you think what you're doing is dangerous? If you know, it's something that you can handle then it's not scary. It's not dangerous. Shouldn't be the chance for this switch into fight or flight, you know, you're just doing what you're gonna do. You know? You can handle it. No big deal. Just go do it, come back up. But for sure, it's only certain minds that can like do this, you know, if you're like bubbly, neurotic or something that, you just can't shut off, you know?
I've had a similar conversation with Andrea Zucchari. He's like “the only people that can go deep quickly, you see them like progress from like 20 to like 80 in a couple of months. It's like, you've gotta be crazy or mad, no, sorry you've gotta be crazy or stupid”!