Interview with Wayne Judge
Wayne is an absolute gun at coaching spearos to improve their spearfishing. This episode has some excellent takeaways for guys wanting to improve their breath-hold, finning technique and become more effective in the water. He achieves these results by getting people into regular pool training using targeted exercises in a 12 week program. This episode we also dig into hunting Dogtooth Tuna. Despite Wayne being self-deprecating with regards to his hunting ability, we get a tonne of actionable intel from him in order to hunt Dogtooth Tuna successfully. Do not miss this episode – subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast via the links below. Listen in for some Wayne Judge spearfishing training tips!
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Wayne Judge Big Green Jobfish
Interview Time Stamps
7:00 Wayne Judge’s spearfishing origins | Sydney spearfishing and the North Shore Underwater Crew
13:00 Wayne shares the story of the one that got away
14:45 Memorable spearfishing experience starting spearfishing with his son Ant Judge (Ants interview here)
16:30 Advice for guys getting started spearfishing in South East Queensland
17:30 What is your favorite species to hunt spearfishing? Dogtooth Tuna
17:45 What are some tips for hunting Dogtooth Tuna
23:00 What is the toughest situation you’ve had in the ocean?
Wayne Judge Yellowtail Kingfish Shorediving
27:40 Veterans Vault – Wayne Judge Spearfishing Training – in the pool
- What are you most proud of as a freediving coach?
- How do you train for spearfishing?
- Why can’t guys just spearfish more?
- What does your training program look like?
- What progress can people expect from doing a 12 week program?
- What is CO2 training?
- What is O2 training?
- Can you give us a specific example of one pool training method for spearfishing?
- What are the problems you see consistently with spearos?
- Audience questions. How important are surface intervals?
- What is your opinion on purge valves?
68:00 What is the funniest thing you have experienced out in the ocean?
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