How to Frenzel Equalize: an equalisation tutorial from a Professional Freediver 

finally i can enjoy my dive , i was struggling in 10 m , now after i watch this video i can dive to 24 m , Thanks Adam .

Best frenzel tutorial so far !! great job Adam. Most professional FREEdivers are becoming more and more "comercial divers" and they don't really like to reveal tips and tricks unless it's a paid course. Passion is to be shared not be sold ! thanks a lot Adam, I have never ever seen such a beautiful frenzel tutorial... We are waiting for a Hands Free Equalization tutorial :)) thanks

Don't know if you read comments on a 2-year-old video, but in case you do, Thank You! After reading one book, taking a freediving course, reading numerous articles, and watching several RU-vid videos I was still struggling to Frenzel. After just 2 days of performing the exercises in this video, I finally was able to Frenzel successfully. I am elated and wanted to try and share my good news with you and the community.

It's crazy, I literally tried it as you were speaking and managed to do it straight away. The way you worded it is so easy to understand and follow, it just felt natural. Thankyou my friend!

Awesome work Adam. I have learned Frenzel by watching your tutorial last year. Every time I dive, I think about you, mate! Thank you so much for all your hard work and willingness to help and educate people like myself.

This is by far the best video I've seen on frenzel equalisation, I find that I often can't relate to a lot of the other tutorials regarding frenzel equalisation on youtube however with this video, everything is pretty much spot on. Solid stuff mate, keep up the good work!

Wow, so thankful for this video! I've been working through a freediving Zero to Hero program with the goal of being an instructor, and this has been incredibly helpful! I spent an entire season working as a divemaster, and there is a stark difference between equalizing as a scuba diver vs. equalizing as a freediver. I've also been vlogging about my experiences in working through the challenges and successes of becoming a more skilled freediver, and your vlog provides me a lot of inspiration. Thank you!

This video changed my life, opening the world of Freediving! Thank you Adam!!!

I did my first Frenzel with this video, thanks a lot. The exercise with the tongue out and K sound, vocal cords closed and I did it, wow.

Dude... I have read books and watched other videos and still couldn't figure out this technique.. This is truly the best.., most comprehensive and easy to understand video on this technique. Thanks

Adam, I just started with freediving, had two session of deep dive and struggle so much with the frenzel, is like nothing was happenning whenever I was upsidedown. Can't wait to put into practice all your advices!! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!

Adam, thanks so much for your informative videos. I’ve gone from a struggling Velsalve equalisation to Frenzal in less than 24 hours and I’ve never even tried it in the water yet. Cant wait to watch the rest of your videos, but yes. The answer to your question in your 2nd video is definitely yes. You are punching!! Kind regards, Paul

Hi Adam! I want to thank you for this tutorial. I'm a beginner freediver and I had a hard time equalizing. After months of doing your exercises, I can now EFFORTLESSLY equalize ❤️ Thank you so much ❤️

Liked and subscribed. Adam, you are owesome... Dude u have this positive energy and wow what a humble pure personality.. Loved ur videos. Will follow ur channel always. 👍👍

Thanks! Great tutorial!!! You are a natural teacher!

So glad I found this man will help my free diving so much!!

Thank U Adam thats a very good vid I will try to exercise. Big respect for helping others to build up skills

thanks Adam for sharing. Always funny watching these kind of videos in public places (and doing the exercises) :-)

Thank you very much, you have taught me to compensate my ears with the Frenzel maneuver and now I can dive much better. Thanks a lot!!🙏🙏

Hi Adam, I want to thank you for this video. It is very explanatory. This type of knowledge requires real learning. Being a youtuber is very easy, but not teaching. I encourage you to continue with this detailed method, especially for your South American fans, since we don't have much material in our language. Thank you and congratulations!

Amazing Tutorial !!!!.. keep practicing and passionate with it.. its damn difficult because people are unique..

I started freediving a month or so ago and I’ve been having trouble equalizing and can hardly get past 15 ft without extreme ear pain, but I just did this successfully while watching this video, and will practice in the water in a few days. This is a GREAT video and the first time I’ve really understood this method! I’ll be doing these exercises all week! Thank you!

Adam you are a great teacher! Keep up the good work with the videos, they are much appreciated

I love you so much man (spiritually) your love for people make you one of my teachers and leader in life .

Damn.. Man ive used that naturaly when i was kid and didnt know anything about this.. u just explained this wery well. This way of explaining is realy good. Thank u man.

Hi Adam, I have learned a lot by watching your videos during my journey, from zero to becoming a freedive instructor. I have a student who are not able to frensel, she turns around every time to push up air from her abdominal to equalize. On our SSI level 1 course in Crete last week, I tried to work with her, and her equalization technique. 'Glottis' exercises, EQ tool exercises, and with the two exercises you mentioned. She has been on a Padi level 1 course before in indonesia. So ofcourse its frustrating for her, that she's not able to make it work, on her second Level 1 course. I tried to calm her, and to make her have patience during our course. On the last days session in our freediving week, I just wanted her to have fun, and use her old technique, and she did all the SSI Level 1 exercises on the line. On her last dive she went down to 24 meters, which means she is very confident in the water, and have a strong breath hold. But its like she tenses up in all her muschles when trying to frenzel correctly, from all the tension built up by frustration, of not being able to frenzel properly. From the baloon exercises, it seems like, she is able to controll her soft palate and her glottis. But she is not able to push up air with her tongue on land. Do you have some other exercises, for training movement of the tongue? I really dont want her to give op on freediving. Im planning to make a dry training program for her, so she hopefully will become a happy freediver:-)

Another person posting here who just wants to say thank you for your amazing videos. This video, and your video on problems with equalizing, have especially helped. More than that in fact. I've been snorkeling for years and never been able to dive more than a couple metres. After watching your videos, practicing whilst just going about my day, after just two sessions in the water (in UK in January!), I am having no problems at all! I finally believe my ears are not broken - it was just technique! Thank you Adam. Thank you!

Very interesting analysis. I was not aware of all those complex details but I’m very pleased to discover that I’m actually using most of it without actually knowing.

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial Adam! 🙏🏽 Although I still need to practice, because I just got into freediving, realizing I was trying to push the air from my lungs to equalize, what did work out in most cases up to a depth of 5m. But every time I tried to go deeper (than 5m) it turns out impossible for me to equalize, and the pain made me to ascend again. So I hope practicing with this tutorial will do the trick 👍🏽

I just started diving and can go down to 8.5 but I watched the tutorial and I can go all the way to 10 thank you 😊

This is unbelievably helpful and I've managed to fall in love with you. Thanks for both!

I've been scuba diving for a few years and just got into free diving. 10 meeters has been a challenge but now the depths the limit. Thank you.

Hey Adam! Awesome video and really helpful. I did learn how to Frenzel equalize while watching it. I did that while sitting upright. Now, I tried it upside down, but I felt that either I dont get the same equalization level as when upright, or feel no "push" pressure at all on my mid ear. How do I improve that when upside down? Is there something I could possibly be doing wrong if it's working while upright but not when upside down?

4:45 is the bessssttt!

I am so happy I came across this video! I have not been able to equalise my right ear until now, and know that I have tried! First try with this method and it just works! Wow! ❤

What an amazing video, this was truly a great piece of work! I will share it to all my colleges that ever had a problem equalizing. Congratulations!

legend. awesome vid

Well done, You've just created the best video tutorial there is on frenzel. I especially like how you mentioned the different tongue positions. My problem is that by the time I get to 20m I feel like there's a vacuum in my mouth and nothing left to eq with. Do you think a change in tongue position will help this? (I use the T position) Or do I just need more air in the lungs to compensate for pressure? Thanks for making this Adam!

들리는 단어만 듣고 조금밖에 못 알아듣지만 취해주시는 포즈와 행동으로 따라해보니 조금씩 나아지네요 감사해요 thank you

Hey, I was a kid when being in a swimming club and snorkel dived in Italy on vacation just a few meters down. Now at almost 23 years old I got curious how to get better and at minute 10-11 my nostrils expanded like 4 times bigger because I did it correctly. You’re the first guy to explain it super good, before I pushed air from my lungs into my nostrils. Now I made it so I can build pressure with my tongue. Thank you a lot.

I've got a lot of these things down (as best I can tell), but I really struggle to get it right in the water. It works sometimes, but not always. I'm not sure if it's because I'm rushing it in the moment, or if I'm doing something wrong. Either way, I'm heading to Cairns on Friday to try and do some dives, hopefully it works! Maybe I'll practice as the plane changes altitude!

When I freedive the pressure on my ears on works on my left ear I don’t know what the problem is on my right ear do you what the problem and how to fix it

Absolutely the best tutorial out there ! First time I really got a grip on it . Much love from Israel !!

Thanks alllllot for that video. Very detailed and helpful. You one of my favourite teachers. Many thanks

Amazing video! One quick question. If I can equalise with my air out my lungs, am I 100% frenzel? I am doing what seems like a semi correct technique but it also feels like maybe a tiny bit comes from my diaphragm, even though if I put my hand on my belly I feel no tension or movement when I equalise....

OH MY GOD I JUST DID IT, the stomach "sucking" just CLICKED with me

Indeed, the best and more complete tutorial about Frenzel equalisation, it will help me and my friends for sure! Thanks Adam!! Very fine work

Adam, Thank you so much! I am not a diver of any sort, but I have had a clogged middle ear for over a week and a half and I was desperate to find a way to relieve the pressure. I've been on antibiotics and have tried valsalva equalizing constantly with no results. I followed your tutorial and on my very first attempt my ear popped right open (so quickly it actually startled me!). THANK YOU for such clear, step by step directions!

I have been doing Frenzel naturally my whole life without knowing it

Hi Adam, How do I know if I have done a correct frenzel ? Like valsalva I can hear my ear pop but for frenzel I don’t hear anything.

Golden Practical Tips in this one. Cheers Adam for your generosity..

Thanks for the instructions mate, going up to the quarry and trying it out🖖

Good morning sir, I always find it difficult to do valsava whenever I'm in upside down position, actually It's not difficult but more like cannot do it at all, or maybe my body is abnormal? please help me. i wanna hangout with fish too

if i keep frenzel equalization pressure ON i hear what sounds like air escaping out of my right ear whats that :/

Thanks to your video not only I discovered the existence of Frenzel equalization but I realized that it was the way I always equalize! I was speechless!

Best Frenzel demo I've ever seen. I discovered that I can do it intuitively, but it's been overexplained theoretically in other videos without the practical demonstrations that makes your tutorial make sense. Straya!

Question y is it when I equalize my inner ear fills with water

Question why do you always wear a Suunto shirt?

Before watching this video, I didn't know about this technique. After watching, I am able to do it. Thank you very much 😊 Now I'm going to practice doing it automatically and naturally 🙏

Many thanks Adam! Finally I've got it. You're the best

100 m. Deep?? I dive scuba, and can't imagine someone doing that even though I know the world record is 130m. or smth. How many lungs did you carried?

Awesome Teacher! Extremely thorough. Thanks Adam!

I have watch so many tutorials before about equalizing. This is the only tutorial that made me more aware of what's actually happening inside when we equalise. I've always thought that i was having a hard time learning Frenzel or doing something wrong. To my surprise i was actually doing it right naturally all along. Thank you for clearing this up. Best tutorial ever thank you

I have had terrible trouble with equalising my ears during air craft descents for years. The valsava method just wasn't working. I used to be in discomfort from starting down and for a few hours after landing. This video has changed everything! Can't thank you enough.

Thank you so much for the great videos and tips Adam. After a failed equalization attempt in my first scuba dive I always thought I cant equalize and stopped diving all together. After practicing dry equalization for a week I got in to the sea, equalize at the surface and managed to dive 5 m. I equalized often and didnt feel and pressure on my ears . I was so excited when I looked up and see how far I managed. Next step will be signing into a free diving course to practice it further

Bingo. Was doing a k frenzel sometimes without knowing it, when valsalva was not strong enough. Now i can do frenzel consciously. Best frenzel tutorial ive seen !! Thx

Finally, I learned frenzel. This is the best tutorial. Thanks.

Great tutorial, excellent explanation and incredibly intuitive!

Amazing, thank you so much Adam! Your passion really shines

I had never seen this channel before, finally someone that shows the real tricks. I watched like 10 videos of stig severinsen hoping for some techniques and it was a waste of time. Thanks for this Adam! If someone have seen a video to learn the actual respiration before a diving experience please let me know in the comments! Cheers

Hi Adam, I myself is an AIDA freediver too! Best video for Frenzel Equalisation. I know how to do it a few years ago but your video really helps me to understand the mechanism behind. Thanks!

Fan-freaking-tastic man! I have a deviated septum and I was finding nearly impossible to Valsalva equalize both ears. But thanks to your instruction on exercises and technique, I can now Frenzel equalize easily. You saved me frustration and pain(from unequalized dives). And wondering what the heck was wrong with me. Keep up the good work 🤿🤙

Thanks so much Adam! I couldn’t go down to 5m the other day. But after watching your video and practicing myself, i managed to hit 10m and passed my Padi Freediver course the very next day! 😄😄

thank you Adam , its a very gentle practice video

Oh, O.K. I have been doing Frenzel all the time and I did not know it. Thank you, Adam. Now I can stop worrying about it.

Hi Adam, I am not a diver but this video helped me solve my ear pressure problem...thank you so much

This is so helpful! Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful tips!

Thank you for this video, Adam! This was *such* a great explanation. Now I have something to practice while I eagerly await my first freediving course!

Hi Adam! I've been watching this video over and over again as I practice my equalization , even at work (my colleagues think I lost my mind) because it is very helpful. I'm still a noobie at Freediving but I'm learning a lot from your videos. thank you very much for sharing. :)

Just getting into the sport and these are great! Thank you & please keep them coming.

Thanks mate, just had one of my future 5-cave freediving participants see this to prepare her for deeper dives and look into some equalisation troubles she had. Beautiful, and helpful as well for myself!

Thanks for the videos. The most needed information to us. Cheers from Maldives

I find myself back here. As I begin training again :) Such a great bunch of progressions!

I almost quit free diving but I practice with your video and I made it!! Thank you so much!!

Hi Adam This is such a good, clear video. I am new to scuba diving, and having ear problems learning to equalise and suspect Frenleing will help me to descend. Anyhow, Infell upon your ‘how to’ video and thing it is fantastic. I can’t wait to practice techniques with my open water classes. Thank you. Regards Kim

Hi Adam, I want to thank you so much, your technique is awesome.

Super fantastic! I hadn't realised there was the two different ways of equalising until you explained it. And, happily, I can do both while sitting watching youtube... will be very interesting to see which comes more naturally when back in the water. Thanks!

ADAM! you are awesome! i picked it up so quickly with your instruction!

Hey thanks a lot for your good job! I always loved freedving, I´m a rescue diver now, and in one month I will start my AIDA course. This is an awesome video as well as your channel. Keep the job!

Thanks so much for this epic video. The observing the nostrils in the mirror totally did it for me. Read loads of toturials, seen a lot of videos as well - and this was the trick. Can't wait to try it in the water now. Big thanks 🙌🏻🙌🏻👋🏻👋🏻

Wow thx man I just realized I already naturally used Frenzel in the H position but these were some very helpful tips anyway to make me aware of what I am actually doing. Great vid!

I watched this video months ago and "learnt" how to do the frenzel then, but I've always had issues such as my mouth filling up with air whenever I equalise and having to squeeze my cheeks in to get the air into my nasal cavity. However, I decided to watch this video again while trying to learn how to equalise head down and I finally managed to get a proper frenzel this time. Thank you so much, Adam!!!

You are genius Adam, from nowhere and after lots of searching i did it with ease with this tutorial of yours :D

Thank You very much for this fantastic tutorial .

Wow. Huge thank you. In short order I could hear it in my ears with just a little practice. I've ALWAYS had trouble equalizing pressure when diving. So much so that I wouldn't even dive with others because it took so long to equalize the pressure. I'm really looking forward to trying this out.

Thanks a lot! I am reading for my Wave 1 course and started to get nervous, cause I somehow assumed that I'm doing Valsalva for equalisation. But I'm actually naturally doing Frenzel. All positions work for me including with the abdomen sucked in! 🥳

Thank you very much. I learned the right techniques thanks to this video.

The first 2 times i went diving i did really hurt my ears because Valsalva did not work for some reason. after watching every single video on how to frenzel, your video showed up and saved my ears forever! i was extremely happy and equalized with no difficulties. your video is amazing. thanks and keep it up !

Adam, you are the man. Despite not feeling like my diaphragm was contracting with my hand against it, I've always been unsure that I was doing the Frenzel correctly. It always seemed like I was still blowing air. Attempting the Frenzel after exhaling completely was the key. It was such a simple suggestion, but it had totally escaped me until watching your video. Now I can stop worrying that I'm not doing it properly. Thank you!

Very good video, simple and very helpfull... Im a rookie on free diving, also on Vasalva & Frenzel and watching this video and doing all that... I feel that working great!!! For sure I need more & more practice. Thanks Adam.