Buoyant1
Contributor
I know that the best leg work out for diving is...MORE DIVING...but what suggestions does anyone have for someone that doesn't get to dive as often as he would like (errr...that'd be me) so that when I DO get to dive, I'm not cramping and running out of leg strength.
Case in point...I am very active, weight more than I would like, but who doesn't..I hit the gym 3-5 days every week and do a half hour of cardio on an elliptical, some times on a bike...I do a little leg training but nothing over the top.
Today, I went diving for the first time in 6 months...first dive...I started feeling the legs get weaker, but stayed up with the rest of the crew...did a modified frog kick when the legs got a little tired...(to my credit...it was the first time using my 7mm suit and I was having some buoyancy issues...dropping a little weight solved it on the second dive.)
BUT...On the second dive, I got a slight cramp in the front of my left leg rubbed it out...then had a little bout in my right calf...nothing that a quick stretch didn't work out..but I was not making much headway with my flutter kick after that.
Any suggestions would be great!
Case in point...I am very active, weight more than I would like, but who doesn't..I hit the gym 3-5 days every week and do a half hour of cardio on an elliptical, some times on a bike...I do a little leg training but nothing over the top.
Today, I went diving for the first time in 6 months...first dive...I started feeling the legs get weaker, but stayed up with the rest of the crew...did a modified frog kick when the legs got a little tired...(to my credit...it was the first time using my 7mm suit and I was having some buoyancy issues...dropping a little weight solved it on the second dive.)
BUT...On the second dive, I got a slight cramp in the front of my left leg rubbed it out...then had a little bout in my right calf...nothing that a quick stretch didn't work out..but I was not making much headway with my flutter kick after that.
Any suggestions would be great!