I am sure this will not apply to everyone. If you are big, strong, or young enough not to have this problem, good for you. Just remember, you may not always be or you my want to dive with larger, heavier tanks.
There was in fact, a lengthy thread about people not being able to handle their doubles. You know what I am talking about. This is a skills solution to a gear problem.
In summary, If you are a smaller or older person or both like me, you may have experienced some difficulty standing up from a seated position particularly from a low bench seat. However, I have also seen this issue with young strong divers with a single tank. For me, this is something that is always in the back of my mind when I dive doubles.
Previously, I would flex my legs and lean forward. This can be somewhat difficult for me particularly, if the bench is average or below average height.
I accidentally came across a technique, which some may already be practicing. But, since I had not heard of it before, I thought I would pass it on. I think most people would not want to admit that this is an issue.
What I found out Is that I could make to transition to a stronger leg lift position, by pressing down on the bench with both palms just before standing. This in essence temporarily distributes the weight of the doubles between your arms and your legs until, your legs can completely take over. This make it much easier as a 100 pound + set of doubles may now seem only require your legs to initially lift half of that. A 100 pounds + is still a 100 pounds +, but it is how you lift it. Of course, if you have super spindly arms, and cannot support as much weight, this may not be as effective for you. This is not quite the same as a kinetic lift, which many should be familiar with, because you are not already in motion.
I also tried getting out of the water in a similar fashion. In this case, you generate downward pressure with both arms instead of just using your arms for balancing just before you step up to the next rung. It doesn’t work quite as well because the ladder railing is usually vertical and you can’t get as much leverage.
This has now made standing and climbing up easy for me, where as before it was a bit concerning.
There was in fact, a lengthy thread about people not being able to handle their doubles. You know what I am talking about. This is a skills solution to a gear problem.
In summary, If you are a smaller or older person or both like me, you may have experienced some difficulty standing up from a seated position particularly from a low bench seat. However, I have also seen this issue with young strong divers with a single tank. For me, this is something that is always in the back of my mind when I dive doubles.
Previously, I would flex my legs and lean forward. This can be somewhat difficult for me particularly, if the bench is average or below average height.
I accidentally came across a technique, which some may already be practicing. But, since I had not heard of it before, I thought I would pass it on. I think most people would not want to admit that this is an issue.
What I found out Is that I could make to transition to a stronger leg lift position, by pressing down on the bench with both palms just before standing. This in essence temporarily distributes the weight of the doubles between your arms and your legs until, your legs can completely take over. This make it much easier as a 100 pound + set of doubles may now seem only require your legs to initially lift half of that. A 100 pounds + is still a 100 pounds +, but it is how you lift it. Of course, if you have super spindly arms, and cannot support as much weight, this may not be as effective for you. This is not quite the same as a kinetic lift, which many should be familiar with, because you are not already in motion.
I also tried getting out of the water in a similar fashion. In this case, you generate downward pressure with both arms instead of just using your arms for balancing just before you step up to the next rung. It doesn’t work quite as well because the ladder railing is usually vertical and you can’t get as much leverage.
This has now made standing and climbing up easy for me, where as before it was a bit concerning.
