Hey all,
I just got back from doing my Rescue scenarios. All went well until the last one - unresponsive diver underwater. After about 3 minutes of rescue breaths/getting victim out of their gear as we're heading to shore, my calves started cramping like crazy. I rested and tried again 3 times before my instructor sent me back to the hotel.
I had started hydrating 2 days prior to the dives. I brought bananas with me; ate one the night before, and two the morning of the dives. After going back to the hotel, I ate another one, drank about a 1/2 gallon of Gatorade and more than that of water. Needless to say, I was up during the night...
When I woke up the next morning, I stretched my calves for about 20 minutes. As soon as I stopped stretching they cramped up again. I didn't think I could hump my gear down the bluff to the dive site, let alone finish my scenarios. My calves, once I got the cramping stopped, continued to twitch...alot. And my legs overall just felt like jello. So I messaged my instructor saying I wouldn't be making it, and started my long drive home.
Does anyone have any tips for avoiding this problem for my next attempt? Specific exercises, stretches, etc....anything?
Thanks!
I just got back from doing my Rescue scenarios. All went well until the last one - unresponsive diver underwater. After about 3 minutes of rescue breaths/getting victim out of their gear as we're heading to shore, my calves started cramping like crazy. I rested and tried again 3 times before my instructor sent me back to the hotel.
I had started hydrating 2 days prior to the dives. I brought bananas with me; ate one the night before, and two the morning of the dives. After going back to the hotel, I ate another one, drank about a 1/2 gallon of Gatorade and more than that of water. Needless to say, I was up during the night...
When I woke up the next morning, I stretched my calves for about 20 minutes. As soon as I stopped stretching they cramped up again. I didn't think I could hump my gear down the bluff to the dive site, let alone finish my scenarios. My calves, once I got the cramping stopped, continued to twitch...alot. And my legs overall just felt like jello. So I messaged my instructor saying I wouldn't be making it, and started my long drive home.
Does anyone have any tips for avoiding this problem for my next attempt? Specific exercises, stretches, etc....anything?
Thanks!