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OK ... so I finally get a suit that gives me adequate freedom of motion, and I STILL can't reach my valves.
Tried it with both singles and doubles ... and my arms just don't seem to want to bend that way.
Without the rig on, I can reach back and touch the small of my back. In singles I can reach my first stage easily, but when I "walk" my fingers over to the valve, the tendons in my shoulder feel like they're ready to pop. I can just barely manage to touch the valve, but not enough to grasp and turn it.
In doubles I can reach my manifold valve, but fuggedabout reaching either cylinder valve ... it ain't even close.
Friends who dive doubles tell me this is unusual. Are there some recommended stretching exercises out there for gaining "lateral" flexibility in my joints? Or perhaps there's some technique I'm missing out on?
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Tried it with both singles and doubles ... and my arms just don't seem to want to bend that way.
Without the rig on, I can reach back and touch the small of my back. In singles I can reach my first stage easily, but when I "walk" my fingers over to the valve, the tendons in my shoulder feel like they're ready to pop. I can just barely manage to touch the valve, but not enough to grasp and turn it.
In doubles I can reach my manifold valve, but fuggedabout reaching either cylinder valve ... it ain't even close.
Friends who dive doubles tell me this is unusual. Are there some recommended stretching exercises out there for gaining "lateral" flexibility in my joints? Or perhaps there's some technique I'm missing out on?
... Bob (Grateful Diver)