When to train?

[paulmorton]

Ok guys!

well I know your not supposed to train after diving, but I dive everyday i start at 7:30am and finish around 6:30pm! i can do on average 4 dives a day!

So the question is when should i go to the gym and what training if any i can actually do?

help?

paul

 

[emcbride81]

Well...it depends on your depth/time...are you pushing deco?

 

[paulmorton]

quite frankly! yes most mornings finish just on the edge on a suunto cobra! the afternoons arent too bad 40 mins at 30ft! on average? but maybe do that twice in the afternoon?

any help greatly recieved?

 

[GreenDiverDown]

7:30?

Shoot... plenty of time to hit the gym before you dive.

 

[emcbride81]

You might want to call DAN on this one. I wouldn't take advice from any non doc if you are pushing the deco limits...and I am not a doc, sorry!

 

[jscott099]

Take a look on the DAN web site under Diving Medicine, Medical FAQs.
https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/faq/faq.asp?faqid=133

There is one on exercise after diving. The suggest two hours but as usual there is not a lot of hard research done. Keep in mind the tables and your Suunto algorithms are based on theoretical models. Anything you do outside the norm increases your risk.

 

[paulmorton]

yeah thanks guys might have to consult dan on this one!

biggest problem is with all the diving i end up so god damn tiered the last thing i wanna do in the morning is get up any earlier! as it is for a small island i still have to be up for 6 to get everything sorted before i go to work!

but thanks anyway!
paul

 

[emcbride81]

Remember, heavy fatigue after diving can be a sign of a minor hit of DCI. I wouldn't personally work out if I were really tired after diving.

 

[diver_daver]

Biggest thing would be to listen to your body! If your feeling tired, then you are tired and need a rest!

Before you talk with DAN, you should know what type of fitness program you will be working on. All cardio, strength training, mixing it up, sport conditioning, etc. Also, what level of exertion are you planning on putting into your workouts, is it just something just to keep you loose or are you involved in competitive sports? Different types of workouts can effect your body differently with different recovery demands, and with your dive schedule this should be important.

If you can, let us know what they say and I'm jealous of your dive schedule...

 

[Hank49]

I got up and exercised before going to the shop. Nothing hard core...pushups, pullups, squats. But I took a day or two off of diving every week. Those days I would do cardio and swim a couple miles with fins. I wasn't diving 4x/day though. That's a lot. But you must be pretty lean and mean diving that much. Eat well and get a lot of sleep?