So, this summer I’m going to be spending 3 weeks on a catamaran learning to sail, and furthering my scuba certifications in the british virgin islands.
I’m pumped more than anything as I’m guessing it’ll be nothing short of an experience of a lifetime.
Anyway, I’m fairly certain I’m not going to be getting my 2500 cals a day and I’m worried about being in a highly catabolic state. Also, I’m not going to be around iron for three weeks. I know I could fudge around and do some bodyweight exercises, but after diving, with all the nitrogen buildup in your soft tissues, you’re not supposed to exercise anyway.
So, I figured I’d be taking a butt-load of BCAA’s, Flameout, and Carbolin 19 to all help preserve muscle mass.
Anyone got any ideas on how to make the best of this?
IMHO three weeks isn’t going to make that much difference. Sounds like a blast, and the chance of a lifetime. Keep your protein intake up, eat enough carbs to fuel your dives, and have fun. Don’t forget the sunscreen…
Check out some good calorie density stuff. Some very high cal per volume foods are:
Dates (love these for survival hikes)
any dried fruit
nuts (hit up cashews they are the densest)
Also just bring along a tub of MD. Take the one tub (comes about 2/3 full) and dump more MD into it unitl it’s full. that should easily last you. Also, rock the MD complete. that shi will keep you jacked.
Ahhh, you’re fine. Go have fun! If you lose anything in those 3 weeks, you’ll be able to gain it back real quick once you hit the gym and kitchen like you use to.
Anyway, I’m fairly certain I’m not going to be getting my 2500 cals a day and I’m worried about being in a highly catabolic state. Also, I’m not going to be around iron for three weeks. I know I could fudge around and do some bodyweight exercises, but after diving, with all the nitrogen buildup in your soft tissues, you’re not supposed to exercise anyway.[/quote]
Stop being such a wimp I kid, I kid. Exercise to your hearts content, it’ll do you the world of good while your diving. Just don’t exercise immediately before or immediately after a dive, allow a good couple of hours’ surface interval and make sure you stick on the right side of conservative with your dive computer. Drinking too much or being dehydrated are way more likely have an impact on your risk of DCS.
Scuba tanks make fantastic ‘in-a-fix’ weights for GPP work if you really want to do some workouts (farmers walks, overhead press…), otherwise take the time off and enjoy it. If you want to stay active, carry your own tanks, offer to carry other people’s and make yourself useful.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
So, this summer I’m going to be spending 3 weeks on a catamaran learning to sail, and furthering my scuba certifications in the british virgin islands.
I’m pumped more than anything as I’m guessing it’ll be nothing short of an experience of a lifetime.
Anyway, I’m fairly certain I’m not going to be getting my 2500 cals a day and I’m worried about being in a highly catabolic state. Also, I’m not going to be around iron for three weeks. I know I could fudge around and do some bodyweight exercises, but after diving, with all the nitrogen buildup in your soft tissues, you’re not supposed to exercise anyway.
So, I figured I’d be taking a butt-load of BCAA’s, Flameout, and Carbolin 19 to all help preserve muscle mass.
Anyone got any ideas on how to make the best of this?[/quote]
Yeah – I could take your place!
You lucky guy you. I would love to take this trip.
But on a serious note – maybe take some bars or protein powder with you as well. You will get alot of exercise with all that swimming you will be doing anyways.
I usually go sailing and scuba diving in the summer as well, also for three weeks.
In the evenings during sailing trips, if I feel like it I usually do some BW exercises - pushups, squats, bootstrappers etc. If I can find the space to do it on a 35 ft sailboat, I’m sure you’ll find it as well. I even do pullups of the boom and dips at the cabin entrance.
Also, as far as scuba diving is concerned, just carrying those damn tanks around is GPP. Volunteer to carry the tanks for the whole group and don’t use the trolley. I once did that out of challenge/idiocy from the diving center (300 meters uphill) to the moored sailboat. Half an hour later I was covered in sweat and gasping for air
I’ve done several live-a-boards. There’s usually a ton of food. Both meals and snacks. It’s necessary. Diving’s very taxing and burns a shitload of calories. Just pack in what you can. Don’t think about being cut at this time. Have a blast!
[quote]g’em wrote:
Stop being such a wimp I kid, I kid. Exercise to your hearts content, it’ll do you the world of good while your diving. Just don’t exercise immediately before or immediately after a dive, allow a good couple of hours’ surface interval and make sure you stick on the right side of conservative with your dive computer. Drinking too much or being dehydrated are way more likely have an impact on your risk of DCS.
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I wasnt worried about it fatiguing me regarding DCS. One of my instructors told me he got hit with a rogue bubble while playing golf on a dive vacation, and he said he knew it couldnt be DCS since he was very conservative.
I could only imagine what a rogue bubble would feel like in my ass from doing pistols haha.
And to everyone else, thanks. I’ve heard the “its only a week” deal, but I had figured 3 weeks was a little too long. Guess not, thanks again.
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
I’ve done several live-a-boards. There’s usually a ton of food. Both meals and snacks. It’s necessary. Diving’s very taxing and burns a shitload of calories. Just pack in what you can. Don’t think about being cut at this time. Have a blast![/quote]
really? You reckon it’s a high cal activity? When I got my PADI in honduras i found it to be very relaxing if anything. The ultimate lazy mans recreation if you will. And I am the ultimate lazy man, so I can sense these things.
I suppose carrying the tanks is hard work but once you’re in the water it’s easier than taking a shit. Although sometimes taking a shit can be hard. But this is in reference to those times when you are siting there and say “wait a minute, have I dropped this shit yet?”
I love Flameout as much as the next guy but when I went on a 2week sailing trip in the BVI I ate a lot of very fresh FISH so I didn’t take Flameout or any supps.
IMHO Just have fun and get exercise through swimming and whatever you can do.
BCAA would probably be the only supplement I would bring looking back on it. But there will be plenty of fish oil and protein there for you…
[quote]aikigreg wrote:
man I’d love to know what company you’re doing this through and any info you may have. I’d love to work on a boat for a few weeks![/quote]
Theres actually a section on the website about working for them, hope you’re an instructor!
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
aikigreg wrote:
man I’d love to know what company you’re doing this through and any info you may have. I’d love to work on a boat for a few weeks!
Theres actually a section on the website about working for them, hope you’re an instructor! ;)[/quote]
Nope - as a clarification, I mean learn the rudimentary elements of sailing and navigation. That’s all. thanks for the link!
[quote]realpeanutbutter wrote:
jsbrook wrote:
I’ve done several live-a-boards. There’s usually a ton of food. Both meals and snacks. It’s necessary. Diving’s very taxing and burns a shitload of calories. Just pack in what you can. Don’t think about being cut at this time. Have a blast!
really? You reckon it’s a high cal activity? When I got my PADI in honduras i found it to be very relaxing if anything. The ultimate lazy mans recreation if you will. And I am the ultimate lazy man, so I can sense these things.
I suppose carrying the tanks is hard work but once you’re in the water it’s easier than taking a shit. Although sometimes taking a shit can be hard. But this is in reference to those times when you are siting there and say “wait a minute, have I dropped this shit yet?”
-chris[/quote]
It depends on what kind of diving you’re doing. On a live-a-board, you’ll do numerous dives per day. I plugged my stats into a calculator and it says I burn 500+ calories per hour diving. I’m not sure what level certification you’re at. Some dives are very easy. But wreck dives and dives where there’s a current can be quite strenuous.
Subjectively, I know that I was always starving on heavy diving days. I think the nature of the activity impacts metabolism. I know that it does as medication goes. It can change the rate at which your body processes medication
I kid, I kid. Exercise to your hearts content, it’ll do you the world of good while your diving. Just don’t exercise immediately before or immediately after a dive, allow a good couple of hours’ surface interval and make sure you stick on the right side of conservative with your dive computer. Drinking too much or being dehydrated are way more likely have an impact on your risk of DCS.