So, I did my pool dives this weekend and had a great deal of fun. I can't wait until I do my lake dives next week and I get my open water certification.
Anywho, air consumption by a diver is generally based upon how comfortable the diver is underwater. Someone who is stressed or panicky will burn through air like no tomorrow. It's the same for someone who is cold or exerting themselves.
Having said that, I noticed that the more muscle mass one has, the more air one uses. At least, that is the conclusion I've drawn. We had a kid that weighed about 110 and was nothing but skin and bone. He barely used any air. We also had a slim chic (very cute too) who only used a little more air than the kid. We also had a guy who was very fat and had some trouble but he used less air than I did. I used the most, BTW. Also, we had another guy who was rather tall and of normal build. He weighed 220, he told me. He used nearly as much air as I did.
So, to summarize, of the ten students, it appeared to me that the most air was consumed by the people with the most metabolically active tissue. Any comments on this? Anyone every thought about air consumption as it relates to muscle mass?
Seems like kind of a no-brainer to me. :-) The higher the metabolic rate/need, the more oxygen you are going to need.
Seemed like a no-brainer to me, too: John was freakin' out down there and sucked down more air than a pregnant hippopotomus, but wanted a better excuse.
And he had guns weighing him down, don't forget that.
Seemed like a no-brainer to me, too: John was freakin' out down there and sucked down more air than a pregnant hippopotomus, but wanted a better excuse.
And he had guns weighing him down, don't forget that.
In any case anyone should diss any cyclists, no doubt.
On Mon, 15 May 2006 18:16:23 -0400, WillBrink <[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
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"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote
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John Hanson <[email hidden]> wrote:
> So, I did my pool dives this weekend and had a great deal of fun. I > can't wait until I do my lake dives next week and I get my open water > certification. > > Anywho, air consumption by a diver is generally based upon how > comfortable the diver is underwater. Someone who is stressed or > panicky will burn through air like no tomorrow. It's the same for > someone who is cold or exerting themselves. > > Having said that, I noticed that the more muscle mass one has, the > more air one uses. At least, that is the conclusion I've drawn. We > had a kid that weighed about 110 and was nothing but skin and bone. He > barely used any air. We also had a slim chic (very cute too) who only > used a little more air than the kid. We also had a guy who was very > fat and had some trouble but he used less air than I did. I used the > most, BTW. Also, we had another guy who was rather tall and of normal > build. He weighed 220, he told me. He used nearly as much air as I > did. > > So, to summarize, of the ten students, it appeared to me that the most > air was consumed by the people with the most metabolically active > tissue. Any comments on this? Anyone every thought about air > consumption as it relates to muscle mass?
Seems like kind of a no-brainer to me. :-) The higher the metabolic rate/need, the more oxygen you are going to need.
Seemed like a no-brainer to me, too: John was freakin' out down there and sucked down more air than a pregnant hippopotomus, but wanted a better excuse.
And he had guns weighing him down, don't forget that.
The pockets on my BC were big enough to fit my .357 AND my .44 MAG.
