Is it safe to lift weights prior to scuba diving?
February 14th, 2012 | by admin |Brian H asked:
I am taking a scuba diving course at my university and wanted to know if it would be safe to weight lift 2 hours prior to the actual dives at the campus pool? By lifting I also mean, max effort lifts consisting of squat and bench press, so I will be going at it hard at the gym. Could me lifting like this cause me problems , such as air bubbles in the blood stream? How about if I were to lift after diving, is that safe?
Mitchell Fishing Rods
I am taking a scuba diving course at my university and wanted to know if it would be safe to weight lift 2 hours prior to the actual dives at the campus pool? By lifting I also mean, max effort lifts consisting of squat and bench press, so I will be going at it hard at the gym. Could me lifting like this cause me problems , such as air bubbles in the blood stream? How about if I were to lift after diving, is that safe?
Mitchell Fishing Rods
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By J on Feb 17, 2012 | Reply
No it shouldn’t cause problems, nothing like decompression sickness or anything like that that can only be caused during the dive but I’m sure they will infrom you of that at your uni. The only thing you might get from this is just being tired under the water because you’ve been lifting 2 hours prior, but diving makes you tired anyway, so no biggie!
Hope that helped
By moviebuff on Feb 18, 2012 | Reply
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