A lot of theory has been written about nutrition and statics. But what about drinking? How much water or whatever do you drink during STA preparation? I use to drink a lot of water before STA even 2 minutes before max attempt. But I heard that it could be bad for heart (stress)? What do you think? What is your routine during preparation? Thank you in advance.
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Drink before max statics?
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I also used to drink a lot of water (even litres) before long dives, especially in competitions. Now, the more long dives I have done in training, the less crucial I have found the excessive worrying about perfect (over)hydration to be.
Nowadays I don't really concentrate that much on drinking, only so much that I don't feel dehydrated and have a packing BO. I haven't noticed drinking less causing any negative effects on my performances, possibly even just the opposite.
I don't know if drinking much is bad for heart or for something else. I would prefer to turn the question the other way around: What good is drinking a lot water before freediving supposed to do (if any)? If there are no real benefits, why do it? And now I mean drinking a lot, not just taking care of the real dehydration.
EDIT: Ok, now I noticed that you were talking only about static, but I would expand the question to cover all the disciplines.
Nowadays I don't really concentrate that much on drinking, only so much that I don't feel dehydrated and have a packing BO. I haven't noticed drinking less causing any negative effects on my performances, possibly even just the opposite.
I don't know if drinking much is bad for heart or for something else. I would prefer to turn the question the other way around: What good is drinking a lot water before freediving supposed to do (if any)? If there are no real benefits, why do it? And now I mean drinking a lot, not just taking care of the real dehydration.
EDIT: Ok, now I noticed that you were talking only about static, but I would expand the question to cover all the disciplines.
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The amount of alcohol you drink before you dive is up to you. In the old days (60's and 70's), divers used to take a shot of whisky just before going down on the sled. It may calm your nerves and slow your heart, but it will worsen the narcosis and create dehydration and a hangover later on.
Picasso
I train every week in statics and have experimented with diet alot. For me i have never had any benifits from drinking or not drinking, i do stay hydrated throughout the day as on my training days i stop eating and drinking some 4-5hrs before statics.
I do squeeze a couple of lemons and drink that an hour before but apart from that nothing else. I did find that drinkiing a lot before hand made my stomach hurt much more during contractions as a belly full causes discomfort.
All the best
I train every week in statics and have experimented with diet alot. For me i have never had any benifits from drinking or not drinking, i do stay hydrated throughout the day as on my training days i stop eating and drinking some 4-5hrs before statics.
I do squeeze a couple of lemons and drink that an hour before but apart from that nothing else. I did find that drinkiing a lot before hand made my stomach hurt much more during contractions as a belly full causes discomfort.
All the best
It really is not rocket science.
Stay hydrated, stay energized. If you don't feel dizzy packing, don't drink more than normal. If you do, drink a little more than normal.
I favor gatorade for this purpose, but you can choose the brand freely. Main ingredients are water, carbohydrates and electrolytes.
Overhydration can cause problems too, the 2 times I've been hit with "cardio vagal probelm" was after overhydration and it's not a pleasant experience.
Stay hydrated, stay energized. If you don't feel dizzy packing, don't drink more than normal. If you do, drink a little more than normal.
I favor gatorade for this purpose, but you can choose the brand freely. Main ingredients are water, carbohydrates and electrolytes.
Overhydration can cause problems too, the 2 times I've been hit with "cardio vagal probelm" was after overhydration and it's not a pleasant experience.
so I try to eliminate the amout