Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
What type of diver are you ?
I have received this link from a fellow scuba diver.
It seems I am of the "tekkie" with a dash of'"adrenalin" and maybe a touch of "jinx".
It seems I am of the "tekkie" with a dash of'"adrenalin" and maybe a touch of "jinx".
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Saturday, January 20, 2007
The secret to my dives in cold water
I am the king of cold water diving:
Scuba 35 minutes in a wetsuit in 30 F water (-1C)
Ice scubadiving in a Bare artic wetsuit (7 + 7)
One of the reasons I am so tough is that I train myself. In the winter time, my thermostat is set at 65 F (16C). I haven't zipped up a winter jacket in decades. My showers are in lukewarm water.
Recetly, I have found why I may be more tolerant to cold. My fat percentage is 20.4%. In a male, fat is set between 10-20%. I should therefore reduce my body fat by 5-7%.
Over the years, my body has found a way to protect me against cold by building a layer of fat. Now, I am curious to find out if, by reducing my fat content, my tolerance to cold will diminish.
I will now raise my thermostat a few degrees, wear thicker underwear and dive in a dry to see if my body will reduce its fat content when it no longer is stressed out by the cold.
Scuba 35 minutes in a wetsuit in 30 F water (-1C)
Ice scubadiving in a Bare artic wetsuit (7 + 7)
One of the reasons I am so tough is that I train myself. In the winter time, my thermostat is set at 65 F (16C). I haven't zipped up a winter jacket in decades. My showers are in lukewarm water.
Recetly, I have found why I may be more tolerant to cold. My fat percentage is 20.4%. In a male, fat is set between 10-20%. I should therefore reduce my body fat by 5-7%.
Over the years, my body has found a way to protect me against cold by building a layer of fat. Now, I am curious to find out if, by reducing my fat content, my tolerance to cold will diminish.
I will now raise my thermostat a few degrees, wear thicker underwear and dive in a dry to see if my body will reduce its fat content when it no longer is stressed out by the cold.
Saturday, November 11, 2006
My beautiful bottom timer
It is in fact a diving watch but I will eventually be using it as a bottom timer for my tech dives and as my main dive computer for my more leisurely dives.
It is Citizen's anniversary model, the "Eco drive" model JV0030-01E.
Doesn't it look real pretty on my wrist ?
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
This is the english version of my Scuba Blog
The original french version of this scuba diving blog can be found here
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