What do you do?
I've resolved to start weight training again and figure I'll focus on getting stronger for beach diving. So far, the best thing I found on the Internet was this (from https://www.divein.com/guide/diving-fit ... ba-diving/):
- CarlMuscular fitness
In diving, we tend to carry a lot of heavy gear. A normal dive tank of 12 liters, made of steel, can weigh as much as 15 kg/33 lbs. add to this any other gear and weights you normally carry, and a diver can haul around as much as 25 kg/55 lbs on his or her frame.
To take some of the strain of this, a solid muscular base is useful. As we walk with the scuba gear on our backs, leg and core strength is very important for divers. But for lifting the gear or hauling ourselves into boats, general upper body strength comes in handy, too.
A good, basic training program for a diver can be done in any gym, or, with a little creativity, in your own home, using your body weight for resistance. A starting point could be something like this, a full-body program that can done two or three times a week:
1.Squats
2.Deadlifts
3.Lunges
4.Pullups
5.Push ups or bench presses
6.Shoulder presses
7.Bent-over-rows or inverted pushups
8.Hyperextensions
9.Leg raises
10.Plank
If you’re new to resistance training, these terms may not be familiar to you. It is paramount that you do not try your hand at strength training without proper supervision and guidance into the techniques of each exercise.