manni-yunk
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I am getting older (36) but still stay in shape. I have been competitive in sports my whole life since I was 4 and played Football, wrestling, and ran track in HS - then competed in the decathalon in college as well as rugby. Since College I still run (from time to time) and compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments as well as teach a BJJ class.
The constant from my life of sports is a warm up. It increases flexibility, reduces injury and also takes advantage of your conditioning. I get out of breath MUCH faster during a warm up then when actually competing or training. There are several benefits to a warm up including a warm up causes blood vessels to dilate which reduces the resistance to blood flow and lower stress on the heart. Also - Ive read that A proper warm-up decreases the risk of irregular heartbeats associated with poor coronary circulation. A warm up also facilitates oxygen utilization by warmed muscles because haemoglobin releases oxygen more readily at higher muscle temperatures.
Im not saying warm up then jump in with a higher sac rate - but a warm up then calm down period mught be benefecial -I think? I know I am missing something here. . I know that we are supposed to be as relaxed and calm as possible when diving - but the advantages of warming up seem to be there - why is there never any talk about this?
Obviously I am missing something and there are reasons that divers never warm up - I would like to know and understand them.
The constant from my life of sports is a warm up. It increases flexibility, reduces injury and also takes advantage of your conditioning. I get out of breath MUCH faster during a warm up then when actually competing or training. There are several benefits to a warm up including a warm up causes blood vessels to dilate which reduces the resistance to blood flow and lower stress on the heart. Also - Ive read that A proper warm-up decreases the risk of irregular heartbeats associated with poor coronary circulation. A warm up also facilitates oxygen utilization by warmed muscles because haemoglobin releases oxygen more readily at higher muscle temperatures.
Im not saying warm up then jump in with a higher sac rate - but a warm up then calm down period mught be benefecial -I think? I know I am missing something here. . I know that we are supposed to be as relaxed and calm as possible when diving - but the advantages of warming up seem to be there - why is there never any talk about this?
Obviously I am missing something and there are reasons that divers never warm up - I would like to know and understand them.