Question Time between diving and exercise

[Manatee Diver]

So I am seeing conflicting information about how long I should wait between diving and exercise. DAN US seems to suggest 24 hours between diving and exercise. While DAN SA seems to recommend 6 hours between diving and exercise.

I am wondering what is DAN SA likely basing their recommendation on, and how conservative is it?

I ask because a overwhelming majority of my diving is deco diving, 10-20 minutes of accelerated deco. Nothing major compared to what others are doing. But I note that with no fly recommendations you are supposed to do a longer SI before flying if doing deco diving.

So my thinking is that I would like to do some exercise the next day after diving approximately 16-17 hours later. Which is risky under the DAN US guidelines, but is nearly three times the DAN SA guidelines, which seems like enough of a buffer even factoring in the higher inert gas loading from deco diving.

 

[Angelo Farina]

Next day after 16 hours from a previous single deep dive looks perfectly safe to me.
Sleeping in between provides rest, which is very important.
Also important is to remain well hydratated and to avoid alcohol.
If unsure, ask a doctor specialised in underwater physiology.
From my (limited) understanding of human physiology, a single deep dive with some deco results in a nitrogen load in your tissues mostly focused on fast tissues. So you are completely off-gassed in just a few hours.
Instead people doing several repetitive dives with no deco at shallow depth result in a nitrogen load focused on slow tissues, which can take up to two days for off-gassing entirely.

 

[J-Vo]

I'm no expert, but 24 hours seems extreme and more of a legal CYA.

Personally, if I had no sub clinical symptoms of DCS and my GF99 was below zero, I would have no reservations.

Not a suggestion for you, just what I'm personally comfortable with.

 

[ofg-1]

So I am seeing conflicting information about how long I should wait between diving and exercise. .

Are you discounting the time spent dragging 200 pounds of crap back to your car?

 

[Manatee Diver]

Are you discounting the time spent dragging 200 pounds of crap back to your car?

As much as I wish I didn't have to do that, I don't wait 16-17 hours to do that.

Honestly just a little swimming and weight training. I want to be able to lift my LP108s with the same ease that I currently lift my LP85s. Instead cursing myself for buying them as I struggle to get them up onto my shoulder.

 

[kissonerga.ccr]

Not offering advice, just a data point

Other than a spot of yoga in the morning and a dog walk, I don’t work out on my dive day (typically, 70-120’ run time, tts sub 30’) – that, and moving the kit to/from the car. If I don’t dive the next day, I run a 4-5 miler. No dive on day 3? – 1-1.5 hrs of road biking or sup paddling instead. Repeat as needed. I’m too lazy to do weights though, shuffling my tanks around is about as much as I can take. Somebody should come up with a weight lifting routine for divers, with tanks and lead weights in lieu of dumbbells and kettlebells

 

[J-Vo]

... I want to be able to lift my LP108s with the same ease that I currently lift my LP85s.....

Put Helium in them.

 

[PEDiver]

I want to be able to lift my LP108s with the same ease that I currently lift my LP85s.

Still working on that with my double HP133s...

 

[Manatee Diver]

Still working on that with my double HP133s...

 

[happy-diver]

I used to think this place was 100m high, apparently it's a bit less

One kilometre to the water, down, dive, up, only me carrying all the gear, 1 trip no breaks and grog to celebrate

They must be referring to the other diving