Diving on an empty stomach

hehe I'm going to fast forward through it now, I thought I recognized you from somewhere. Maybe it's the part where they were comparing spearguns.

I agree with Marcos that the nut bars are good compromise but I can't just take a bite. If I start eating it, I have to finish it. So its just water or gatorade for me.

For me the best way is to get a hour early and eat a good breakfest and tons of water.And during the day trail mix ,sweet and salty and oatmeal cookies with more water.I dont drink to much gatorade because of the sodium.

Quote from Alan

for that crudo you make, i dont care about diving. i will sit on the boat and drive all day.

what are crudos?:)

crudo is like cevice i believe

It is like ceviche but the fish is ground up into small pieces. Pantoja does make it very well. I prefer it to ceviche because there's not so much lime in it, it all gets pressed out.

Crudo sounds good:)

I got to go with a good breakfast and a glass of orange juice..water before entering the water..after diving i eat again and a couple of medalla's..!!...

I always say that we must defferentitate our sport (spearfishing) with pure freediving. Freediving is aboutt a couple of dives at your maximum dept/bottom time. Spearfishing is about a whole day in the water swimming, hoping into a boat, fighting a fish, etc... I don't really mind sacrifying a couple seconds bottom time but feeling strong for many hours.

well said Marco, I agree, I hate feeling that low blood sugar lull, makes me want to nap in the yak...half a peanut butter and jelly later and I feel like the hulk

i think a good breakfast is good.it keeps you going all day without having to eat again untill you are done. I can do it no problem. just don't eat too much.

I never done it , never will. at least a boiled egg .

boiled eggs do work well,, i took a bag of four out with me a few weeks ago.
.. alan ill take the ten pounds

I've lost 25 pounds eating more than never before. Just the right stuff.

Resurrecting an old thread,
Just wanted to share what works for me:
(1) banana muscle milk (there's no dairy in it so sinus issues aren't provoked)
(1) can of coconut water (very hydrating)
My advice is don't overdo it on the coconut H20 cuz it can cause diarrhea. Lol.
After dive: fish and beer

Ill chime in too....I dont eat at all the day of, just liquids. I will try to drink an entire gallon the night before. Around halfway through ill munch on a oats and honey or pnut butter bars, sometimes a little bit of chicken If i eat, smoke or drink coffee any more then a 3-5 hours before a dive, ill notice my bottom times decrease and I feel like im going to suffocate after a 30 second drop.

I hate being full when I dive. Im alright if I eat a small meal, a while before but I definitely notice my dive times drop. I was actually talking to Judah about this a while ago and he said he has issue with acid reflux if he doesnt eat. I've never had that problem but its interesting how different each persons reaction is.

Correct xan. I have Zantac as part of my dive kit

The inversion is also a big contributor