On Tue, 16 May 2006 03:57:55 +1000, "David" <[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
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"David Cohen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote
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John Hanson <[email hidden]> wrote:
> So, I did my pool dives this weekend and had a great deal of fun. I > can't wait until I do my lake dives next week and I get my open water > certification. > > Anywho, air consumption by a diver is generally based upon how > comfortable the diver is underwater. Someone who is stressed or > panicky will burn through air like no tomorrow. It's the same for > someone who is cold or exerting themselves. > > Having said that, I noticed that the more muscle mass one has, the > more air one uses. At least, that is the conclusion I've drawn. We > had a kid that weighed about 110 and was nothing but skin and bone. He > barely used any air. We also had a slim chic (very cute too) who only > used a little more air than the kid. We also had a guy who was very > fat and had some trouble but he used less air than I did. I used the > most, BTW. Also, we had another guy who was rather tall and of normal > build. He weighed 220, he told me. He used nearly as much air as I > did. > > So, to summarize, of the ten students, it appeared to me that the most > air was consumed by the people with the most metabolically active > tissue. Any comments on this? Anyone every thought about air > consumption as it relates to muscle mass?
Seems like kind of a no-brainer to me. :-) The higher the metabolic rate/need, the more oxygen you are going to need.
Seemed like a no-brainer to me, too: John was freakin' out down there and sucked down more air than a pregnant hippopotomus, but wanted a better excuse.
This is not an attack on Hanson but I had read somewhere that if you have not had a bowel movement that you consume more oxygen than if you have voided. So it follows that if you are full of [censored], you do take in more air. It;s just a theory and I emphasize that I hold Hanson in the deepest respect and this in no way should invite a retaliatory remark
I always [censored] every morning so I wasn't full of [censored] either day.
"John Hanson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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On Tue, 16 May 2006 03:57:55 +1000, "David" <[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
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"David Cohen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote > John Hanson <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> So, I did my pool dives this weekend and had a great deal of fun. I >> can't wait until I do my lake dives next week and I get my open water >> certification. >> >> Anywho, air consumption by a diver is generally based upon how >> comfortable the diver is underwater. Someone who is stressed or >> panicky will burn through air like no tomorrow. It's the same for >> someone who is cold or exerting themselves. >> >> Having said that, I noticed that the more muscle mass one has, the >> more air one uses. At least, that is the conclusion I've drawn. We >> had a kid that weighed about 110 and was nothing but skin and bone. He >> barely used any air. We also had a slim chic (very cute too) who only >> used a little more air than the kid. We also had a guy who was very >> fat and had some trouble but he used less air than I did. I used the >> most, BTW. Also, we had another guy who was rather tall and of normal >> build. He weighed 220, he told me. He used nearly as much air as I >> did. >> >> So, to summarize, of the ten students, it appeared to me that the most >> air was consumed by the people with the most metabolically active >> tissue. Any comments on this? Anyone every thought about air >> consumption as it relates to muscle mass? > > Seems like kind of a no-brainer to me. :-) > The higher the metabolic rate/need, the more oxygen you are going to > need.
Seemed like a no-brainer to me, too: John was freakin' out down there and sucked down more air than a pregnant hippopotomus, but wanted a better excuse.
This is not an attack on Hanson but I had read somewhere that if you have not had a bowel movement that you consume more oxygen than if you have voided. So it follows that if you are full of [censored], you do take in more air. It;s just a theory and I emphasize that I hold Hanson in the deepest respect and this in no way should invite a retaliatory remark
I always [censored] every morning so I wasn't full of [censored] either day.
Ha ha! (I've always known you to be a 'regular' guy!)
