Smart Nutrition for Divers: Strategies and supplements to optimize your underwater performance

By César González Andrade

Is your diet helping you dive better... or is it holding you back?
Diving is not just a recreational activity; It is a physical and mental challenge that demands endurance, energy control and efficient recovery. The difference between a smooth dive and one where you feel exhausted, hungry, or struggling to stay warm may be in what you eat before, during, and after the dive.
This book is the ultimate guide for those looking to improve their underwater performance through feeding. Written by a nutritionist with a Master's degree in nutritional sciences, this book brings together evidence-based information to help you personalize your diet and optimize each dive.
What will you learn in this book?
✔ How to calculate your energy requirements according to the type and duration of the dive.
✔ Meal frequency and its impact on performance and recovery.
✔ Hydration strategies to avoid fatigue, dizziness, and reduce the risk of decompression sickness.
✔ Proteins, fats and carbohydrates: what to eat before and after diving.
✔ Antioxidants and oxidative stress: how to protect your body from the effects of prolonged diving.
✔ Supplement Guide: Creatine, beta-alanine, beet juice, omega-3s, and more, with recommended dosages and times.
✔ Do I fast before diving? Find out if it's a right strategy for you.
Ideal for:
Recreational and technical divers who want to improve their performance. Freedivers looking to optimize their oxygen holding capacity. Dive professionals who make frequent and demanding dives. Anyone interested in the connection between nutrition and underwater physical performance.
Each chapter is independent, so you can read it according to your needs and apply the knowledge right away.
Don't let improper feeding limit your underwater performance. Discover how nutrition can transform your diving experience.
Buy your copy now and take your diving to the next level

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F245XQFX
• ISBN13: 9798314931608
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"