• Shadow
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      3224 days ago

      Scuba diving is not an athletic sport. Air consumption is all about moving as little as possible once you’re down there.

      • @[email protected]
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        324 days ago

        The most athletic part is if you’re beach diving and have to swim out/back in from the shallows.

        • Shadow
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          224 days ago

          So true, plus lugging your gear out to the shore. This is why I only do boat dives.

    • @[email protected]
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      1624 days ago

      Based on 3rd hand accounts, he’s been steadily losing weight for years and while it was hard to find recent photos at a cursory glance, there are a few where he is noticably skinnier (also the article does mention he looks fitter in a conference call)

      • chocrates
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        624 days ago

        Watch the video, he looks like a completely different person

    • @[email protected]
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      1924 days ago

      I am a scuba instructor and professional underwater photographer. I’m also obese.

      Scuba is not a sport that makes one fit - especially as you get better at it and improve buoyancy skills to the point you aren’t even having to swim most of the time. When I dive, I’m essentially just existing underwater, not even supporting my own body weight.

    • chocrates
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      624 days ago

      Watch the video, it looks like he’s lost a ton of weight