Diet for Freediving | Foods you Should be Eating
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- čas přidán 13. 12. 2017
- What foods are good for freediving? What should you be eating to benefit you as a diver? I will let you know what I eat while I am training for competitions and what foods I try to stay away from. Not all foods are good for diving, some can have a negative impact on your training while some can actually increase your performance.
Supplements for freediving is also covered in this video. I talk about the supplements that I personally take, when I take them and in what quantities. I'm definitely not an expert when it comes to diet. This is simply how I structure my own diet. And if you disagree with my logic or have some of your own ideas please let me know in the comments!
If you're keen to check out our online freediving school go to www.freedivingmanual.com
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"Time and space for chocolate." I like you Sir. I feel like you understand me on a deep level.
hahahahaha we all need our chocolate
I believe you are a high performing free diving Adam, you bring a lot of people into the sport of free diving with your information and content. You be the best you can, it doesn’t matter to be the best because once you are on top, the competition spirit just isn’t there anymore. The big thing that keeps you performing the best, is keeping this sport alive and bringing a love for the ocean. Sadly I do not have time to practice free diving or spear fishing, nor do I live by an ocean out here in Arizona. I do practice breathing exercises from your videos from time to time though. But because of you, for the past year you have sparked my interest in trying to get back into it. I only got into free diving a bit when I was in Hawaii for a bit, and then I came back to the desert. Eventually I would love to meet you and free dive together, you are an inspiration for many people.
Ive been watching your videos for a while now and they are so helpful. The positive attitude always makes them so much better.
Thanks so much Scott! I really appreciate that :)
You are very helpful, I discovered your channel couple of days ago and I can’t stop watching your videos, thanks man, your fan from Saudi Jeddah
I'm a newbie on freediving and I must say your videos are awesome!! For some reason, the way you talk and explain things radiates good vibes. Keep up the good work man, you're awesome.
thanks so much Martin! I really appreciate that! :)
Great to hear that you had a successful surgery! :) Keep up the great videos! Our community needs these information!
Thanks buddy :) I'll keep them coming!
Adam, I love your videos, started my own breathing exercises thanks to you ( after years aof swimming ), all the best!!!
Thanks so much :) that's awesome to hear!
Very informative! Love it!
Another informative, funny and not boring video. Keep it up!
Thank so much :) I'll keep them coming!
I also had my appendix taken out, then bled 2liters internally and needed a second open surgery and a week later developed and infection so i needed to go back to hospital. A week after that my doctor told me to comeback and then told me i had a 2cm neuroendocrine tumor (cancer) in my appendix and now i have had my hopefully last surgery to remove the last bits og cancer.
So first i did 7weeks without diving and now i need to wait another 2weeks to go back out :(
Iam very happy watching your videos :)
Thank you Adam for these useful information and also thank you for your sincerity :)
You're so welcome :) So happy the video is helpful :)
Nice! Been waiting on this video. Thanks!
ah awesome :) hope it was what you were after :)
That was quite informative. Thanks
thank you ! amazing video adam !
very welcome! thanks so much :)
Thanks for the information. Subscribed
Thx Adam to give us your knowledges.
You're very very welcome :)
This information is so valuable, and your enthusiasm is contagious! I'm going to go make some oatmeal Right This Minute!
I am *not* a freediver, but I want to have something closer to the kind of nimble fitness I enjoyed as a younger woman. I won't be able to "power eat" like you lovely young people, because I won't be using nearly that level of calories, but the anti-inflammatory and low mucous level of this kind of diet will be very, very helpful in managing my health and well-being.
(I'm almost 60 and have health issues that preclude any kind of diving, but I was a *huge* recreational swimmer my entire youth, *decades* before the mermaid craze.)
Thank you man, this video tells about diet, topic wich is not that easy to find about for freedivers!
Very welcome :)
Thanks for this vid.( Suggestions for your below.)Ive been snorkeling to 8m over the last couple of months and had been tracking diet and performance. It was nice to see you confirm things Ive gone eggs (boiled and omelette) and fish/seafood diet mostly, with 1 day per week for beef, and maybe chicken once every 2 weeks. . Ive also started eating A LOT OF vegetable soups. look up green mango soup its a very neat thing that is just crazy amount of vitamins (soup has mango and pineapple and tomatoes!)
Some suggestions-
Try buckwheat. Speficially russian style toasted buckwheat. Simply add 1 cup to 2 cups cold water on the stove and simmer until water goes away (10 mins or so) - find a recipe. Here is why I think you should try it - 1. It is much better than oats in terms of protein amounts and vitamins. 2. you can easily add milk to it and honey to make it into a sweet dish, OR you can easily use buckwheat as a side dish to meat or fish or whatever by adding some salt to it. Ive eaten oatmeal for breakfast many times and it just gets boring quick. Ive added it to protein shakes but then side effect is it starts turning in your stomach making you feel bloaty.
2. supplement with zinc. Zinc and lysine are amazing, former for immune health and testosterones, latter for the skin repair and not getting cold sores from too much sun/stress on the immune system.
3. check with people you know, but ive heard MENS body can not process iron - so men shouldnt take it period because it has to come out via blood (menstruation for women). I am curious if what you said about vit c changed this since.
4. eggs - boil a whole pack of eggs. now you have easy meal anytime you want to eat something AND you dont eat a bowl of something unhealthy. Having boiled eggs around is very convenient. Especially before bed.
Very educational and amazing as always
thank you so much my friend :)
Thank you for this!!!
Adam, your channel is great! I find a lot of very important things here.
I'm on the beginning of my adventure with freediving, but I'm stoked about that sport. I love underwater world it makes me feel free and happy so much.
Awesome videos! Keep up great work!! 😁✌
Thanks Adam :) that's awesome. Welcome to the wonderful and wacky world of freediving :) Hope we can get a dive in together one day
That can happen one day 😊 it would be great !
I have a lot to practice but I know everyone had their start too 😅
I will follow your channel and try tips you talk about, you have great knowledge I see. 😊✌
Sick video again!
Thanks for all the infos!
Thanks for watching bro!
You have a good vibe in the videos,thats super important!
:)
man i finally got into freediving seriously and i went to med school, i def need to read dive psio or something because non of this was taught in school :D but im gnna keep watching your videos
Cool ! I'm going to do , this for my self!
Garden of Life and/or New Chapter's Organic 100% Food based Iron Supplements rock.
Love the videos, love the vibes, cheers mate
thanks Cyrus! I'm going to check that out actually. I wouldn't mind cutting more mean out of my diet
See you there Cyrus :)
Love the thumbnail!
Great video!!!!
Love your feed! And loved watching you in Roatan! Thanks for the thorough insight into your take on diet. It's always really interesting because each body is different and hearing from multiple athletes what works for them can help you make something better tailor made for you. Thanks again!! Love this! @only100yrs
Thanks heaps Katie! I'm so stoked that you're enjoying it :)
Always a pleasure to watch your videos! So funny, I do the same thing in the mornings; oats, berries, honey, and cinnamon haha
hahaha you're already on the path to greatness! thank you :)
Another great Adam video "aussie nut" Glad to see you're keeping that good attitude up in your down time. : )
hahah thank you! yeah i'm going a little crazy but still feeling good :)
a very good video~ thanks Adam~!!
thank you! :)
Love it. You're always so funny and positive, even though your diet sounds like it would put me in a sugar coma! Also... have you tried goats' milk? It's got a different protein profile than the milk that comes from most cows.
Adam, vey good video!, very good point with the milk before diving! ;)
Thanks so much bro! :)
Thanks for the tips adam 😀
you're so welcome!
Hi Adam, are you aware of any free divers who have adopted a ketogenic diet? Starting at the beginning of 2019, I was a bit over weight, so I went to the "keto diet", and now get most of my "fuel" from ketones rather than glucose. Once I hit my weight goal, I decided to stay with the diet, because it makes me feel so much better. Additionally, I avoid grain-sourced carbs and all refined sugars. I tend to consume the lower glycemic-index fruits and veggies and stick to OMAD, One Meal A Day. Obviously, if I am taxing my system with this type training, I will need to increase my caloric intake on days I am training. As I begin this journey into free diving, I will be keeping a detailed log of diet and how I feel Day2day. Thanks for all the inspiring and informative videos, I really enjoy your style of delivery & adventures! Maybe we'll get to dive together some day, Cheers!
Thank you Adam , I love your videos and it helpes us a lot. from south Africa. Please get in touch if you are here.
Thanks Pieter! I will for sure :)
Thank you for the video! :D
you're so so welcome :)
I like your videos man cause you have a good attitude!!! Keep it up. I think dairy and legume is the worst to eat before diving
thank you so much :) I agree!
What about milk with oats?
Why Legume?
Can you let us know which legumes affect your diving? thanks! :D
Thanks for the tips sir.. Your so nice
you're so welcome! thank you :)
I love watching your videos. You are such a great teacher! I am terrible at holding my breath any longer. I've always wanted to go underwater without pinching my nose. Besides, I am a terrible swimmer lol.
Thanks so much Christy :) looks like you've got to improve your swimming ;)
Awesome video! (As always, you know i love them).When Will you giveaway a freediving course again?
Thank you :) early January i'll be giving away one free spot for Deep Week. I'll be announcing it on social media soon
Thank you Adam for this (among many :-)) interesting video. If you can develop the theme of the mucus and sinus congestion that would probably help me a lot. Mainly diet but also cleaning (lota / nety pot) and more. Wishing you all the best and thank you for sharing. Regards, V
thank you :) I have a video about solving equalisation problems that touches on the topic but I definitely need a whole video to go through it all properly :) I'll make that soon
Very informative video Adam, i don't usually follow a diet and just have bacon, coffee and junk food all the time but i made a list from this vid and will be on my way to the market soon. :)
hahahahahha bacon is always the most tempting!!!
ACtually animal fat is the best source of energy, as it is not instantly burned, and the energy is released over time, comparing to carbs that are basically the fruit and burn like Christmas Tree (fast). So bacon is good, some side carbs as well, but animal fat as a junk food (with tons of salt and processed sugar) is a big no no.
thanks alot for making this video :)
you're very welcome buddy!
Oats cereal blend is my go to 🤫
Ah, that’s why I lost about 7 kilos for 3 weeks... ok, will drop other 3 and start getting breakfast before dives & trainings :)
Thanks Adam, another great video!
hahah you're so welcome! Soon freediving weight loss will take hollywood by storm!
Watching this video on diet and the add in the middle pops up advertising KFC and now I'm hungry 😂
Love the video's mate, keep up the good work 👌🏻
hahaha that's brilliant! thanks bro :) i'll keep them coming
Fourth!
Hey Adam
Love you bud. See you soon!
yiew! thanks! see you soon :)
Yo Adam, I am enjoying your videos. Just a piece of constructive criticism if I may, to my knowledge fat doesn't compete with oxygen binding site of haemoglobin. You are totally right that if you eat too much fat it ends up being carried around in the bloodstream though. All the best man and thanks for divulging your knowledge.
Edit: I should say if you have a reference for that though I'd like to know. Cheers.
Just saying, that guacamole pic is pretty brilliant
Koji si ti kralj. Pozdrav iz Hrvatske, Trogira.
Thanks Adam for all your tips! One question, what do you think about coffee before training dynamic? And is there any difference when training static? Cheers from Chile!
yes we do spearfishing! BANG! Thanks for your tips! I watch lots of your videos and they are f** awesome :)
Best from brazil!!
Thank you so much Luciano!!!
Hello from the US. I am currently training for special forces and managing breath underwater is everything especially under pressure and harassment. It would be awesome if you could make a tribute video towards helping the armed forces with their underwater meeter techniques. Your videos are very helpful for Navy Seals, Combat Divers, Airforce PJ'S. Thank you for what you do. This video was great.
Thanks so much! Could you do me a favour? could you email me at adam.thomas.stern@gmail.com and let me know a few more specifics of your training and then I'll gladly make that video!
You look to be a great person Adam
thank you so much Flavio :)
Hi Adam, thanks for the advices, i would like to know what do you add to the oats bowl ?
thanks adam
So welcome Albert!
Lol... I like your videos.. Fun and informative.. ❤
Thanks so much :)
If you ever come to Egypt, Sinai, Dahab for the Blue hole, would be great to attend a session with you :)
So spot on that you say that your body is trained to effectively use the fuel from foods it has grown accustomed to eat. A naturopath told me that years ago, pointing out the diets of the animal kingdom. And that you point out biodiversity is so spot on! You say you aren’t a nutrition expert but you have explained the purpose of what you eat and why you eat it is totally clear and again bam 💥 spot on.
Oh and.... Does eat oats and goats eat oats and little lambs eat ivey, a kid’ll eat ivey too..... wouldn’t you?
Thanks for this video sir for educating poor people that can't afford freediving lesson.
You are very welcome my friend
Eating? YES, PLEASE! Through the years I just realized I truly hate it if I don't eat before diving, I feel so HANGRY while going to the surface! :) I don't really like oats but 2 things I love for breakfast in general are either eggs (my body loves them) or buckwheat with honey and cheese. Oh, yes! And my latest favourite - skyr with honey, berries and seeds. Just love it. Been reading for sea buckthorn and freediving before but never got to test how it works for me. Have you tried it?
thanks for tha tips😀😁
you're very welcome :)
Plus I'm sure eating before a dive helps keep you warm! That is something I need help with haha.
hahah it does! but a warm wetsuit also helps :P
hey man i love your videos and I was wondering if there is anything that you do before diving because I went for some deeper dives and I noticed that my stomach felt a bit sick and my lungs felt very used and I wouldn't of been diving for any longer than 1 hour
Tips for iron and oats.
Oats are naturally rich in iron, but the iron is bound and not easy for the body to access. But if you soak the oats overnight in the fridge (in orange, apple juice or water ect....) enzymes get activated, resulting in easier access to the nutrients of the oats, giving you more of the iron that's in there.
awesome tip! I have friends that do that but i'll definitely start as well
thanks
so welcome :)
Could you tell me/us what is your daily diet routine, morning, snack, lunch, snack and dinner ? It would be very apreciate :) Thanks you for you video and your attitude, i like that ;)
Thank you! You're so welcome :) I actually go through exactly this in the video :) There is a section on my own diet
Perfect. Oats made with milk made me feel heavy and bloated. I have tried it exactly once. It could be the milk or me eating it too early before diving. So I am avoiding it now. In a big swell I got sick. Thumbs up for chocolate. One with hazelnuts is the best. My plan is to take some fruit or/and chocolate when spearing but need to come up with a good way of keeping it dry. A boat would help. I think I need a new job.
hahahaha a boat is always preferable! you can always zip lock chocolate and fruit
Exactly, that is why it is b-shit the video. Milk is one of the worst things you can eat. You lose ability to digest cow's milk as you stop being a baby. Milk just rots in your intestines, making you bloated, heavy and feeling bad, also giving cramps. You cannot digest lactose, and in the form of milk it's really bad for you. Unless someone never stopped drinking milk throughout the life (and still has lactase produced in body). So yeah, take advice from amateurs and hippies ;). Milk is bad to us and has low nutritional value.
@@ryszardgielecki9172
Guaranteed you're very overweight or underweight
Adam, just wondering what your take is on ketosis in freediving, and supplementing with exogenous ketones?
I've heard good things and felt a difference in my dives, but it seems like, in essence, you try to carb-load before a dive. Which is antagonistic to a ketogenic diet.... Just curious. Thanks for the content you put out! Keep killin it!
super interesting that you bring that up! I'm actually looking into that myself. In general the keto diet isn't thought to be good for freediving and any freediver that has tried it at a competitive level has only had bad results but I'm extremely interested in maintaining my normal diet but simply having exogenous ketones before my dives and seeing the result
Ben Greenfield (iron man triathlete) said he did this before a race one time, he was hyper-ketotic and hyper-glycemic, he said he felt like he was on jet fuel physically, and got the mental clarity benefits of the ketotic state. I'd be really interested to hear the experience of someone who dives as deep as you do.
Hello, Aaron. May i know what is the title of the music and the artist that you play for this video?
That feeling, when you're literally sitting in pizzeria, eating chicken-kebab with fries and this video pops up in notifications...
hahahaha sorry bro!
Bummer :)
very like your video
I eat
OXYGEN
for breakfast?
Adam Freediver all day every day
IAmCecilMan
You are breathing pure oxygen all day every day? Don't dive too deep man, that's all I can say.
I liked The rhyme
@whynottallklikeapirat
Great video. Thanks. What about using the oat as "milk" in order to add other grains or cereal?. For example... I process 1/2 glass of oat with 1 glass of water (and honey) making a... milk (if the name suit) Then, i put that milk in a bowl and add nuts, bran, raisins... etc. The only problem is that i feel heavy after breakfast, and i have to take it at least 2 hours before dive.
You say that the spearfishers expend a lot of time in the water. Im not a fisher, but i dive a lot with fishers... so i expend a lot of time too in water (3 hours is common)... what can i carry on my orange buoy - in addition to fresh water - in order to replenish or refuel my body without cramps?
Sorry for my tarzan-mode english. Greets from argentina.
Che baludo! haha I dive with a lot of Argentinians. Yes your 'milk' idea is fantastic! definitely keep that up and the best thing to have on the bouy with you would be Amino Acids or a fruit juice :)
Adam thanks for the videos, they're great. I'm a college student and writing a paper about PEDs in competition. Have you ever heard of anyone using EPO (blood doping), beta blockers (lower heart rate), or any other PEDs in freediving? Thanks
EPO, no but I know that people have used Beta Blockers before. Also steroids in their pre-season
Whoah, I'm a pharmacist and the idea of using beta blockers is an intriguing one. You'd think that the risk isn't worth the benefit! Depending on which one you take, you run the risk of interfering with the mammalian dive reflex. I know that your post is a year old, but I just wanted to comment as I thought you brought up an interesting point. This article on PubMed might be of interest depending on your medical background and health literacy. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17686376
@@AdamFreediver Which beta blockers? The nerd pharmacist in me would love to know!
Adam, do you maybe have some source for fat binding to erythrocites, because I am on a high fat, keto diet and im very interested if thats true :)
And great video btw
Hey Martin :) the reality of the situation is much more complex that stated in the video but all freedivers I know of that have tried keto diets have performed badly on it. This piece of knowledge I actually got from working with a highly regarded exercise physiologist and i'm not sure of the specific source
Really you are magic
Hi Adam I'm from Bohol wish I had a chance to see you and Erin, I'm very interested to know how to dive a little, that would be an achievement for me.
Hey Fe :) We will be coming back soon! I hope you're safe and healthy and enjoying quarantine :)
Have you tried a ketogenic diet? I find it makes my breath holds easier and longer. Any thoughts?
When you say oats, is like oatmeals OK? I could see myself eating those regularly instead of pop tarts.... Also I love your vids as an up and coming professional mermaid! You would be an amazing, phenomenal merman!
yes Oatmeal :) haha I have been offered gigs to be a merman but I didn't take them up
Hey Adam. I'm curious about what you said about fat and oxygen binding. I'm a 5th year medical student, and I've never heard about fat taking oxygen's place in a red blood cell. I am not sure I believe you, and would love to hear where you got this info from. Do you have any sources backing what you say? Or is it more like a word of mouth among freedivers kind of thing? Genuinely curious.
Same question here. What about ketogenic freedivers on the other end of the spectrum?
Check out beta alanine with your creatine. Great for endurance
🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫it's a must have
how far do you go with the sweets? cakes sometimes? brownies? or just stick to plain chocolate bars?
Ah! Awesome...eggs, nuts and chocolate...I'm well on track!
hahahah boom! fist bump for you :)
Adam Freediver 👊
My friend, a pro basketball player, couldn't have kids, doctor told him that creatine was killing sperm, once he cut it, all went back to order. As well I got impression that it raise your heartbeat.
Good to know!! Thanks!
Good to know! I'll look more into that :)
I pressed the bell button
you rock!
Adam Freediver YOU rock! :D Thanks for all the effort ya put into your videos!
👍👍👍
Iron!!! makes sense... ;-)
What would you say about energy drinks and other things like that such as 5 hour energy?
they're probably not the best for general health and definitely not the best for freediving :)
High fat/ketogenic not recommended. I've been on it and have been heavy on olive oil and avocado . No fruit. No grain. No starch. My lungs feel very lubricated though
I take oats with vegemite, or anything used to flavour savoury soups/broths. I used to think I couldn't eat in the morning, until I realised my morning meals didn't have to be sweet.
lentils lentil lentils with sweet potatoes or butternut squash and veggies. power food. Agree, pea powder protein is so much easier for your body to handle. There are many great types, tried this one recently, "nu3 Bio Vegan Protein Shake", wild. And mix with raw berries, coconut milk or almond milk. Spinach green drink with raw apple juice or coconut water as a base. beets and carrots yum.
I actually have a question about caloric output during freediving, especially during a static session. I always feel exhausted after a long-ish table (40min+), but I know I'm not moving much (other than contractions). Has anybody done any work around how many calories you would burn in a static session?
I'm not certain that anyone has but i would be super interested to find out!
Now , i got few kilos extra on waist due to my occupation (securiti guard in museum), by your opinion will i lose some kilos if i do not eat a lot before and after dive?
haha not that I recommend it but you will lose weight seriously fast if you don't eat before and after diving
What’s the names of the songs you played in the background?(:
You'll have to ask my wife Joe, she gets all our music from www.artlist.com and edits the videos
Well turns out that no freediver fasts to get a lower metabolism so that means 3 Big Macs before a session :)
Also are nuts alright to eat or do they have too much fat in them because I found them useful for snacking on but I know that fats get broken down into fatty acids and freedivers like their alkaline stuff :/
Ah don't worry too much about alkaline foods. your body readjusts your PH levels within minutes I love nuts for snacks
We must get in touch some time..
Will be nice