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| Author: | Rafael [ Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Altitude simulation |
So Hypoxico makes a high quality sleeping mask you can wear to sleep in a simulated 12,500 ft (up to 21,000 ft+) altitude. Altitude training studies have shown that the best use of altitude to enhance training is to live at altitude but train at sea level. See the Nike Oregon Project as an example; a guy from my high school who ran his senior year when I was a fresh is involved. Anyway, are there any other brands that have this technology? Hypoxico is the standard, but their generator costs $4,700. Not cheap. Any info would be appreciated. I've done a fair amount of digging, found nothing. |
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| Author: | Kirra [ Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Altitude simulation |
Raf.. Are you training for the Olympics? |
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| Author: | Hopwin [ Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:06 am ] |
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Wouldn't you have to be exercising to realize the benefit of high altitude training? |
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| Author: | Vindicarre [ Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:25 pm ] |
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From what I understand Hop, the sleeping at high altitude causes the body to create more red blood cell mass in order to compensate for the lack of oxygen. Then when you train at low altitude, you get "more bang for the buck", pushing your anaerobic threshold, and VO2 max. The jury is out on training at high altitude because some of the adaptations your body makes while training at high altitude can hinder you at low altitudes. Studies suggest that the decrease in VO2 max at high altitude can cause a decrease in cardiac output to compensate so more oxygen is sent to the muscles when training. So, if you train at low and sleep at high, the thought is that you get the best of both. |
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| Author: | Hopwin [ Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:47 pm ] |
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That is fascinating. Would this be better suited to endurance type training or would the benefits also be noticeable for strength training? |
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| Author: | Vindicarre [ Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:56 pm ] |
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I am by mo means an expert, or even passably knowledgeable, but with that out of the way (  ) it seems that it would be applicable to both; longer training sessions usually equals results, but there is a point where the muscles would be damaged through over-use...
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