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snorkels and high altitude masks?

Sun, 02/27/2011 - 10:39
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anyone ever use one and see any benefits?

http://www.trainingmask.com/

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Sun, 02/27/2011 - 11:47
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i was under the impression that the high altitude training effect went away soon after you left the enviornment or simulated enviornment, not to say pushing yourself harder then then a normal enviorment would allow wouldnt give you benifit, i just thought there was some contraversy behind it. interested to hear what people say..

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Sun, 02/27/2011 - 12:12
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According to every professor I have ever asked (5) they all agree that for high level endurance athletes, hypoxia training has no benefit. If you have particularly weak lungs (asthma) then it will help, but if you're already a cardio machine compared to the average population the minimal effects are very short term. However, if that's what it takes to make you train harder, go for it, just know that pushing yourself that much harder in a normal oxygen environment is a better choice.

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Sun, 02/27/2011 - 13:53
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This has no science behind it whatsoever, but...

In Canada, a part of our basic training is NBC or NBCW training. Part of our nuclear, biological, chemical warfare training is to be totally comfortable in the full NBC suit. As such, PT is often conducted in MOP4 (full kit), much like you see in Jarhead with them playing football, we'd play soccer, dodgeball and floor hockey in our kit, as well as do a lot of routine running from here to there with regular clothes and just the gasmask on.

When I did this, my cardio went through the roof - and being on basic training (BMQ here), my cardio was already really high.

If your body can learn to function on less oxygen then normal, when you get full oxygen you're laughing. And I bet you can pickup a surplus gasmask for way cheaper then you can buy an altitude chamber/mask/whatever.

I believe it works. And even if that is placebo effect, confidence is still really important.

"I might not just come at him with an arm bar or a kimura. I may come at him with a rear naked clam jam, chuckle berry handshake, or a triple decker pecker wrecker. He's not gonna have an answer for a triple decker pecker wrecker, I guarantee it."

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Sun, 02/27/2011 - 15:28
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"And I bet you can pickup a surplus gasmask for way cheaper then you can buy an altitude chamber/mask/whatever."

i actually have one in my closet. i was thinking that i could use it when i saw the sherk ad for the altitude mask. i think i will try it, i need all the lung help i can get.

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