Real altitude vs. "fake" altitude (i.e. altitude tents/chambers): Swiss study finds physiological differences.

Real Altitude vs. "Fake" Altitude

sweatscience.runnersworld.com 22 Aug '12, 1pm

Real altitude vs. "fake" altitude (i.e. altitude tents/chambers): Swiss study finds physiological differences.

There are many, many differences between standing on the peak of a snow-capped mountain surveying the world below you, and lying in a plastic tent with a pump sucking the oxygen out of it. But for endurance athletes, the question that matters is: is the thin air you find on top of mountains equivalent to the air in an altitude tent for the purposes of stimulating physiological adaptations that will make you faster? The question turns out to be trickier than you might think, as some new studies make clear. We often think of altitude as simply having less oxygen, but that's not quite right. The air at high altitude has the same percentage of oxygen (roughly 21%) as everywhere else; it's just that there's less air overall, so the pressure is lower. That means you breathe in less oxygen with each breath. In laboratories and altitude chambers, we can achieve the same goal (less...

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Real Altitude vs. “Fake” Altitude: There are many, many differences between standing on the peak of... [link] #Uncategorized
@armilegge » 25 Aug '12, 11pm
Does altitude training work? It might not if you aren't using the "real" kind. via @sweatscience [link]
@Tohelandback » 25 Aug '12, 8am
@AlanRuddock You might find this interesting about different types of altitude training [link]
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Article: Real Altitude vs. “Fake” Altitude - Real Altitude vs. “Fake” Altitude [link]
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@trivc not sure what this says exactly but you should read....Sweat Science: [link] via @RunnersWorld
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RT @HPS_Vanessa: HT: @sweatscience 'real' vs. 'fake' altitude: (the trouble w/models) #histsci [link] (my paper on this shld be out Sept) #thwb
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HT: @sweatscience 'real' vs. 'fake' altitude: (the trouble w/models) #histsci [link] (my paper on this shld be out Sept) #thwb
@rpmeier » 22 Aug '12, 5pm
@Sportarts @altitudedream @toptriathlon High/Low Training werkelijk zinvol? [link] Toch nog wel het eea te onderzoeken.
@mis_spoke » 22 Aug '12, 2pm
@ultraironjen @AshRuns100s Uh-oh. There goes our altitude tent camping trip. [link]
@brucelkelly » 22 Aug '12, 2pm
Sweat Science: [link] via @RunnersWorld This raises some fascinating questions. More research needed for sure.
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