Tennirife

[Chris Nagel]

You meticulous bastard.

[Von Milash]

So, I have to chime in and say that yes, training at altitudes does benefit you. With less oxygen, your body adapts.

Also, there is an effect on performance. Look at Coors Field in Denver, CO. Baseballs fly out of that park like no other.

Why do you suppose planes fly at 30,000ft? It aint for the scenery.

[Chris Nagel]

Yep, less gravity, less wind resistance. The only downside I can think of is even though your body adapts to become more oxygen efficient, you can't train at the same intensity, that's all.

[md]

So, I have to chime in and say that yes, training at altitudes does benefit you. With less oxygen, your body adapts.

Also, there is an effect on performance. Look at Coors Field in Denver, CO. Baseballs fly out of that park like no other.

Why do you suppose planes fly at 30,000ft? It aint for the scenery.

To be more economic with fuel maybe?

The scientific data for optimum altitude training is fairly sparse. Probably due to the fact that the adaptations are subjective and genetics has a role to play. Doesn't mean that it doesn't work though.

[Scrap]

Very true md,I think genetics is the prime influence. I remember having lengthy discussions with Peter Coe on the subject many moons ago. Seb preperatoin was done a few times in Switzerland, but I dont think he was to keen after the initial trials. Having climbed in the Himalayas, the fitness preperation was the three week walk in it was always a killer. For the Sherpas it was a day out. All had healthy spleens thats for sure through I assume Genetics. Look where the good middle and long distance runners come from now ,men and women. plus Im told the Kenyans are coached by the East Germans, you cant win

[smashup]

Bruno,Nelson,Benn and Nicky Cook have all trained at altitude in the Tenerife mountains,i always thought it expanded your lung capacity.

[Scrap]

Smash, they do or have, been there myself. But I bet they havent got a clue how to benifit from it. Its in its infancy how it works at 3,000 metres or above. The russians are the leaders in the field, theres some good work being done at the moment called Intermitant Hypoxie Treatment, theres theories but not many facts. It helps you release Nitric oxide quicker by capillery attraction is one theyre looking at one of my mates is doing a study at the moment, I will find the results interesting.

[smashup]

Going way back to my GCSE PE exams I think an increased lung capacity allows more oxygen into the blood stream thus giving the athlete more energy and endurance which would be crucial in the latter rounds of a tough bout

[smashup]

My missus is p*ssing herself (just read the above)
hahaha

[Scrap]

True Smash, but there are ways of doing it. Theyve found you can be up 3, ,000 metres for an hour a day and the theory is timing when the benefit will occur usualy 3 weeks after the bodys got over the shock, The better test of whats happening is the Oxygen tent where it can be monitered, sleeping in one at night seeing whats happening to nytrogen outtake interesting