Altitude training

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ItalianRower
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Altitude training

Post by ItalianRower » August 13th, 2017, 2:18 pm

As the title says i'm gonna spend 7 days at altitude, what are the workouts to do to maximize the training effect? I will have just running and maybe a static bike if i m fortunate.

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Re: Altitude training

Post by Cyclist2 » August 13th, 2017, 3:49 pm

I don't think it matters. Just being at altitude, with the lower O2 is the training effect. I always heard that if you "sleep at altitude, train at sea level", that is the best way.

I live at sea level, but go to Colorado every summer for a couple weeks to climb 14,000' peaks. It takes about 2 days before I'm not feeling my lungs gasping for O2, but after that, I'm good. Slower, sure, but not hurting. What I try to do is get in some hard workouts when I'm back at sea level to take advantage of my "improved" blood before it returns to "normal".
Mark Underwood. Rower first, cyclist too.

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Gammmmo
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Re: Altitude training

Post by Gammmmo » August 13th, 2017, 5:06 pm

Altitude training is not straightforward, and many get no bump in performance at all.
Paul, 49M, 5'11" 83kg (sprint PBs HWT), ex biker now lifting
Deadlift=190kg, LP=1:15, 100m=15.7s, 1min=350m Image
Targets: 14s (100m), 355m+ 1min, 1:27(500m), 3:11(1K)

Erg on!

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