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Mark Fennell
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....in reverse. If you're curious about the benefit of getting an infusion of
red blood cells, try the following:
1. Do a maximal aerobic effort, say, anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour,
preferably on a climb, and record your time (or distance, or whatever).
2. Go donate a pint of blood the next day.
3. Then 2-3 days later, repeat the maximal effort and record your results
again for comparison.
Your output after the blood letting will be ~10% less than it was a few days
before. Does that same relationship apply if one were to add 10% red blood
cells?
Mark
http://marcofanelli.blogspot.com
red blood cells, try the following:
1. Do a maximal aerobic effort, say, anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour,
preferably on a climb, and record your time (or distance, or whatever).
2. Go donate a pint of blood the next day.
3. Then 2-3 days later, repeat the maximal effort and record your results
again for comparison.
Your output after the blood letting will be ~10% less than it was a few days
before. Does that same relationship apply if one were to add 10% red blood
cells?
Mark
http://marcofanelli.blogspot.com