What is the deal with altitude tents?

[Andy Coggan]

"Sam" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "warren" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > In article <[email protected]>, Sam
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > The problem is that TRAINING at altitude (in hypoxia) has not been
shown
> to
> > > be beneficial for sea level performance. It might be suitable for
> getting
> > > ready for competition at altitude. Say someone living in Missouri
> getting
> > > ready for a competition on Colorado might be well-served by some
> training in
> > > hypoxia.

Or Jan and I might just be screwing with peoples' heads. ;-)

> > > Jan has it backwards.
> >
> > The Tour requires some racing at altitude.
> >
> > -WG
>
> Very little in terms of overall time.

Or very much in terms of absolute altitude.

Andy Coggan

 

[Sam]

"Andy Coggan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Sam" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "warren" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:030720041744487132%[email protected]...
> > > In article <[email protected]>, Sam
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > The problem is that TRAINING at altitude (in hypoxia) has not been
> shown
> > to
> > > > be beneficial for sea level performance. It might be suitable for
> > getting
> > > > ready for competition at altitude. Say someone living in Missouri
> > getting
> > > > ready for a competition on Colorado might be well-served by some
> > training in
> > > > hypoxia.
>
> Or Jan and I might just be screwing with peoples' heads. ;-)
>
> > > > Jan has it backwards.
> > >
> > > The Tour requires some racing at altitude.
> > >
> > > -WG
> >
> > Very little in terms of overall time.
>
> Or very much in terms of absolute altitude.
>
> Andy Coggan
>


Maybe Jan was hoping to use it as a weight loss technique?
Andy, are you secretly consulting with Jan?