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Apparently it's even more effective to just train at sea level, as you can do so more effectively, you're not out of air all the time, and just sleep and recove
by cenamus 3y ago
Apparently it's even more effective to just train at sea level, as you can do so more effectively, you're not out of air all the time, and just sleep and recover at high altitude.
The GDR actually built big training halls/chambers that could be depressurised, in order to achieve some part of that effect.
Article im german [https://taz.de/Museum-im-alten-Trainingsbunker/!5539575/ https://taz.de/Museum-im-alten-Trainingsbunker/!5539575/]
- Lukas_Skywalker 3y agoThe same method is still used by long distance runners. Nowadays, they sleep in a tent (indoors) where the oxygen concentration is artificially reduced to simulate sleeping at a high altitude: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_tent https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_tent