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I'm thinking about purchasing an altitude tent for my senior year. I have cross country and outdoor track remaining, and I'm looking to earn All American in D-1 cross, and get under 4 minutes for the mile. I have never used an altitude tent but am curious to hear from college runners that have. I have already dedicated myself completely so I feel like this is a logical purchase. My questions are: Where to buy one? About how much do they run? How long to stay in per day/week? (heard 10-14 hours a day) Can they malfunction and kill you buy taking to much oxygen out of the air? What benefits did you see? |
| wheeler dealer |
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EPO is cheaper. srsly |
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bump |
| McFlounder |
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epo is the way to go. |
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No you haven't. |
| not quite AA back in the day |
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Where to buy one? I think that Colorado Altitude Training and Hypoxico are the major brands. About how much do they run? About $5K How long to stay in per day/week? (heard 10-14 hours a day)Some studies for sleep high/train low regimens concluded that about 10hrs was optimal, but whatever your normal sleep schedule is will show benefit if you are an altitude responder. Can they malfunction and kill you buy taking to much oxygen out of the air? No. What benefits did you see? From prior Summer training stays at altitude I knew I was a good altitude training responder. I dropped my XC times about 0:10/mile to near 24:00s from prior low25s/high24s on the same mileage. |
| Oh You Know |
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How did you use the altitude tent? Did you go in cycles or use it every single day? Did you turn it off when you were trying to peak? |
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don't do it..wast of money and you gotta spend 12 hrs a day in there to get any benefits. |
| not quite AA back in the day |
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I used it continuously until about two weeks before my goal race. Everybody is different on coming down from "altitude" and when you feel your best. As for regular use, I got a pretty regular about 8-1/2hrs sleep in it each night. If I could, I would get in and read for 1-2 hrs before going to sleep. I had a tent big enough for a queen-sized mattress. I tried one of the "portable" tents before buying mine and it was like a sauna after about an hour in it. The bigger tent sheds heat much better. When I started the season in it I felt great the first week, and then really tired for the 2nd and 3rd weeks before adapting to the extra aerobic load. It worked great for me, but I also know some athletes that have said it was useless for them. However, there is probably a good reason that nearly all of the world's best distance runners train at altitude much of the time. |
| alex moran |
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Thank you for the kind responses! I'm going to work this summer and purchase one |