How come we don't hear much about altitude tents anymore do they work

I got an altitude tent when I turned 50 and have been using it for about 10 years now. I do a cycle of 3 weeks in it and 6 weeks out of it (based roughly on the life span of newly produced red blood cells). In the first year I had it I continued essentially the same training and did essentially the same set of about 8 races at 5k to 10k over the year. I averaged about 0:11/mile faster for all the races over the course of the year.

Before buying the tent I had done a couple of Summers of going up to altitude for a 2 week camp with a college team and knew that I got some positive response from altitude training.

Altitude tents are a sham. You need to actually live at altitude to get the benefit. That would be 24/7. Once you stop living at altitude the benefits will gradually fade away.

Live at altitude wrote:

Altitude tents are a sham. You need to actually live at altitude to get the benefit. That would be 24/7. Once you stop living at altitude the benefits will gradually fade away.

That's equivalent to saying 10 mile long runs are a sham because 20 mile long runs are needed to get the benefit. There is some research showing that the benefits from an altitude tent are less than actually going to altitude, but there are still material benefits. I live 3 blocks from the beach and go surfing 2-3 times per week. I'm pretty sure I can't continue that if I move to altitude somewhere. Running is a recreational pursuit for most of us, not a profession. An altitude tent can provide a close approximation of a "live high, train low" training program.

Most LRC contributors live at altitude. When they want to go surfing they board their private jet and fly to the northshore of Oahu. With their super model looking wives of course. Then they surf all day. Next day they fly over to Mauna Kea and run up it. Then fly back to their altitude life at their 5,000sq ft house that sits on 2-5 acres.

Live at altitude wrote:

Most LRC contributors live at altitude. When they want to go surfing they board their private jet and fly to the northshore of Oahu. With their super model looking wives of course. Then they surf all day. Next day they fly over to Mauna Kea and run up it. Then fly back to their altitude life at their 5,000sq ft house that sits on 2-5 acres.

How do you know how I live?

Lived at altitude wrote:

Live at altitude wrote:

Most LRC contributors live at altitude. When they want to go surfing they board their private jet and fly to the northshore of Oahu. With their super model looking wives of course. Then they surf all day. Next day they fly over to Mauna Kea and run up it. Then fly back to their altitude life at their 5,000sq ft house that sits on 2-5 acres.

How do you know how I live?

A couple of summers ago when I was in my helicopter we flew a little to low coming into the heli-pad due to the winds and gave your gardener a scare from the prop wash. (sorry about that)

Your original statements are ridiculous. You used the tent regularly for two years but you think your improvements were due to increased training. Hello! It’s not one or the other. The tent was never going to make u a beast but with increased mileage and training the tent certainly added to your improvement. Training is always the main element. But all the other factors contribute. Sleep, diet, altitude etc. sheesh.

Since December, 2019, we sleep wearing 3M N95 mask. Who needs altitude training.

We run in TMI surgical mask.

It's like we all live at 10,000ft.

Live at altitude wrote:

Lived at altitude wrote:

How do you know how I live?

A couple of summers ago when I was in my helicopter we flew a little to low coming into the heli-pad due to the winds and gave your gardener a scare from the prop wash. (sorry about that)

That's right. I kind of remember that day, when my gardener had a weird hair cut.

Live at altitude wrote:

Most LRC contributors live at altitude. When they want to go surfing they board their private jet and fly to the northshore of Oahu. With their super model looking wives of course. Then they surf all day. Next day they fly over to Mauna Kea and run up it. Then fly back to their altitude life at their 5,000sq ft house that sits on 2-5 acres.

You would know your suggestion is totally impractical if you actually had tried to get your long board in and out through the passenger door of your G5 like I have. Besides, it irritates my super model wife when I get salt water all over the G5's carpet.

anonymous tent user wrote:

Live at altitude wrote:

Most LRC contributors live at altitude. When they want to go surfing they board their private jet and fly to the northshore of Oahu. With their super model looking wives of course. Then they surf all day. Next day they fly over to Mauna Kea and run up it. Then fly back to their altitude life at their 5,000sq ft house that sits on 2-5 acres.

You would know your suggestion is totally impractical if you actually had tried to get your long board in and out through the passenger door of your G5 like I have. Besides, it irritates my super model wife when I get salt water all over the G5's carpet.

Who is puts his long board in his G5?

Don't you have a extra cargo plane for that?

Anyway, can't wait to get my G700 in 2022.

Live at altitude wrote:

Most LRC contributors live at altitude. When they want to go surfing they board their private jet and fly to the northshore of Oahu. With their super model looking wives of course. Then they surf all day. Next day they fly over to Mauna Kea and run up it. Then fly back to their altitude life at their 5,000sq ft house that sits on 2-5 acres.

2-5 acres is insulting. How will their beautiful stay at home wives tend to their massive gardens on such small estates?

Live at altitude wrote:

Most LRC contributors live at altitude.

And also most LRC contributors live in a tent.