Training for six weeks at altitude... would it even help at all.. living in a tent, not eating good and not sleeping good... barely having any money... do you think it will help or just not even be worth it .. i heard it takes two weeks for altitude to even start to have an effect on your training in the first place... and it should wear off by the middle of the season.. i could do 120 a week at my own home... so what do you guys think... would it help
altitude is a tricky one. it works for some but not otheres. true, the effects will wear off after around 8 weeks once you return to sea level. so you do need to coincide it with when your important races are.
i went to altitude for 6 weeks and felt like shit for at least 8 days. i could only jog and not for more than 30 mins max. others adapt easier. there's no definite rules. but you do need to respect it. go super easy for at least 5 days once you get there and do the same before you return. plus your mileage doesn't need to be as high to get the same benefits as if you were still running at home.
but where do you plan on going? no food no money etc? you do need to look after yourself! i would say try it for sure. go careful and if it doesn't work for you don't go back there.
Depends on your situation. If you are training for hs or college xc, then staying at home and running 120 mpw might be a better option, although that depends where your home is located.Now if you live in someplace like Louisiana where it is dreadfully hot & humid, living in a tent at 9000 feet in New Mexico sure does sound nice! You might get more out of your training in such a situation.
Altitude acclimation will take a full week to start, and Anderson is correct that you will feel like doggy doo for about a week. And in 6 weeks time, you will will only be 90-95% acclimated. That last chunk takes from several months up to a full year. Nevertheless you'll be able to incorporate tempos and such within the first couple of weeks. Just go out easy though and work into it. And if you "go under" in a workout (very easy to do), call it quits. Don't fight it, you'll just run yourself ragged.
Yes, it would help.
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