If altitude tents were really cheap, like <$500 bucks, would you get one?
just curious. my dad might be able to help me pay for one. im nowhere close to elite but would be cool to have. If multiple people chip in $ in an altitude tent, maybe they're affordable? How much of a difference do you think it would make? Do the people at Zap Fitness and Hansons have them?
Dude if it was that cheap, even a thou or less I would have gotten one. Most are like 4 or 5 grand you might find some for 3 to 4 who knows.
In a training camp last year we banned the 30min-10k-altidude into the basement -- with his low-oxygen-turbine-thingy that got on everybodies nerves.
Before you consider the effect of the tent you should consider the effect of a noisy, rubber-smelly sleeping condition.
I'm sorry but I don't really understand the 1st paragraph of what you said. What is a "30min 10k altidude into the basement?" A 30min 10k is a good time but does this mean a 30min 10k run "altidude" aka I like dudes down basement steps ? Lol What do you mean? If u see this can u please clarify? Thanks
By the way there are some altitude tents that go up on ebay from reputable sellers, usually serious adventurers/endurancepeople/triathletes but you always have to be suspicious that some part of it isn't working and/or is a piece of junk. Most people who seem to sell them though just aren't training as seriously anymore so they are good honest people. However I could imagine a scam artist selling fake tents or something
REDHDW wrote:
I'm sorry but I don't really understand the 1st paragraph of what you said. What is a "30min 10k altidude into the basement?" A 30min 10k is a good time but does this mean a 30min 10k run "altidude" aka I like dudes down basement steps ? Lol What do you mean? If u see this can u please clarify? Thanks
That friggin generator makes such an awful lot of noise! We could not stand him on our floor. We were not asked if we liked altidude with his noisy thing on the same floor. Gladly they found a space for him out-of-earshot!
Even if one may put the generator in the room next to the bedroom: I personally cannot imagine to use an altitude tent because of the noise.
The volume level is the main technical detail that recommend to check in the datasheet.
Damn are all the models super-loud like that???
Well in reality much of the research shows that the athlete would have to live in the chamber for about 22 hours a day in order to see significant results. I wouldn't want to lay in one for that long. But the mind goes a long way so even if you think it's working and you're only in it for 8 hours a night you may see improvements just from the placebo effect.
skeelo i wish i had o2 tent wrote:
Damn are all the models super-loud like that???
It was a dorm-type facility and MANY of the ~30 runners on that floor could not sleep well that first night. Everybody was relieved the next night. At first, when the generator was in the same room, it must have been horrible. It was then moved to the restroom nearby. Less loud for the room, not much of a difference for all of us.
You probably have to train that hard until you drop dead in your bed at night!