For a college freshman training for six weeks at 6,000 ft -would this training have any lasting impact toward end of the NCAA XC season? Would training at altitude for any length of time less than six weeks be of any benefit?
For a college freshman training for six weeks at 6,000 ft -would this training have any lasting impact toward end of the NCAA XC season? Would training at altitude for any length of time less than six weeks be of any benefit?
To the extent that you may benefit from increased EPO production and subsequent RBC production as a result of being at altitude, the effect largely will have stabilized after 3 weeks, and the average lifespan of the new RBCs will be about 6 weeks.
Why only 6 weeks? Most RBCs live ~100 days. Do you get an accelerated breakdown to prevent polycythemia or something?