What is purpose of Jerry's boys and NOP training at altitude?

Who are Jerry's Boys? Are they anything like that tough NYC street gang "The Van Buren Boys"?

because extended living at altitude helps alot to, especially for base building. Plus this is my personal opinion it gets their bodies used to traveling before hard workouts/races

Government Cheese wrote:

Who are Jerry's Boys? Are they anything like that tough NYC street gang "The Van Buren Boys"?

Very similar, yes.

jfjnv wrote:

because extended living at altitude helps alot to, especially for base building. Plus this is my personal opinion it gets their bodies used to traveling before hard workouts/races

When they are at home in Portland/Beaverton they are essentially already participating in extended living at altitude. No?

It is nice to go somewhere prettier than Oregon on occasion.

It's training camp. It's good to get away from the distractions of home, focus fully on training, and get mentally ready for upcoming competition. If you are an endurance athlete building strength, being at altitude for training camp makes sense.

Also, you can get good deals on condo rentals at ski resorts during the summer.

See the USADA report on Lance Armstrong. It appears that training at altitude allows you to take EPO without testing positive.

However, because the test operates by measuring a ratio, the test can be fooled to a degree by increasing the amount of EPO in the acidic region (i.e., those produced naturally), which can be accomplished by stimulating natural production of EPO either through going to altitude or by sleeping in an altitude tent (also known as a “hypoxic chamber”). Dr. Ferrari advised the use of hypoxic chambers to reduce the effectiveness of the EPO test in detecting the use of synthetic EPO. Regular training at altitude (such as at St. Moritz, Tenerife or Aspen) would achieve a similar result.

Jerry tends to laugh at technological aids, but it is well-known that EPO (and other things) is easy to get in Albuquerque. Another related question would be the reason to go to Albuquerque to train instead of Flagstaff or Boulder. You could say, it's warmer in Albuquerque....but there is another answer.

they're in Mammoth Lakes, jackass

Salazar's group has been in Park City, Utah.

It's mainly so they can spend 100% of their time at altitude to gain maximum benefit for red blood cell and epo production. Even with their sealed off places, they still likely only spend 18 hours a day "at altitude", so this tops them off right before a big competition.

isn't it true that you get a bye( for epo and the like) if you're tested after a period at altitude

there's a section on the form where you state if you bee at altitude recently