MAXIMUM recovery, my experiment.

Hypertrophyguy · Feb 10, 2004

Ok so we all know the key to gettting huge is maximizing your recouperation ability.
Now I have been reading about hyperbaric chambers that high level athletes (overpaid shmucks) use to speed recovery to unheard of levels. ie broken bones in several weeks, muscle injuries in days, and tendon injuries in a week or two. This all works by super saturating the cells with oxygen.

So short of getting a hyperbaric chamber ($50k on ebay, yes I checked) I bought a medical oxygen set up and am going to supplement with rhodiola (sp?) which boosts the red blood cells so this in conjuntion with a few LPM of oxygen should increase recovery to a certain extent.

I am planning on using oxygen each night for the next month to see how it goes. If it doesnt work I will tlel you guys and if it works and I turn into ronnie coleman over night... I probalby wont tell you guys.

haha I'll keep you updated.

TERUMO · Feb 10, 2004

If I'm not mistaken,I believe they used that same treatment on Michael Vick's leg(ankle)injury.I heard them saying it is supposed to really speed up the recovery.

xcelbeyond · Feb 10, 2004

Isn't this what Michael Jackson sleeps in - no really, it is?!?

You may have to send him an e-mail and get some info.

Good god!!! YOU MAY WAKE UP LOOKING LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON (j/k)

xcel

Hypertrophyguy · Feb 10, 2004

Hah yeah I think he does.
Or did for a while. From the research I have been doing I would think that you could train the whole body every day and if you slept in one of those things you would be good to go. can you imagine that?? anyone can get the therapy but its $1k an hour.

weight77 · Feb 11, 2004

what is this machine called. I have bad shoulders and would like to use it on them.

Hypertrophyguy · Feb 11, 2004

Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

**broken link removed**

weight77 · Feb 11, 2004

what is the name of the machine you have. I am not looking to use it for muscle just my shoulder tendons.

TERUMO · Feb 11, 2004

it looks like one of those things at the bank drive thru that you send your checks to the woman inside in.

Hypertrophyguy · Feb 11, 2004

Oh I dont have a machine I just bought a size E medical O2 tank that is about 650liters and I figure using that with Rhodiola (increases red bloodcells therefore transporting more O2 through out the body) will maximize the respiratory efficiency and maximize blood born O2.

I dont have all the numbers but I figured out if I run at 5lpm with a size E tank It will last 18 nights if I sleep 8 hours per night which isn't bad because a refill is about $4.

Only problem is you need a script to get the o2 filled. check!!

You can get the rhodiola from animals board. Its herbal and increases your hematocrit (sp?) levels much like EPO does (not to the same level or as fast but it still works very similar)

weight77 · Feb 11, 2004

so you are just going to sleep with this thing on. If you need help with the script my dad is a doc and I can see what he can do for us with the 02.

Got Juice · Feb 11, 2004

isnt that about damn stupid, you need a script for oxygen???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? what is this country coming to..

I say fuck it, knock a little old lady or man over and snag their tanks...hahaha

Later,

Todd

xcelbeyond · Feb 11, 2004

Got Juice said:
I say fuck it, knock a little old lady or man over and snag their tanks...hahaha

I resemble that remark

I needed to have oxygen in addition to CPAP for sleep apnea.

It would seem that one could get industrial oxygen (is there any difference?) - like for oxygen/acetylene welding, without a script and probably A LOT cheaper.

xcel