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Pussies. Wear a gas mask with canister.
Yep. And a rucksack on the treadmill.
Pussies. Wear a gas mask with canister.
at my gym there are a few fire fighters that dress up and workout ... i personally think its to get chicks but whatever.
If there was no benefit to this type of training the Olympic team wouldn't train in Colorado Springs in the high elevation.
When traveling to Colorado you can definitely tell the difference in O2 density. Try climbing one of their mountains and you will look like a pussy. All because of the low O2. This mask's purpose is to mimic low O2 as others above have posted. Training in low O2 sends signals for the body to produce more O2 carrying capabilities. Then when the athlete returns to normal sea level the person can process greater O2 and therefor perform better. I do think the mask is gimmicky as a person should spend 24/7 in low O2 to actually trigger the body to respond. And really. Who the hell wants to wear a mask to the gym. Could you really imagine working out in front of a hot chick or running into an old friend with that thing on. Good grief.
at my gym there are a few fire fighters that dress up and workout ... i personally think its to get chicks but whatever.
My gym is big into MMA. I've seen a couple guys wearing these. Some do their weight workouts with mouth guards in. I'd imagine to get used to training with less oxygen. Looks like Hannibal facial restraint. I'd imagine it would make for a very difficult and uncomfortable workout.
Pussies. Wear a gas mask with canister.
Its odd how judgmental some in our community can be. Some see wearing one of these masks as silly, ridiculous, just a trend, etc. As if hanging chains off your neck for example, wont look just as silly to the avg gym goer. We would argue that the chains offer us benefits, well im sure those that use these masks feel the same. Ive actually thought about using one of these devices, in hopes of improving my long distance bike rides.
OMG! Kaladryn please come back to the board! I need your brain with these subjects that display a complete lack of cerebral ridges.Oxygen deprivation training increases RBC, it's a form of "natural" doping.
Here is the problem with it: you can't train as hard.
You want to LIVE with low oxygen (high altitude) but TRAIN with normal oxygen (sea level). This is by far the most effective method. This is why athletes use low oxygen houses to simulate this.
Nike Oregon Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The reality is, this is pure doping, and could potentially cause an athlete to fail a doping test (because they use RBC profiles).
Must be the latest trend. Between that and the beats headphones.
i see both at my gym and I do not know which is more ridiculous.