Hypoxia Hotels Could Be THE END Of Altitude Camps
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- čas přidán 15. 04. 2024
- Hypoxia Hotels Could Be THE END Of Altitude Camps
In recent years, hypoxia hotels have gained on their popularity, but many professional teams still stay true to the old-fashioned altitude camps to prepare their riders the best way possible. However, the new modern hypoxia hotels could be a complete game changer, and change the way teams and riders are preparing for their seasons. But could these hotels completely replace altitude camps? And why aren’t teams using them massively just yet?
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really interesting video! i haven’t heard much about altitude training that teams do for big races before but it’s such an important part of their season performances
For "live high, train low" yes. But sometimes you want to train at altitude too to get acclimatised for races that goes over high mountain passes.
Blood, although a major part of physiology, is only a smaller fraction of the engine. Pros still need to put in the work. It's like putting Nitro in a Fiat---if the engine isn't there, it doesn't do much good.
I don't believe it will kill altitude camps. As it was quite easily measured in different studies, the effect of altitude camp is rather small, yet it is clearly overexaggregated by pros.
For all the benefits mentioned here, the isolation is the biggest one. WADA needs time to get there, sufficient enough to ramp off the juice and appear clean. Elevation camps has some benefits, the biggest reason to go for one (for pros) is to have a safe space for doping as a part of race prep.
Natural altitude is superior to theese sea level hotels. The lower air pressure is important for the stimuli the riders are seeking. And impossible for a commercial hotel to replicate.
Oli feels pro now😂
With the top Pros making big money. Why not build into your home bedroom suite a high altitude atmosphere conditions ?
Crock of sh£t.
No one would want to train in Flanders for Grand tours….
why on earth would you make such an expensive investment to stay in outrageously priced places like that or even doing altitude? just continue your rdc doping and do more transfusions regularly. can't get caught if you stay in reasonable ranges and get it on your passport early and consistently
Because isolated altitude camps are hard to be reached by WADA.
A doctor once famously told Greg lemond, in 99, that lance Armstrong was on drugs. Lemond asked how he could tell. The doctor mentioned how you look at the riders’ eyes and breathing. Armstrong wasn’t suffering or breathing hard. His eyes didn’t betray moments of suffering. These riders, as elite conditioned as they are, all have visible signs of physical suffering that wouldn’t put them in the category of doping.
@@justinbergmans36 look at MVDP Pogi Vin etc etc after all those insane rides, they litearly got off the bike and didnt stretch, didnt bend over to inhale didnt do jack. they literally hopped off the bike like they just did a 2km cooldown ride
@@krbndlls if you have the team budget to spend at least 100k usd for the month doing this they are the same guys doing all the other "tricks"
@@justinbergmans36 not sure which races you watch but the ones most people watch clearly show them being fresh as daisy after efforts which should wear them out.
This whole video really sounded like paid promotion. Sierra Nevada hotels are 1h away drive from Granada, and 2h from Malaga airport. Teide is 1h away from Tenerife South. Even some live in Andorra year long and sleep in higher resorts nearby prior to competitions. What's the deal? You are not isolated. You just choose a career with lots of dedication. When they stay in those fancy hotels.. They let them have their wives? Do they want to have higher hematocrit kids too? 😂😂😂
Why would anyone do this to his body ?
Altitude training increases hemoglobin, which essentially allows cyclists to have a lower heart rate and prevent loss of power/performance on high climbs during world tours.
@@kid_gen I know, but lowering oxygen is the worst thing for brain cells (and other organs not only the brain)
I'm familiar with the research that shows increased hb, but not much done on the long term consequences
@@mohamedmonem2645 Oh, gotcha. It definitely is a dangerous game, and as mentioned in the video, too much high intensity training at altitude can be very dangerous. I'm certain it's not good for you physiologically, but pro cyclists seem to live on a knife's edge. There have been several dopers that we know of that have died prematurely due to the substances they intake. It's just the nature of the sport, honestly.
@@mohamedmonem2645 do you think people from high altitude are less intelligent?😂
@@kid_gen it's definitely not dangerous. You simply need to avoid extremely high intensity intervals at those altitudes that nobody can do for very long anyway. Keep in mind, sherpas in Nepal never go below the mentioned altitudes and carry very heavy loads up to significantly higher altitudes and they're not the ones dying when climbing everest unless there's an actual accident.
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