It is commonly accepted that the
art of hypoxic training lies in the clear understanding of
three fundamental components of this technique
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Duration
• Timing
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By varying one or all three components during IHT, one
can target an optimal result.
The above is easy to demonstrate with practical examples.
Three different people received the same oxygen concentration
/ hypoxic training exposure from a GO2Altitude® hypoxicator,
however their individual reaction was drastically different:
Athlete
Fred reacts adequately and his “dose” is
correct for his current training state.
Athlete
Bart is obviously overtaxed with his conventional training
and he may develop fatigue. He should adjust the training
regime to avoid overtraining.
Athlete
Kathy is apparently in very good shape and the same
simulated altitude does not really produce enough training
stress on her system – she is very well adapted to
this altitude of 5,600m (10% Oxygen) and she can adjust
the protocol in order to optimize her training on the hypoxicator
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Should these three athletes be assigned the same training
regime – the last one would not receive enough training
stimuli and could possibly declare at the end of the IHT
course that “IHT did not work for me”. The first
one – would be grateful for the IHT course as he finds
real term improvements in his sporting achievements. The
training regime was close to what his body needed to approach
the theoretical peak of his personal performance. The second
person would initially receive a good boost in performance
improvement, however in due course he may become fatigued
and even exhausted, developing symptoms of overtraining.
His training regime was not optimized.
Fortunately for all three users –
GO2Altitude® is equipped with the means to optimize
the i - IHTcourse for each individual.
Unlike “blind hypoxic exposure” delivered by
“sleeping in an altitude tent” – your
GO2Altitude® hypoxicator will lead you through the sessions
and warn you if you are over-doing your training or indicate
if you could increase the stimulus. When conducting IHT
with GO2Altitude® practically everyone
will benefit from simulated altitude training.
GO2Altitude® hypoxicators are supplied with training
protocols developed by the leading experts in IHT. We also
provide online
consultations, aiming to help you achieve even greater
results.
The advantages of i - IHT over
other methods of simulated altitude training are obvious:
• The training “dosage”
is easy to monitor and controls using the supplied pulse
oximeter –optimising your training is easy.
• Avoidance of over- or under-training
by means of close monitoring of your individual response
and your active involvement into the training session(s).
• Your sleep is not sacrificed,
in fact the quality of your sleep will most likely improve
as noticed by the majority of GO2Altitude® users.
• The training session is relatively
short – the extreme altitudes simulated by GO2Altitude®
hypoxicators provide the correct exposure.
• Many people can use the same hypoxicator
during the day – hence lesser capital cost per user.
• Suitable for both individual use
at home and for a whole team training.
We have received hundreds of great testimonials
from our customers all over the world.
Questions
and Answers on altitude training for cyclists.
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