Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT) has become popular amongst
athletes looking for a legal and drug-free way to further improve
their performance and to get that vital edge over the competition.
GO2Altitude® systems fori
- IHT (Intermittent Hypoxic Training):
Hypoxic training is delivered in short bursts of reduced oxygen
(hypoxic) air breathing via a mask, alternated with ambient air
breathing. You have full control over the training session and
can easily monitor your physiological parameters in order to optimise
the training load on your body.
Simulated altitudes are substantially higher
than those used in tents, allowing training sessions to be shortened
to just
60 – 90min per day.
The magnitude of the training effect of extreme altitude is so
great, that you will feel the challenge of hypoxic air breathing,
even within one
or two minutes .
Although challenging, daily i - IHT sessions are pleasant and
relaxing – generally conducted while sitting in a comfortable
chair or a recliner. A full course of training requires only 15
– 20 sessions.
The rationale behind the i - IHT is that is has a number
of physiological effects, each of them contributing to your enhanced
performance WITHOUT overstressing. Improved mitochondrial
status of the body resulting in better energy production at
the cellular level. Stimulated production
of EPO, Hemoglobin and reticulocytes, enhancing the bloods oxygen
carrying capacity. These changes occur in the body naturally and
NONE of these parameters exceed allowable by WADA limits. Increased antioxidant
system capacity – protecting our body from oxidative stresses
and exhaustion and reducing the recovery period. Release of VEGF (Vascular
Endothelial Growth Factor) – the protein that facilitates
creation of new micro capillaries and increases blood vessel diameter
(vasodilation) – allowing for oxygen to be more efficiently
delivered to organs and muscles “Fine tuning”
of the sympathetic nervous and autoimmune systems
This
diagram is an attempt to show the cellular level mechanisms
of the body’s reaction to intermittent exposure to hypoxic
and ambient air breathing.
Research shows that these effects are produced by modulation of
arterial oxygen saturation – intermittent changes in the
amount of oxygen carried by the blood.
These changes are produced by hypoxic air breathing and can be
monitored via the pulse oximeter device,
integrated into GO2Altitude® hypoxicators.
GO2Altitude®
helps to win:
CONGRATULATIONS
BRISBANE LIONS:
THREE grand-finals won in a row!
"I am now convinced the Altipower
is an effective tool in helping with that real top end aerobic
fitness (for myself). It allows me to take my body that step
further"
