You could, of course, use O2 during training either with a max or a
superoxegenated training room on a treadmill. This might allow one to do
workouts previously not possible. It would be legal too.
On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Mcewen, Brian T wrote:
> <<<
> You can partially
> compensate for this by flooding the system with oxygen (i.e. breathing pure
> O2 through a mask), but overall the problem is not one of availability of
> oxygen per se, but of getting it into the blood with any efficiency.
> >>>>>
>
>
> Completely off the subject:
>
> About 10 years ago I dated an aerobics instructor and at her club they sold
> Oxygen canisters (tiny ones) that people would breathe the "pure" O2 in and
> supposedly supersaturate there bloodstream with O2 and give them a "rush" of
> energy for awhile. Seemed hedonistic and stupid to me.
>
> Anyway, once the WR's went 2 seconds faster than Cram, 15 seconds faster
> than Moorcroft and 35 seconds faster than Mamede at 3:27, 12:44 and 26:38
> ... I started thinking about all the crazy ways someone could crack the
> formerly solid WR's ...
>
> Theoretically, you could warm-up well, breathe concentrated O2 for 60
> seconds or so and then whip out to the start line and be "ready to race" ...
>
> Unless the saturation effect lasts longer than I think it does, it would
> never work though. The runners are usually held at the start area long
> enough in all races that the advantage would wear off.
>
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