Were you monitoring SpO2?
My experience agrees with Monty's in that the range of response to different altitudes is huge, i.e. one athlete can get their SpO2 to come down to 90 at 5500ft, while, for others, it might take 11,000 ft to get that low! Needless to say, if a 5500-footer cranks it up to 11,000, the effects aren't good
It can change quite quickly over time too, i.e. after 3 or 4 of weeks adaptation, it may take an athlete another couple of thousand feet to get the same response.
Looking at desaturation (as opposed to altitude) as the primary metric helps to even the playing field so responses are similar among athletes (& continue over time).
Alan Couzens, M.Sc. (Sports Science)
Exercise Physiologist/Coach
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alan_Couzens
Web: https://alancouzens.com
My experience agrees with Monty's in that the range of response to different altitudes is huge, i.e. one athlete can get their SpO2 to come down to 90 at 5500ft, while, for others, it might take 11,000 ft to get that low! Needless to say, if a 5500-footer cranks it up to 11,000, the effects aren't good
It can change quite quickly over time too, i.e. after 3 or 4 of weeks adaptation, it may take an athlete another couple of thousand feet to get the same response.
Looking at desaturation (as opposed to altitude) as the primary metric helps to even the playing field so responses are similar among athletes (& continue over time).
Alan Couzens, M.Sc. (Sports Science)
Exercise Physiologist/Coach
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alan_Couzens
Web: https://alancouzens.com
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Alan Couzens: Jan 27, 19 13:04