High Altitude Training...?

RogerWilco787

RogerWilco787

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So, here is my question...I am a triathlete and also a pilot, so I was wondering if, hypothetically because I have not tried it yet, but, is it possible to perform high altitude training in an unpressurized aircraft which requires the use of oxygen cannulas at high altitudes? For example, say one is flying at 17,000 ft and and the oxygen cannula is set at 13,000 ft so there is a 4,000 ft difference. Would this altitude difference mimick what amateur and pro athletes do in "altitude tents" when they rest for a few hours with much less oxygen than at sea level to mimic being at a high altitude? Again, I haven't tried this yet, I was just curious and figured this would be the best place to pose my question.

Thanks in advance
 
I don't think it would make any difference at all. The point of altitude training is after you adjust for a week or so actually doing active things at altitude to build your bodies endurance. You aren't doing anything active when you are sitting in an airplane for a couple of hours. Don't really think it would help. If anything it would pose a safety issue since you could potentially become hypoxic.
 
it takes a couple of weeks at altitude to boost hemoglogin concentrations in the blood and days to revert when you assume a lower altitude. This is why athletes use EPO and/or blood doping.
 
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