Altitude Training: It’s NOT Making You Faster? w/ Dr. Ben Levine and Shannon Grappe, RN.

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Science of Getting Faster Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

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The Science of Getting Faster Podcast cuts through the noise and talks directly to the scientists doing the latest research into how to become a faster cyclist, stronger athlete, and healthier person. Join Sarah Laverty of TrainerRoad as she interviews a new researcher every month about their latest studies, what question they were hoping to answer, how they structured the study, what they observed and what they are still hoping to learn.

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Altitude Training: It’s NOT Making You Faster? w/ Dr. Ben Levine and Shannon Grappe, RN. - Science of Getting Faster Podcast Ep. 13

Science of Getting Faster Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

44 minutes 40 seconds

2 years ago

Altitude Training: It’s NOT Making You Faster? w/ Dr. Ben Levine and Shannon Grappe, RN. - Science of Getting Faster Podcast Ep. 13

Does Altitude Training make you a slower cyclist? You may be missing an essential ingredient in the recipe for successful adaptations to altitude. From the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM), Nurse Practitioner, Shannon Grappe, and Dr. Benjamin Levine reveal what might be missing and how we can prepare for altitude, allowing us to reap the rewards of altitude training.

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

(0:00) Welcome!

(1:15) How altitude training is theorized to improve performance

(11:29) The role of iron in red blood cell production

(13:47) Iron in endurance athletes

(19:56) Optimal levels of iron in elite and amateur athletes

(22:05) Optimal iron levels for men vs. women

(28:04) Iron injection through IV

(34:35) How to get more iron

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The Science of getting Faster Podcast cuts through the noise and talks directly to the scientists doing the latest research into how to become a faster cyclist, stronger athlete, and healthier person.

Join Sarah Laverty of TrainerRoad as she interviews a new researcher every month about their latest studies, what questions they were hoping to answer, what they observed and what they are still hoping to learn.

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