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How Post-Run Heat Exposure Can Mimic High Altitude Training

Thomas and Brady discuss altitude training, heat training, cross-adaptation...and how hot baths and saunas AFTER your run can mimic the benefits of altitude training.

The paper: Heat to hypoxia cross-adaptation: Effects of 6-week post-exercise hot-water immersion on exercise performance in acute hypoxia

Link to paper: https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP092726

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00:00 Introducing post-exercise hot water immersion 01:50 Altitude training, how it works and practicalities 10:20 Heat training 14:34 The study - hot water immersion post exercise 23:20 hot water immersion post-exercise or at other times 24:18 Will hot baths slow recovery? 28:00 how Brady uses a sauna for post-exercise heat exposure 31:30 Sauna vs hot baths - afterglow 32:30 Infrared sauna blankets? 35:18 How heat and humidity outdoors can help

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