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Heat acclimization study in NY Times

tuckermtuckerm
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Found this study in the NY Times. 

 

well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/p...rformance/

 

Gist of the study's results: The cyclists who were heat acclimated performed anywhere from 4 to 8 percent better than they had before they trained in the heat, while the control group did not improve at all.

Comments

  • J.T. ThompsonJ.T. Thompson
    Interesting - Guess I better turn up the heat in the Pain Cave!!
  • tuckermtuckerm
    Posted By J.T. Thompson on 04 Nov 2010 08:03 PM

    Interesting - Guess I better turn up the heat in the Pain Cave!!

     

    Wouldn't you have to get into it first?

  • Scott AlexanderScott Alexander
    I train in late-afternoon heat here in TX, and I can tell you (n=1) that my hot training in the 100+humidity (= heat index) temps down here, definitely make me feel so much better when I compete in cooler events. The only thing I usually have to deal with is keeping my hot hydration strategy on a cooler day, usually I end up visiting the bathroom a LOT more.
  • Paul HoughPaul Hough
    Hope that's true...might help me kick butt at IMAZ! Like Scott, I spend many hours training in sweltering sweatfest conditions.
  • GMAN 19030GMAN 19030
    Does that mean I should go 8% more watts tomorrow at IMFL? ;-)
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