Training Masks....

[Cary Kollins]

[CoastalCat]

They make you stronger by forcing your body to perform with limited oxygen.

It is similar to what players talk about when playing in Denver, the thin air makes them fatigue.

I like that the team is practicing with these. The Panthers are a team that is built to dominate the LOS and to wear the other team down and control the game. This requires our players to have good conditioning so they dont poop out in the 4th quarter.

So if the Denver players practiced in them, they'd probably die....right?

[beastson52]

Been thinking about getting one of these for the gym, but I don't want to scare anyone or look like a raging tool. 

you won't...... youll just look like a giant douch. 

[Growl]

Lol at amazon trying to sell me an Elevation 2.0 training mask, size medium for $79.99 at the top of my screen as soon as I clicked on this thread 

[All about the Benjamin]

Never seen anyone wearing those to the gym, but I would laugh at any asshole that did.

[ThPantherFan]

Somebody farted.

[Moorgan]

Not really. An hour a day does wonders vs not doing it at all. My body has definitely responded to me wearing the mask during my workouts. My breathing patterns were all over the place (had the habit of holding my breath and breathing through my mouth) but the elevation mask fixed those issues instantly.

I hadn't heard that they help change breathing habits. Why would it help you breathe through your nose. I would think the opposite but I've never done it. Curious to hear your take.

[arbnranger]

I have one and did a lot of research before I bought it. What I found was there was no substantial evidence to support the claim that it improves lung capacity. I would say for certain it doesn't simulate high altitude training. If you are breathing 20.9% 02,  that's what you are breathing ... through a mask or not. A mask can not simulate the physiological changes your body undergoes when breathing air with a lower 02 content due to elevation. 

I will say however that I believe there are benifits to training with the mask. Much like the benifits you get from doing long breath holds during underwater laps. 

There isn't really a competitive advantage for old guys like me but for professionals it may give just a slight edge in a sport that is so highly competitive. Maybe even a mental edge. 

No expert here just my 2. 

[electro's horse]

these Do Not fuging Work and are a complete waste of money

[LinvilleGorge]

Not really. An hour a day does wonders vs not doing it at all. My body has definitely responded to me wearing the mask during my workouts. My breathing patterns were all over the place (had the habit of holding my breath and breathing through my mouth) but the elevation mask fixed those issues instantly.

If you think it helps you, then it helps you.  The benefit you're getting is purely psychological, but that doesn't mean it isn't real.  The mind is powerful.

[electro's horse]

Not really. An hour a day does wonders vs not doing it at all. My body has definitely responded to me wearing the mask during my workouts. My breathing patterns were all over the place (had the habit of holding my breath and breathing through my mouth) but the elevation mask fixed those issues instantly.

absolute rubbish

altitudes increase respiratory capacity by way of less pressure pushing air into the lungs per breath. Each breath needs more air to get the same amount of oxygen compared to sea level, which gives them a better advantage when they train at lower altitudes. 

masks do not mimic this, they just inhibit the amount of air taken in per breath. now your stud athletes from the himalayans or whatever has grown up in a low air pressure environment and has adapted over years and years. You wearing a gay little mask while you hop on the elliptical and watch fox news does absolutely nothing except decrease the air you're breathing in and diminish the intensity of your workout, if your workout had any intensity, which it doesn't.

Decreasing the amount of air you breath in per breath is going to do nothing to your habit of breathing through your mouth, or holding your breath. You wasted your money on gay internet poo and are trying to defend it here.

stop spreading lies. you have no idea at all what you're talking about. 

[SixMileDrive]

absolute rubbish

altitudes increase respiratory capacity by way of less pressure pushing air into the lungs per breath. Each breath needs more air to get the same amount of oxygen compared to sea level, which gives them a better advantage when they train at lower altitudes. 

masks do not mimic this, they just inhibit the amount of air taken in per breath. now your stud athletes from the himalayans or whatever has grown up in a low air pressure environment and has adapted over years and years. You wearing a gay little mask while you hop on the elliptical and watch fox news does absolutely nothing except decrease the air you're breathing in and diminish the intensity of your workout, if your workout had any intensity, which it doesn't.

Decreasing the amount of air you breath in per breath is going to do nothing to your habit of breathing through your mouth, or holding your breath. You wasted your money on gay internet poo and are trying to defend it here.

stop spreading lies. you have no idea at all what you're talking about. 

I don't get people like you. Maybe he's wrong, maybe he's not. Even if he is, there is absolutely no excuse to talk to someone like that. Why ya gotta be a douche? 

[faultlessjoint]

Been thinking about getting one of these for the gym, but I don't want to scare anyone or look like a raging tool. 

https://youtu.be/rrhc5-Fxo0g?t=4m17s

 

[KillaCamNewton]

Lol you dont need a medical degree to know that youre gonna breathe the oxygen content of the current altitude that youre at. A mask isnt gonna change the oxygen content all it does is restrict your breathing