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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