So, I got my hair cut yesterday (glad I still have to do it ------and that you’d have to be 6’8” to see the thinning on top). I had to wait, so I picked up a magazine. No Aviation Weekly, Economist, Ski, Car and Driver or Guns an Ammo, so I picked the May 2016 copy of ‘Men’s Journal’, “The Adventure Edition”. I found a short Blurb in an ask and answer section called “Ask Dr. Bob” (billed as the “In House fitness Md.)
Here's the full text, a longer post, but you won’t need to go buy a magazine…………………….if this hits on an area of interest.
Question to Dr. Bob:
“I am running in a half-marathon in Costa Rica this month, and the temperature will be in the 90s. Vermont, where I live hasn’t even hit 60 yet. Is there any shortcut to acclimate?” (Emphasis added)
Dr. Bob’s Answer:
“Training in muggy environments triggers the body to increase its blood plasma volume. With more plasma, there’s more blood available to go to the skins surface to dissipate heat, cool you off, and help you push harder longer. There is actually a way to fake these perfect training conditions. Immediately after a training run, get in a hot tub or a hot bath and soak for 40 minutes. Repeat this regimen for one week (or at least 6 times). In a recent study, runner who did this improved their times in hot, humid conditions. I know I’ll be using this strategy before my 50k standup paddle board race in Maui this summer.”
The context is running, and the metric is “race times” but Dr. Bob looks to be describing a short cut to a broader heat acclimation, (at least that’s my take).
Looking to avoid my real work a little longer I did a quick Google search to see if I could find the basis for Dr. Bob’s advice. I found lots of stuff addressing benefits of using a sauna after workout to help in heat acclimation. The specific use of hot tubs/hot baths for 6 days is documented in a Scandinavian study. Athletes following the hot bath regime improved race times by 5% and more. "Hot Tub Athletes" also experienced noticeably less physiological/physical discomfort when competing in hot environments relative to control groups.
I know that the USNA is very aware of the impact of heat/humidity on some plebes. That said, I’ve also seen “heat-n-humidity” described as a primary challenge to plebes from cooler environs, so I am passing this along.
Note: At one time I bounced between Barber's Point and Pax River as counsel attached to a test program. I usually adjusted over the work week I typically spent back there, but I wouldn't THINK about running distance out-doors (unless I could "draft" some big guy cutting through the ambient moisture in the air).
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Here's the full text, a longer post, but you won’t need to go buy a magazine…………………….if this hits on an area of interest.
Question to Dr. Bob:
“I am running in a half-marathon in Costa Rica this month, and the temperature will be in the 90s. Vermont, where I live hasn’t even hit 60 yet. Is there any shortcut to acclimate?” (Emphasis added)
Dr. Bob’s Answer:
“Training in muggy environments triggers the body to increase its blood plasma volume. With more plasma, there’s more blood available to go to the skins surface to dissipate heat, cool you off, and help you push harder longer. There is actually a way to fake these perfect training conditions. Immediately after a training run, get in a hot tub or a hot bath and soak for 40 minutes. Repeat this regimen for one week (or at least 6 times). In a recent study, runner who did this improved their times in hot, humid conditions. I know I’ll be using this strategy before my 50k standup paddle board race in Maui this summer.”
The context is running, and the metric is “race times” but Dr. Bob looks to be describing a short cut to a broader heat acclimation, (at least that’s my take).
Looking to avoid my real work a little longer I did a quick Google search to see if I could find the basis for Dr. Bob’s advice. I found lots of stuff addressing benefits of using a sauna after workout to help in heat acclimation. The specific use of hot tubs/hot baths for 6 days is documented in a Scandinavian study. Athletes following the hot bath regime improved race times by 5% and more. "Hot Tub Athletes" also experienced noticeably less physiological/physical discomfort when competing in hot environments relative to control groups.
I know that the USNA is very aware of the impact of heat/humidity on some plebes. That said, I’ve also seen “heat-n-humidity” described as a primary challenge to plebes from cooler environs, so I am passing this along.
Note: At one time I bounced between Barber's Point and Pax River as counsel attached to a test program. I usually adjusted over the work week I typically spent back there, but I wouldn't THINK about running distance out-doors (unless I could "draft" some big guy cutting through the ambient moisture in the air).
(MY DOG PROOFED THIS POST)