hypoxic tents for freediving training?

[par2005]

I was browsing through the internet about endurance training, and hypoxic tents - they are used by a lot of athletes.

You sleep in that tent, and your body produces more erytrocites.

Do you think hypoxic tents would be somehow beneficial to freediving training ?

[harbour seal]

hey par,

there have been a number of articles and discussion threads on IHT (Intermittent Hypoxic Training) or SAT (simulated altitude training) posted on db---see below:

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Get High and Get On Down ! Part I by Richard Pullan on DeeperBlue.net - Fanatical About FreeDiving, Scuba Diving, Spearfishing & Technical Diving
Get High and Get On Down ! Part I
Posted By Richard Pullan on 7 February 2005

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Get High and Get On Down ! Part II by Richard Pullan on DeeperBlue.net - Fanatical About FreeDiving, Scuba Diving, Spearfishing & Technical Diving
Get High and Get On Down ! Part II

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Getting High, Getting Down by Ant Williams on DeeperBlue.net - Fanatical About FreeDiving, Scuba Diving, Spearfishing & Technical Diving
Getting High, Getting Down
Posted By Ant Williams on 26 February 2006

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http://forums.deeperblue.net/freediv...-training.html

http://forums.deeperblue.net/general...-response.html
sebastian murat and others chime in with alternative approaches

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i have read that world-champion freediver mandy-rae cruickshank incorporates sleeping in a hypoxic tent into her training regime.

cheers and good luck,
sean
vancouver, canada