Talk:Altitude training

This article requires reworking as it is completely biased towards haematological paradigm of altitude training. The big picture if far more complex and diverse. The non-haematological effects of adaptation to hypoxic (reduced oxygen) air are probably even more important for endurance performance enhancement. For example: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17805094?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum t "The benefits of altitude training are no longer debated in the sports community this is bullshit "

Source? There is much debate within the scientific community as to the exact benefits of altitude training, especially it's benefits to elite-level athletes.

I've removed all the external links from the article, because they all seem to be selling something, which would make the spam links as per

• Altitude Training EquipmentA source of altitude training information and equipment.
• Higher Peak Altitude Training and Hypoxic Air Generation Equipment.
• Altitude Training A source of altitude training systems.
• io-usa interval hypoxic training systems.
• GO2Altitude intermittent hypoxic training (IHT).
• AltiPower personal use hypoxicator.

===More work this last version is disorganized with its points and lacks credibility for certain points; how does altitude increase recovery and strength? there are no citations for this point as well as many others. Also, instead of focusing on the mechanism of altitude and the changes, there is irrelevant discussion about the simulators, which although helpful, dont tell the audience about the adaptations or history of altitude training. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.58.104.49 (talk) 07:06, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]