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Revisited: Squatting W/ Weightlifting Shoes and "Elevation Masks" - Results of New Studies Appear Initially Surprising

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Weight lifting shoes don't make a difference and "elevation masks" (those things that simply impair your ability to breath) work... they increase your cerebral oxygenation - don't rely on the potentially misleading abstracts, alone... read SuppVersity ! Stronger, faster, leaner, ... and obviously more muscular. If you want to achieve all that, you got to invest the effort it takes to trigger the adaptational processes that will get your skinny-fat Western a** into Instagram-ready pre-Olympic shape. But what about the myriad of training gadgets will they take you there any faster? A cursory look at the latest scientific evidence seems to suggest that weight lifting shoes may not be as beneficial and - more surprisingly - elevation masks not as useless as many people believe... a cursory look, that is ;-) Hitting a wall? Try one of these exercises , workouts , and programming techniques : 30% More on the Big Three: Squat, DL, BP! Mix Things Up to Make Gains...

Elevation Masks are STILL a Useless Torture Tool & Fashion Accessory for Gymrats, But Some Athletes May Benefit

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The masks are no alternative for altitude training - that's quite certain. It is more than one year ago that I've highlighted the results of Warren's study in the International Journal of Exercise Science  in the SuppVersity Facebook News . In view of the fact that I still see people being confused by the producers of respective fashion gadgets (yes, that's what it is: it's cool to look like Bane, when you're training, but it's not effective), I do yet think that it's worth writing a short article about the myth that a mask that does nothing, but obstruct your breath would yield a training effect that was even remotely comparable to the effects of real hypoxia training , where you can breathe freely but don't get enough oxygen from the air you breathe from a tank or at high altitudes. Read about more or less exercise-related studies at the SuppVersity Alcohol, Microbes & International Chest Day Aug '15 Ex.Res. Upd.: Nitrate, Glyco...
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