The Truth Behind the Elevation Mask (Altitude Training Myth)

*These elevation masks have received a lot of attention over the years but are they beneficial? Watch this video and find out The Truth Behind the Elevation Mask (Altitude Training Myth)*

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Training with a 'high-altitude' mask makes breathing harder, but that doesn't necessarily equate to improved cardio-respiratory fitness or does it give you the same affect as training in the mountains.

Don't get me wrong: I'm all for gaining every little advantage in training. But there isn't actually much benefit to be gained by training with an elevation mask, which attempts to improve cardiorespiratory fitness other than improving the strength of these muscles.

Endurance performance is not limited by the amount of air you get; it's limited by the amount of oxygen in that air, and how you use it. By training in a hypoxic environment, and not changing partial pressure as altitude would, all you're doing is improving the strength and endurance of your respiratory system. That's it, nothing more.

However by restricting air, your work output will not be as good therefore your training session will be subpar. So you need to ask yourself... what's more important for this session?

The Elevation Training Mask does work but in a different way. If you have a question, post it now.

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[nottomcruise]

No one cared who I was until I put on the mask

[defuzins]

I basically got the answer to every exercise science question...."it depends"

[becauseimbatman]

No one should use this mask!! If you do, you're risking the problem of me mistakening you for Bane🦇

[samuelsheff]

I have one and wear mine almost every workout. I see the difference in my workout when I dont use it. But my endurance and stamina is through the roof! It makes your workout that much harder!

[eliciareynolds]

From personal experience, this mask definitely increases diaphragm strength and I can take deeper breaths during high intensity training.

[rrguitar]

I shadowbox 7 rounds a day with mine. Huge difference than without one. Shadowboxing is constant full body movements. This mask makes it very difficult.

[Criticalbench]

Thanks for checking out this video. Post your comments or questions here and Coach Brian will answer it for you! Have a great day.

[ErwingInMotion]

i use the mask 3.0 and i feel this works only for cardio exercise and definitely it requires a progressive use to reduce air flow. For example: when most of the people start a workout (cardio) in minutes they start to need air and many breath very fast. this mask doesn't allow you to breath that fast, you need to force youreself to breath slow, hard it creates a intake of oxigen into your boddy. In my case it helped me to reduce fatigue and breath better to resist the whole workout, pregressively i started to reduce the air flow and it keeps making me more resistant. i felt no difference with weights.

[waynevandeventer]

I'm sorry, at the end we are told it's completely up to us to decide if we should use it.. With no stats or any facts involved... I'm questioning myself thinking, why did I watch this video. This did not help me at all

[andrewskratt]

been using it for running and sprinting for 3 years stengthens lungs works serratus and intercostals works the lungs dont hate try it not very easy

[alexanderere]

I Heared these are Useful For Hamon Training.

[SuthesanSA]

This is Why "BANE from dark knight rises is stronger than Batman" xD lol

[Martin-xbrz]

I have been using this for 1 year now, my lungs have gotten stronger and I can breathe in more deeply. it is useful.

[aidantring]

They should filter the air so you can breath better and train harder

[MikeC-qrot]

No one is talking about the best function of this product, which is the highly concentrated CO2 breathing environment that it creates for you. So, the mask traps the CO2 in it when you exhale, thereby making you inhale a higher than normal concentration of CO2 with each inhale. This is the reason (albeit not known to most) why people who use this product swear by it and consider it a necessity to their workout. What higher CO2 does is allow for more oxygen and blood to circulate to muscle cells due to the Bohr effect. This results in you feeling less fatigue from your workout, and just a general feeling of strength and greater relaxation from the exercise

[MrISoFrsh]

I use the 3.0 at the gym all the time for my HIT workouts. I jump rope with it on and do a lot of conditioning workouts for about 20 mins. Just don't leave it on for your entire workout, there's no point. It doesn't do anything if you're doing weight training. Not for elevation training, more for conditioning and a harder workout.

[zacharyowens]

I’ve worn the 2.0 for the past yr and half during running and weigh lifting it has increased my lung capacity a ton, before I started training with the mask I was only able to be in an air pack for roughly 10-15 and now I can easily be in one for 20-25 and still have air to spare.

[seanphillips]

IT WORKED FOR ME.AFTER ABOUT A MONTH MY BODY WAS MORE CUT UP. ALSO THE KEY IS IT CUTS DOWN YOUR WORKOUT TIME.IT DEFINITELY BRINGS A MORE INTENSE WORKOUT DUE TO YOUR LABORED BREATHING WHICH HELPED EXPAND MY RIBCAGE WHICH MAKES YOUR UPPER BODY WIDEN.IT WAS A ANAEROBIC EFFECT SIMILAR TOO DOING SQUATS AND GETTING THAT FEELING OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BREATHE. BEING THAT YOU HAVE TO SOMETIMES TRICK THE BODY INTO GROWING, THE MASK DOES THE TRICK. MY ENDURANCE IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL!! IT'S WORTH IT!!

[j.olacio]

We used a snorkel to restrict our breathing when I was a kid. Running bleachers and so on. It worked great in strengthening our lungs. We looked a bit odd working out with snorkels in the early 80s.. I continued using 1 in my workouts tell I got my 1st training mask a few yrs ago. It's worked great for my lungs. Can't speak for anyone else.

[MadeInTheStruggleProgram]

Say what you want. But this mask has helped me have better breathing control stronger lungs and have a major Kick in weight lifting and cardio. It teaches the muscles in your body to retain more oxygen per breath. It also gets you tired faster than normal breathing. It makes easy tasks more difficult. Idk what this guy is talking bout but ive seen differences in my body last five years. Plus proper diet is also a major factor in seeing results. Lets not forget!! 💯💯💯