Comments on: What’s The Truth About The Altitude Effect?

By: Army Buc

Army Buc — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:15:25 +0000

BigMacAttack and Pete Dutcher thanks for you wishes! GO BUCS!

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:12:02 +0000

BOB
“…but the rest is bs”

Maybe for you it is. Altitude and the lack of oxygen (the thing air) affects people differently. Like I said, for me, it never bothered me for the first 2 weeks, but then headaches and bloddy noses would start. After about a month it wold stop and then I’d be fine.
Happened when I moved there for the USAF and then when I returned after being in Korea for a year.

Schiano is dead-on with the stay hydrated take though. Helps tremendously with the dry air and the oxygen in the body.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:45:08 +0000

been to denver and ski trips many times felt like superman , you do need to drink more but the rest is bs,also went higher altitude ,south america same thing just drink water

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:12:29 +0000

Last game we played at Mile High was in 2008. We lost 16-13.

By: Pete Dutcher

Pete Dutcher — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:20:03 +0000

Army Buc, I’m not sure going several days ahead of time is an option. God Bless and protect, and come back safely soon!

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:34:56 +0000

Army Buc, may God watch over you and keep you safe, all of you.

By: Army Buc

Army Buc — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:06:20 +0000

They should have arrived a few days early so they can adapt. I’m in Afghanistan and it took us about 4 days to get comfortable at 5000 feet.

Joe, We do so good in the 2 min and hurry up. If Denver is going to do it to us, why don’t we do it to them?

We are going to slow it down and wait till the end to hurry up. We should just come out of the box lighting it up!

By: Have A Nice Day

Have A Nice Day — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:32:08 +0000

@Buc Fan #238 – HA! I didn’t even know what you meant until I googled “obama altitude”.
lmao Great line.

By: Buc Fan #238

Buc Fan #238 — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:25:56 +0000

Great write up Joe! I was ready to knee jerk and comment 3 different times… but you kept me reading with your sources. Nice job.

I am not even going worry that since Obama dropped the ball in his first debate as a reason for these players to use it as an excuse regardless.

By: passthebuc

passthebuc — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:19:20 +0000

Were that an absolute, I would have less trouble when I ski. Hydration is the key however, there is one problem, you don’t feel like consuming copious quantities of liquid. They will need trainers to stay on their toes making sure the proper liquids are taken.

By: Have A Nice Day

Have A Nice Day — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:11:19 +0000

“I have climbed Mt Harvard, Mt Yale, and Mt Princeton near Buena Vista, Co. Also rock Climbed on the 3 Apostles.”

Impressive!

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:41:39 +0000

Altitude affects everyone differently. The better your conditioning the better your experience. It is also a certain degree of mind over matter. It is the same with the Sea and mental toughness helps to overcome it.

I have climbed Mt Harvard, Mt Yale, and Mt Princeton near Buena Vista, Co. Also rock Climbed on the 3 Apostles. The only problems I ever had was with dryness and lack of humidity, but it took much more than a day or two to cause any discomfort or difference. If say just don’t think about it. I wouldn’t have even mentioned it to the players. Drink water and know its just another day at the office.