– I went to buy a high-altitude tent this summer which I didn’t use until after the season, quite close to the EC, Boutera told the news podcast “In the long run”. Technology for simulated height was banned in Norway in 2003. On 29 May last year, the Norwegian Sports Council decided by 133 to 30 votes to lift the particularly Norwegian ban. This did not lead to the broad group of Norwegian endurance athletes throwing themselves around and purchasing equipment to simulate altitude. FIRST OUT: Jacob Boutera tests out technology that other Norwegian athletes are curious about. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB The hurdler Jacob Boutera is the first to come out and say that he has put it to use. Above the head pillow in the bed, he has placed a plastic tent, where he can adjust the height above sea level he wants to be at. – It’s actually just a transparent tent that you put over the bed, and then it comes with a generator where you can adjust what height the oxygen inside the tent should correspond to, simply explained. Then sleep in there. It looks a bit strange and is a bit strange, but the idea is that you should be able to sleep at height even if you are in the lowlands, he explains. This is simulated altitude A high-rise building is a house, building or room constructed as a pressure chamber, where the purpose is to simulate the oxygen pressure at higher altitudes above sea level. Altitude houses are used by athletes to acclimatize before competitions at altitude, and to stimulate the body to produce more red blood cells and increase endurance. High-rise buildings are also referred to as simulated height. Source: Large medical encyclopedia Hole in the wall Boutera says that the generator makes so much noise that he struggled to sleep at first. Then he found a solution. – I have drilled a hole in the wall and taken the hose out of the bedroom, so that the generator can be in another room. So it has reduced the sound in the bedroom quite a bit, so now there is very little noise. The American long-distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein has given Boutera advice on how to use the tent. The Norwegian is now experimenting. – The hope is that it will make the transitions to and from staying at altitude a little better, that you will be able to preserve the effect you got at altitude a little longer after you get home, says Boutera, who admits that he is unsure about the effect. – There is a lot of groundbreaking research in the field, so it is far from a guarantee that it will have an effect. But what I’ve been thinking is that as long as it doesn’t contribute negatively, I hope it can be something that can contribute marginally further, he says. Henrik Ingebrigtsen: – In order Something else that is new for Boutera this autumn is that he has started training with the Ingebrigtsen brothers. They keep a close eye on what experiences their training partner has and have plans to follow suit. Father Gjert Ingebrigtsen was among those who became strongly involved in getting the Norwegian ban lifted. – It is on order and ready for use when we want, confirms Henrik Ingebrigtsen to news. He said that the Ingebrigtsen brothers have considered various installations, but settled on a tent that is slightly larger than Boutera’s – and that covers the entire bed. Installing loft spaces has also been considered. – We’ve thought about it a bit, but it’s quite a large investment, and then it’s a bit about, for example, if I go to buy a high-altitude tent and at some point far, far, far in the future I’ll pay, then I can give pass it on to others who may use it. But if I build a high-rise in my own house, I can’t give away my house, he points out. JAGAR MARGINAR: Jakob Ingebrigtsen has Olympic gold, WC gold and a world record, but wants to use technology to become even better. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP Willing to experiment – It’s cool that Jacob wants to be good and tries to get better, because it’s clearly a tool that we can use, says Jakob Ingebrigtsen. He confirms that he intends to test it out, but admits that he is not yet sure how. – It is certainly something that should be included in the regular training programme. But you have to find out how it works, experiment a bit and test before you can use it in everyday life. The former top runner Marius Bakken used simulated altitude before it was banned in Norway. He believes there are three ways in which one can benefit from the technology: – Sleeping to get a height effect from sleeping there, one can choose to do that for periods or the whole year, i.e. as many days as possible. I did a lot of it, i.e. as many days as possible. Then you can choose to use it for shorter periods and get what you think is the hormonal effect after you come off the high, where you get some days where you are very, very much better than before, which you use in connection with getting in shape . And then there is of course training at simulated altitude, he says in the podcast “I lengda”. Curious biathlete news has also inquired among Norwegian cross-country skiers and biathletes, but without finding anyone who has used simulated altitude. The biathlete Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen is nevertheless curious. CONTACT: Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen will learn from Jacob Boutera’s experiences. Photo: VESA MOILANEN / AFP – It’s cool that he takes the step and tries out the high-altitude tent. Then I should probably send him a message and ask how he does it practically, says Christiansen to news. The Norwegian biathletes prioritized altitude training in the run-up to the Olympics in Beijing last winter. This season, height is not part of the season plan, but there will be a step-up again until the Olympics in 2026, where the biathlon exercises are in full swing in Anterselva. – High-altitude tents are very interesting in the run-up to the next Olympics, and I will probably come to hear from him how he has experienced the use and how many hours of the day he has used the tent, because it is not sustainable to lie in bed 24 hours a day, says Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen.
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