I’ll just say this, when I went to Colorado with a buddy for a week, it took me the entire week to get acclimated to the altitude change.. great time, but could’ve done without the constant ear-popping and lethargic feels..
Chiefs not practicing at altitude pre-Mexico City
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I posted this previously but anyone who watches MMA knows that preparation for the altitude can make all the difference. See Cain Velasquez as an example. He was the HW Champ and one of his main attributes is his cardio. He failed to prep for the altitude and was gassed within 3 rounds and was defeated. Granted his opponent trained at altitude for 6 weeks and Cain only had 2 weeks but the effect was huge. Here is an article where Cain says he would fight in Mexico City again but change his training plans. https://www.mmafighting.com/2016/9/...uld-fight-in-mexico-city-again-but-change-his
I'm guessing that red blood cell transfusions are not allowed (i.e., storing a small quantity of each player's red blood cells then putting them back a few days before going to Mexico). That would be the most effective way of prepping for the altitude.
It's amazing to me that Andy Reid came out and said the altitude doesn't matter. Absolutely mind boggling actually.
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I recall reading about research regarding altitude masks. It basically said that the masks are somewhat useless for actually adapting to higher altitude if you’re only wearing them for workouts, and that all you’re really doing is depriving yourself of oxygen for that particular workout but with no longer term change in your body’s adaptation. It really only works if you kept the mask on all the time over a certain time span rather than wearing them only for a workout/practice.
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Found an article that talks about the above.
https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/do-elevation-masks-work.html
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Yeah no doubt, have to think the big boys on both lines are the concern there too. Not to mention Andy Reid is himself a big MFer, so if I'm a KC fan I think I'd be worried about him gettin out of breath calling plays.
Oh and re: the organization as a whole, really like how the Rams are doing this. Seems to me that they're demonstrating yet again that they're an elite franchise.
The important thing is staying hydrated when playing at elevations like these.
Except the Rams are the third least penalized team in the entire league.
Yeah that was a good call but in reality they had to go that way so lets not give them too much credit. LOL.
Blood doping is illegal, plus there are some risks involved.
The Rams are well coached. That's why penalties are down.
But lesser teams can compete with the Rams when 35 holding penalties aren't called, or an intentional grounding that was completely overlooked in the 4th quarter when we were ahead 36-24.
I can live with bad officiating as long as we get away with a few as well. Or at least if we get favorable calls at home, which was not the case against Sheattle on Sunday.
Maybe Aaron Donald needs to start wearing those tearaway jerseys so he can look at the official and say "what? I didn't tear my own shirt"
I just posted that in another thread. Our DL and WRs need to wear them, if nothing else, to make a point. We
take the fine when caught because they will get torn off pretty quickly. Maybe we could modify the neck and shoulder areas of jersey with velcro so they could be put back together after the play? That would pretty funny to watch.
Looks like Reid comes out of this smelling like a white rose. Meanwhile the rams traveled to Colorado Springs to get acclimated to the high altitude and now we're playing back in LA. Not really sure if the Rams stay in CS or travel back to LA tonight and start practice tomorrow. I'm sure they'll figure it out, just kind of sucks.
Moot point now with the game back in LA. I played college ball in Montana, and I can tell you when teams, from a lower altitude came to play, they were winded by the 4th quarter. And the few times we played in California, it was like you never felt winded or there was a lack of energy. It does make a difference even for one game.
Sound like they will come back on Saturday. With all the arrangements made anticipating to play in Mexico City, I'm sure they didn't want to change. Also, this will be a great week to get some extra "Team Time" together and maybe a bit more focus for the game.