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[BSquared]

Viagra Improves High Altitude Exercise Performance Up To 45% For Some

Science Daily — Sildenafil (Viagra) significantly improved the cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude, mostly because the drug helped some participants improve a lot -- up to 45% -- while others showed little change. Sildenafil provided no benefit at sea level.

Entire article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 120556.htm

Supporting Trekker's comment about the genetic component of altitude adaptation, the article says, "...the researchers discovered that these improvements occurred largely because some people achieve major gains with sildenafil at altitude while others improve much less or not at all."

Anyway, I'll take some along on the next high altitude trip -- never can tell, might get lucky!

[The Other Tom]

Anyway, I'll take some along on the next high altitude trip -- never can tell, might get lucky!

Now, B....

[BSquared]

Oh, you misunderstood me! Of course, what I meant was that I might be one of the lucky ones who respond positively to sildenafil. Of course. That's what I meant. :retard:

[caddis]

Anyway, I'll take some along on the next high altitude trip -- never can tell, might get lucky!

Plus, you can leave your tent poles at home

[Snow Nymph]

[BSquared]

Plus, you can leave your tent poles at home

Nah, I use my hiking pole for a tent pole.

...HEY! Do you suppose that instead of hiking poles, I could just use my.... oh, never mind

[JWreno]

I had gained a bit a weight and was up around 225 a few years ago.
In 2007 I did a 9 day trip from Toulumne Meadows to North Lake.
I was sweating like crazy and having some problems keeping
up with younger hikers when doing uphills.

I joined a program at my university's med school nutrition department
and got my weight down to about 185. I did the JMT northbound from
Horseshoe Meadows with a side trip over Lamarc Col and back in at
South Lake. I finished at 175. I was amazed how much less I sweated
and I remember going from Red's Meadows to over Donahue Pass in
one day (26 miles). I could really move fast uphill. I was passing a bunch
of young men in their 20's. I was 51.

I can say with certainty that the 40 pounds I lost on belly made more of a
difference than the 20-25 pounds of pack weight that I have cut out over the
last 10 years. As an added bonus my feet and legs are holding up much better
on the 18+ mile days.

[dave54]

To paraphrase Bicycling great Eddie Merkxx -- instead of spending big bucks on the latest equipment to reduce weight lay off the Krispy Kremes

[MJF]

I have lost 27lbs since Memorial day and I feel great. I hiked up the hills, down the hills so much better, it is great. The energy difference is amazing.