[Trombone-l] Altitude vs Lung Capacity?

[David W. Buckley]

Actually at higher altitudes your body will compensate for the lower amount 
of oxygen in the air by increasing the oxygen carrying capacity of your 
blood. This is why after a period of adjustment you will feel fine with an 
adequate amount of breath and no headache. When you return to a lower 
altitude the increased oxygen in your blood allows you to do a greater 
amouint of work. This is why athletes train at high altitude.

I came home from the ITF at Boulder a few years ago feeling as though I had 
made a significant improvement in my playing. Unfortunately it only lasted 
for about a week.

So yes practicing at high altitude will help but it won't last.

Dave Buckley.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Pliskin" <daniel_pliskin at hotmail.com>
To: <s76lewis at bellsouth.net>; <grzinn at astound.net>; "bone bone" 
<trombone-l at samford.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Altitude vs Lung Capacity?


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> I used to do a lot of high-altitude skiing, in The Rockies.  Normally, my 
> rule of thumb is that if you lose your breath up high, you'll just need to 
> ski, out of breath, down to 9000 feet, where you'll be able to catch your 
> breath again.
>
> But one year the altitude was getting to me so bad that I needed to take a 
> nap at the top lodge, at 11000 feet.  After that, about an hour of sleep, 
> the altitude didn't bother me at all.
>
> As for the air at higher altitudes, yes, there's less oxygen.  But there's 
> also less air, because it's at lower pressure.  On the other hand, there's 
> also lower pressure everywhere else, including inside the trombone.  With 
> less air pressure, it may be harder to play as loud, but I can't see how 
> higher altitude might effect anything else.
>
> DanP
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