Ariza says high altitude training is counterproductive?

[boxingsmash69]

http://www.mpboxing.com/blog/2011/04/23/arizas-corner-of-the-ring-15/comment-page-1/#comment-3954

Opinions?

I posted:

Wow, good read. However, I think Juan Manuel Marquez always trains at over 16,000ft. elevation (above 5000 meters and he never seems to gas out, he does better in the later rounds. What is your opinion on this? Thanks.

I wonder if Alex will respond.

[Bretty Poy32]

http://www.mpboxing.com/blog/2011/04.../#comment-3954


Opinions?

I posted:

Wow, good read. However, I think Juan Manuel Marquez always trains at over 16,000ft. elevation (above 5000 meters and he never seems to gas out, he does better in the later rounds. What is your opinion on this? Thanks.

I wonder if Alex will respond.

training at high altitude is like getting high from weed without smoking it.

[Toney Loc]

Not sure what to make of this. Haven't fighters been going to Big Bear to train for a long time now?

The Marquez brothers train in the Mexican mountains and their stamina is excellent.

[Bretty Poy32]

Klitschko Bros trains at the highest, blackest mountain in northern africa

[ThePunchingBag]

This makes sense...

Train in the mountains if you LIVE in the mountains.

If you live at sea level, train at sea level.

Living at sea level and then training in the mountains and then fighting at sea level makes no sense to your body.

The reason Marquez can make it work is because he already lives at a moderately high altitude in Mexico.

[madsweeney]

I think things are different when you go up to high altitudes to train for 6 weeks than say 6months. Your body is put under stress by going back and forth and his comments kind of make sense.

However, I think people that naturally live in higher altitudes are benefited from their environment when they compete at lower elevations.

[mushahadeen]

training in high altitude only makes sense if you're gonna fight/play in high altitude ala playing the gay denver broncos.

[-Boxzilla-]

im sure victor conte and all those others fighters that use that “AltoLab Altitude Simulator” or similar devices would disagree ... just cause ssm gases doesnt dispel that altitude training seems to work very well with many fighters. and other athletes for that matter

[JoeDaWg]

Wow, great read.

[welcometosaigon]

Why does Ariza always come off as such a **** in everyting he does? Like seriously, every interview I've ever seen he just plain sucks. This dude is a sorry ass protein shake maker. I wish he would jsut disappear forever.