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Date Posted: 19:42:12 09/22/04 Wed
Author: cejay
Subject: Re: Someone please argue the case for homologous transfusions
In reply to: fugu 's message, "Re: Someone please argue the case for homologous transfusions" on 19:13:53 09/22/04 Wed

>The reason is that you effectively are weakened for
>3-4 weeks after getting your blood removed. Thus you
>can't train effectively during that period at all.
>Any extra benefit you get from your own blood is
>likely offset by the fitness you lost by extracting
>your blood in the first place.
>
>By taking someone else's blood, you get to train at
>the level you need leading up to the race, then get
>the extra blood. Best of both worlds.
>
>Plus, your blood has a limited life span in the
>fridge, thus you can only keep it hanging around for
>so long.

Good points. But what, indeed, is the life span of blood cells in the fridge/freezer. How do you know that the stored blood would be too "old" for reintegration for the olympics. And, as I asked, how much blood does one need to extract to go from go from 42% (my hematocrit) to 49%.

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  • Re: Someone please argue the case for homologous transfusions -- info, 04:25:56 09/23/04 Thu
  • Re: Someone please argue the case for homologous transfusions -- Abundance Guy, 08:57:54 09/23/04 Thu
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