October 4, 2023 - Hypoxic Chambers

A random wondering this morning. I'm wondering if I should look into some kind of hypoxic chamber device and set up for my desk and work area. I've done just a touch of reading into the benefits, or lack thereof, of hypoxic chamber training and have mostly eschewed the idea. This has largely been due to cost, and secondarily due to the research seeming to be less than compelling even leaning on potentially not beneficial when factoring in sleep disruptions and slower recovery times. However, in a decade long project, perhaps some of that concern slips away. And I sit at my desk all day. Could I use a hypoxic chamber around my desk and have it running for hours at a time when I'm not in a meeting or on a call? No sleep disruption of a bed based device. (My wife would never go for the idea of sleeping in an oxygen depriving device anyway!) The slower recovery would still be impactful, but with a training arc viewed over a 10 year period, what's a few extra hours of recovery? I'm not even sure a desk-based hypoxic chamber exists. I imagine it's wildly expensive for something with only middling support. Altitude has not been a huge issue for me to date. Not no issue. I struggle to eat in higher altitudes beginning around 12,000 feet. But not a huge issue. And I already get "poor man's elevation training" also known as training in deep, heavy humidity almost year round. But maybe it would be helpful, cost me just a bit of money, and really no other time or inconvenience. A random wondering that perhaps I'll think about some more.