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By cutting the flow of oxygen to his lungs, his lungs or forced to grow more capillaries, thus make more use of his availible oxygen. It's kind of like a batter on deck with a weighted bat. When the batter finally gets at bat, the bat feels real light and manuverable in his arms. When Wanderlei takes off the snorkel after his routine, he can breath so much deeper and better than when he did before training with it:There for his stamina is increaed ten fold.
As for the sitting in the bucket of ice and then in the sauna, this is to condition his body for the exterme body temperature changes that take place in a fight.Think about how many degrees a fighter's body temp increases just when the fight starts. It then drops in between rounds and increases as the next round begins.Being able to with stand these temperature changes is the key to not getting exausted during the fight.
Personally, I think Wanderleigh is awesome and his conditioning proves to work as he is explosive as hell with his striking. As a cell and moleculer biology/pre-med student, I think Wanderleigh is a GENIUS.
idk, the snorkel/weight/temp training that they showed pre-fight got me a lot more interested in him than i was before...so good job Dana on yet another successful subconcious appreciation that became reality
____________________ Some people spend their whole lives wondering if they've made a difference. Marines don't have that problem - JFK
Shaydie wrote: I understand the concept, my concern is that it is not the most safe way to do it. But the idea and the drive to succeed is admirable. Well I'd like to think that he got approval from a doctor and has no cardiac problems. If his heart is fine and can handle the shock, his training should only make him stronger.
my heart is hurting, no wait...i smoke too much to run around with a snorkel in my mouth, damnit i forgot, i can't even run, i'm useless now in the UFC, goddamn
____________________ Some people spend their whole lives wondering if they've made a difference. Marines don't have that problem - JFK
