[Philmont] Conditioning

Sorry, I am not a medical doctor, nor did I ever play one on TV, so I
will defer to the few we have on the List. However, I also used to
donate blood at the minimum interval for many years, and it didn't seem
to make any difference for me, one way or the other. The only thing I
wouldn't do is train the next day (when I was training for Philmont I
mean); that was my only concession.

- Dr. Bob (Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry)

Peter Hedglon wrote:
> Any thoughts on whether or not regular blood donation in the year before
> arriving at Philmont would "condition" the part of the body that
> generates blood cells to respond faster and stronger to the need for
> more red blood cells at higher altitude?
>
> I give blood regularly, but would not donate during the two months
> before arriving at Philmont.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org>
> To: "Philmont List Member" <Philmont@troop47.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 3:56 AM
> Subject: [Philmont] Conditioning
>
>
>> Dr. Bob will probably tell you that this is inadequate training and he
>> may be right for most crews. We just happened to have a fit group to
>> start with and it worked for us. Remember, training is not just about
>> the physical demands of Philmont.
>>
>> Comment: Actually I would say this is inadequate training for me
>> personally, and for any other desk-bound Advisor on the wrong side of
>> 40 or whose physical conditioning "needs work". It is more than most
>> Crews do, including my own.
>>
>> - Dr. Bob
>>

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Received on Sat Sep 9 07:20:34 2006