Protocol Table

Explanations

All LiveO2 systems are capable of Oxygen Only training. Each system adds additional capability.

What Limits Oxygen Only Training ?

Exercising with only rich oxygen, hyperoxic, has several physiological limitations. 

Oxygen in the blood acts as a vasoconstrictor. High levels of oxygen limit the blood flow and thus prevent physiological effects of maximum blood flow through tissues. This limits effects of oxygen only exercise.

The specific limitations occur due to negative-adaptive responses, where the body:

• Heart rate remains relatively low due to high oxygen availability;
• Vascular dilation remains nominal due to high oxygen availability;
• Bronchial dilation reflex dampened by high oxygen respiratory mixture;
• Lung gas exchange limited at less than maximum by aforementioned factors;
• Anaerobic physiology is inaccessible due to surplus oxygen.
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These effects limit circulating blood volume and limits the pulse pressure in the distal capillaries.

These limitations prevent maximum potential effects from oxygen only training including, but not limited to:

• Limited penetration of oxygen-rich plasma to capillary networks;
• Limited toxin flushing from distal tissue;
• Limited opening of capillary networks in distal tissue;
• Vascular training threshold nominally accessible;
• Anaerobic/High Intensity effects inaccessible due to surplus oxygen;
• Optimal brain effects inaccessible due to limits in blood flow.

Warning - Oxygen only training increases potential of exertion strain injury

Unusually high levels of oxygen in blood facilitate increases in oxygen in muscle thus muscle strength increases. When connective tissue is less conditioned, connective tissue may receive strain injury.

This increases strain injury potential nominally conditioned users. 

Adaptive Contrast systems tend to limit peak-muscle strength, so strain injury is less likely.

Adaptive Contrast Training 

Adaptive contrast training overcomes the factors that limit oxygen-only training buy switching between low and high oxygen air supplies. 

This enables the body to access physiology states unavailable by other known means by provoking adaptive physiology.

Exertion with hypoxic, low-oxygen air provokes multiple physiological mechanisms that are inaccessible under normoxic or superoxic conditions:

• Maximum heart rate;
• Maximum systemic vasodilation;
• Maximum heart ejection;
• Maximum bronchial dilation
• Maximum pulmonary gas exchange as a result of bronchial dilation;
• Maximum fluid turnover in tissues for detoxification;
• Maximum pulse pressure at distal tissues due;
• Maximal plasma penetration to distal capillaries;
• Maximum tissue wash-out effects for detoxification;
• Access to anaerobic triggered physiology at reduced exertion levels;
• Reduced exertion threshold to Lactate driven switches
• Enhanced access to Human Growth Hormone release triggered by lactic tides to the pituitary
• Stimulation of Red Blood Cell production to increase blood
• gs causes maximum dissolved oxygen in plasma;
• Maximum Capillary Oxygen Penetration - Where maximum achievable plasma oxygen concentration is delivered with maximum pulse force to distal capillary networks;
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Physical Results from Adaptive Contrast

• Oxygen pulse effect as simultaneous maximums of blood flow and oxygen concentration in blood;
• Maximum Detoxification;
• Highest possible oxygen squirted into tissue;
• Training effects where body becomes more efficient at oxygen delivery;
• Oxygen penetration to tissues and injury areas with vascular blockage from injury mechanisms.
• Maximum activation of brain-oxygen and energy mechanisms.