Originally posted by miamijim
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Although Hct's above .50 are rare although the normal range for adult males is from the mid 40's to the lower 50's. If the TDF riders are limited to a maximun HCT. of .50 I can tell you they arent going to dehydrate themselves to the point of sludging thier blood. I'd have to do some math but you'd have to loose alot of circulatory volume.
Well,
When they first started testing for hematocrit levels Riis was over .60, FWIW.
In any event, I wasn't neccecarily saying that was the case or not, just something i'd read. Guess that example may have been wrong. But thicker blood has to be harder on the heart, even if it doesn't turn to sludge?
take care,
Jester