Originally Posted by holicow
Maybe I'm missing the point, but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? The question was about increasing hematocrit levels. This article sounds like it's in reference to a potential cancer treatment, based on free radical formation from high O2 levels. Believe me, that's not what you want to help cycling performance. You didn't include the reference.
I guess I assumed that since the original poster was interested in increasing his red blood count, and since most ways to do so are are illegal, that increasing the oxygen in your existing blood cells would/could be beneficial. I also got from his reference about not wanting to give up beer and chinese food that this was somewhat tounge-in-cheek. Here's one reference on the benefits:
http://www.oxypowder.com/oxypowder/b...germanium.html
The added benefit is that oxypowder, of which I have no connection other than being a user, will help you lose 5-10lbs of compacted feces which can slow you down.
