Lately, my days have been occupied by less freediving and more studying. I'm still training and trying to stay in shape, but having a break from the competition rush at the moment.
I'm currently working on my bachelor project (to be finished in June 2010), which is somehow related to freediving. I will be studying how hypoxia is increasing the formation of new blood vessels in the body. A protein called hypoxia-inducible factor is responsible for activating several genes, which give us a physical response and help the body to cope with the stress.
From a freediving perspective, it's facinating to learn more about what's happening in the body when it's faced with low oxygen. There's still lots to learn.
7 years ago
Hi
ReplyDeleteHow low dose the oxygen saturation in the body/blood need to get for this mechanism to start working ?
Where can i find this protein and how do i eat it, you big nerd? Explain this in the simplest terms possible, please, or i'll sit on you and fart.
ReplyDeleteooh threatening to fart over the net ...
ReplyDeleteDaan, watch what you are saying or I'm gonna ripp your head off...
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