You might have seen Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch wear this mask that made him look like Bain, the Batman villain, and wondered what he was doing. It may have looked odd, but it’s actually a cutting-edge tool elite athletes are using to gain an advantage over the competition.
What Lynch is using is actually called an elevation training mask, with the goal to mimic the effects of elevation training at low altitudes. It represents strength training for your lungs, something you would’ve never thought actually needed training.
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