Master Athlete Observation: Hans Henrik Andersen

Hans Andersen is a 63-year-old Master 60 cyclist and winner of the Copa de Europa de Masters 2025. He has practiced empty-lung hypoxic breath-hold training introduced by RedPlus founder Niels Andersen before the RedPlus beta version was completed.

Hans used the protocol in the lead-up to the 2025 European Cup in Mallorca, which he went on to win. During the 2025 season, he also achieved three master podium results, showing that he was able to remain highly competitive at international master level.

Throughout the process, Hans reported a clear improvement in his breathing. In his own words:

“I simply have better breathing than before.”

He also reported a noticeably improved recovery response. This is particularly interesting given that Hans competes against riders who are often more than 20 years younger than him, while still maintaining a high level of explosiveness and race performance despite his age.

Hans later expressed his overall impression of the protocol clearly:

“There is no doubt that this has an effect.”

This feedback should be understood in context. Hans Andersen has been cycling his entire life and knows his body extremely well, which makes his subjective observations valuable. However, this is not a controlled clinical study and does not prove that RedPlus alone caused the performance outcomes.

Nevertheless, his feedback adds another real-world athlete observation suggesting that RedPlus may support breathing efficiency, recovery perception and performance resilience in experienced endurance athletes.