Did hydration or cardio slow the rise, or was blood donation the only real fix?

Cardio slows the climb but doesn’t reverse it

Hydration is cosmetic not corrective

Cardio helps long-term not acutely

Blood donation actually removes red cells nothing else does

Cardio reduces stimulation not existing levels

Hydration just dilutes plasma temporarily

Hydration prevents false highs on labs

Cardio helps prevent rebound after donating

Hydration is maintenance not treatment

Cardio lowers EPO signaling over time

Donation is the only thing that truly lowers it fast

Cardio + hydration slow the slope

Without donating levels usually creep back up

Cardio helps oxygen efficiency not RBC removal

Hydration just changes concentration not production

Blood donation was the real MVP hydration helps a bit, cardio barely dents it.