A Clinician Guide to Altitude Training for Optimal Endurance Exercise Performance at Sea Level

Keren Constantini, Daniel P. Wilhite, Robert F. Chapman*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

For well over 50 years, endurance athletes have been utilizing altitude training in an effort to enhance performance in sea level competition. This brief review will offer the clinician a series of evidence-based best-practice guidelines on prealtitude and altitude training considerations, which can ultimately maximize performance improvement outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)93-101
Number of pages9
JournalHigh Altitude Medicine and Biology
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • hemoglobin mass
  • live high train low
  • maximal oxygen uptake
  • performance
  • training

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