Heat Versus Altitude Training for Endurance Performance at Sea Level
Department(s)
Natural Science
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Keywords
acclimation, acclimatization, adaptations, athletes, competition, hematology
Abstract
Environmental stressors, such as heat or altitude, elicit dissimilar physiological adaptations to endurance training programs. Whether these differences (i.e., increased hemoglobin mass vs plasma volume) differentially influence performance is debated. We review data in support of our novel hypothesis, which proposes altitude as the preferred environmental training stimulus for elite endurance athletes preparing to compete in temperate, sea-level climates (5°C-18°C).
Publication Title
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
ISSN
00916331
E-ISSN
15383008
Volume
49
Issue
1
First Page
50
Last Page
58
DOI
10.1249/JES.0000000000000238
PubMed ID
33044330
Recommended Citation
Baranauskas, Marissa N.; Constantini, Keren; Paris, Hunter L.; Wiggins, Chad C.; Schlader, Zachary J.; and Chapman, Robert F., "Heat Versus Altitude Training for Endurance Performance at Sea Level" (2021). Pepperdine University, All Faculty Open Access Publications. Paper 230.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/faculty_pubs/230