Altitude Training

Question 1

What’s altitude trainings goal?

Answer 1

To increase VO2max

Question 2

How high is the minimum for altitude training?

Answer 2

Above 2000m or 8000ft

Question 3

How much oxygen is in the air at high altitudes?

Answer 3

20.9%

Question 4

Why is training at altitude harder?

Answer 4

Same proportion of air however it’s less dense with a lower ppO2

Question 5

Altitude training is usually over 30 days. What happens within the 30 days?

Answer 5

Acclimatisation
Primary training
Recovery

Question 6

How long do the effects of altitude training last for?

Answer 6

6-8 weeks

Question 7

What benefits occur from altitude training?

Answer 7

The lower ppO2 leads to us having to make more EPO -> leading to an increase in RBC -> leading to an increase in concentration or haemoglobin -> increases oxygen carrying capacity -> increases the delay of OBLA -> increase tolerance of lactate

Therefore we increase VO2 max

Question 8

Issues of altitude training.

Answer 8

Expensive/exclusive
Travel time/ stress
Temporary
Intensity
Altitude sickness -> Hypoxia

Question 9

Alternatives to altitude training.

Answer 9

Hypoxic chambers
Hypoxic masks