Environmental Training

Question 1

What is altitude training?

Answer 1

Training high above sea level - 2400m/8000ft

Question 2

What happens to the partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude?

Answer 2

Reduced

Question 3

What adaptions occur for high altitude training?

Answer 3

Lack of oxygen, increase of red blood cells and haemoglobin - caused by secretion of the hormone EPO

Question 4

What do the adaptions done for altitude training improve?

Answer 4

Oxygen carrying capacity

Question 5

What does altitude training also increase?

Answer 5

Myoglobin levels and lactate buffering capability in muscle tissue

Question 6

What is myoglobin?

Answer 6

High attraction to oxygen

Question 7

What are problems with altitude training?

Answer 7

Variation in the benefits to individuals
Decrease in plasma volume, increased blood viscosity
Increase in the ventilators response
Athletes can’t train as hard or recover as quickly

Question 8

What is the ventilators response?

Answer 8

Breathing harder due to lack of available oxygen