Effects of short-term acclimatization to altitude (3200 m) on aerobic and anaerobic exercise performance

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 629-635

  Burtscher, Martin ^a   Faulhaber, M ^a   Flatz, M ^a   Likar, R ^a   Nachbauer, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aerobic and anaerobic cycling performance; Hypoxia; Short term acclimatization

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RECREATION; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ERGOMETRY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 33747135411     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872823     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Anchisi S, Moia Ch, Ferretti G. Oxygen delivery and oxygen return in humans exercising in acute normobaric hypoxia. Pflügers Arch Eur J Physiol 2001; 442: 443-450
2. Bar-Or O. The Wingate anaerobic test: an update on methodology, reliability and validity. Sports Med 1987; 4: 381-394
3. Barfield JP, Sells PD, Rowe DA, Hannigan-Downs K. Practice effect of the Wingate Anaerobic Test. J Strength Cond Res 2002; 16: 472-473
4. Beidleman BA, Muza SR, Rock PB, Fulco CS, Lyons TP, Hoyt RW, Cymerman A. Exercise responses after altitude acclimatization are retained during reintroduction to altitude. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1997; 29: 1588-1595
5. 2 saturation during maximal exercise in acute hypoxia. Eur J Appl Physiol 1995; 72: 101-105
6. Borg G. Psychophysical bases of perceived exertion. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1982; 14: 377-381
7. Buskirk ER, Kollias J, Akers RF, Prokop EK, Reategui EP. Maximum performance at altitude and return from altitude in conditioned runners. J Appl Physiol 1967; 23: 259-266
8. Buskirk ER, Kollias J, Reategui EP, Akers R, Prokop E, Baker P. Physiology and performance of track runners at various altitudes in the United States and Peru. In: Goddard R (ed). International Symposium on the Effects of Altitude on Physical Performance. Chicago: Athletic Institute, 1967
9. Calbet JA, Boushel R, Radegran G, Sondergaard H, Wagner PD, Saltin B. Determinants of maximal oxygen uptake in severe acute hypoxia. Am J Physiol 2003; 284: R291-303
10. 2 max after altitude acclimatization still reduced despite normalization of arterial O2 content? Am J Physiol 2003; 284: R304-316
11. Cerretelli P. Gas exchange at high altitude. In: West JB (ed). Pulmonary Gas Exchange: Organism and Environment. New York: Academic Press, 1980: 98-147
12. Cibella F, Cuttitta G, Kayser B, Narici M, Romano S, Saibene F. Respiratory mechanics during exhaustive submaximal exercise at high altitude in healthy humans. J Physiol 1996; 494: 881-890
13. Coudert J. Anaerobic performance at altitude. Int J Sports Med 1992; 13: S82-S85
14. Dempsey JA, Forster HV. Mediation of ventilatory adaptations. Physiol Rev 1982; 62: 262-347
15. Dempsey JA. Is the lung built for exercise? Med Sci Sports Exerc 1986; 18: 143-155
16. Ferretti G, Moia C, Thomet JM, Kayser B. The decrease of maximal oxygen consumption during hypoxia in man: a mirror image of the oxygen equilibrium curve. J Physiol 1997; 498: 231-237
17. Fulco CS, Rock PB, Cymerman A. Maximal and submaximal exercise performance at altitude. Aviat Space Environ Med 1998; 69: 793-801
18. Fulco CS, Lewis SF, Frykman PN, Boushel R, Smith S, Harman EA, Cymerman A, Pandolf KB. Muscle fatigue and exhaustion during dynamic leg exercise in normoxia and hypobaric hypoxia. J Appl Physiol 1996; 81: 1891-1900
19. Fulco CS, Cymerman A, Muza SR, Rock PB, Pandolf KB, Lewis SF. Adductor pollicis muscle fatigue during acute and chronic altitude exposure and return to sea level. J Appl Physiol 1994; 77: 179-183
20. Horstman D, Weiskopf R, Jackson RE. Work capacity during 3-wk sojourn at 4300 m: effects of relative polycythemia. J Appl Physiol 1980; 49: 311-318
21. Jones NL, Killian KJ. Exercise limitation in health and disease. New Engl J Med 2000; 343: 632-641
22. Kayser B. Exercise begins and ends in the brain. Eur J Appl Physiol 2003; 90: 411-419
23. Kayser B, Narici M, Binzoni T, Grassi B, Cerretelli P. Fatigue and exhaustion in chronic hypobaric hypoxia: influence of exercising muscle mass. J Appl Physiol 1994; 76: 634-640
24. Koistinen P, Takala T, Martikkala V, Leppäluoto J. Aerobic fitness influences the response of maximal oxygen uptake and lactate threshold in acute hypobaric hypoxia. Int J Sports Med 1995; 16: 78-81
25. 2max decrement during exposure to acute hypoxia. J Appl Physiol 1988; 64: 1486-1492
26. Maher JT, Jones LG, Hartley LH. Effects of high-altitude exposure on submaximal endurance capacity of men. J Appl Physiol 1974; 37: 895-898
27. McLellan TM, Kavanagh MF, Jacobs I. The effect of hypoxia on performance during 30 sec or 45 sec of supramaximal exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol 1990; 60: 155-161
28. McLellan TM, Cheung SS, Jacobs I. Variability of time to exhaustion during submaximal exercise. Can J Appl Physiol 1995; 20: 39-51
29. Narici M, Kayser B, Cibella F, Grassi B, Cerretelli P. No changes in body composition and maximum alactic anaerobic performance during a 4 week sojourn at altitude (abstract). Int J Sports Med 1992; 13: 87
30. Noakes TD, Peltonen JE, Rusko HK. Evidence that a central governor regulates exercise performance during acute hypoxia and hyperoxia. J Exp Biol 2002; 204: 3225-3234
31. Reis DJ, Golanov EV, Ruggiero DA, Sun MK. Sympatho-excitatory neurons of the rostral ventrolateral medulla are oxygen sensors and essential elements in the tonic and reflex control of the systemic and cerebral circulations. J Hypertens Suppl 1994; 12: 159-180
32. Roi GS, Giacometti M, Von Duvillard SP. Marathons in altitude. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1999; 31: 723-728
33. Rowell LB. Human cardiovascular adjustments to exercise and thermal stress. Physiol Rev 1974; 54: 751-759
34. Sawka MN, Convertino VA, Eichner ER, Schnieder SM, Young AJ. Blood volume: importance and adaptations to exercise training, environmental stresses, and trauma/sickness. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000; 32: 332-348
35. Smith CA, Dempsey JA, Hornbein TF. Control of breathing at high altitude. In: Hornbein TF, Schoene RB (eds). High Altitude. An Exploration of Human Adaptation. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001: 139-173
36. Sutton JR, Reeves JT, Wagner PD, Groves BM, Cymerman A, Malconian MK, Rock PB, Young PM, Walter SD, Houston CS. Operation Everest II: Oxygen transport during exercise at extreme simulated altitude. J Appl Physiol 1988; 64: 1309-1321