Application of altitude/hypoxic training by elite athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1610-1624

  Wilber, Randall L ^a  

^a United States Olympic Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypobaric hypoxia; Intermittent hypoxic training; Live high train low; Nitrogen dilution; Normobaric hypoxia; Supplemental oxygen

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN ANTIBODY; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ATHLETE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; DILUTION; ENDURANCE SPORT; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; LIVE HIGH TRAIN HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SCIENCE; SEA LEVEL; SIMULATION; SPORTING EVENT; SUPPLEMENTATION; TRAINING; UPREGULATION; WINTER SPORT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS;

EID: 34548408156     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3180de49e6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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