Improved running economy and increased hemoglobin mass in elite runners after extended moderate altitude exposure

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-72

  Saunders, P U ^a   Telford, R D ^b   Pyne, D B ^a,b   Hahn, A G ^a   Gore, C J ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

and Elite athletes; Hypoxia; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; HEART RATE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RUNNING;

EID: 58149497030     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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