Hematological and performance adaptations to altitude training (2,320 m) in elite middle-distance and distance swimmers
The 22-day altitude training camp at 2,320 m was beneficial for elite swimmers' tHb<sub>mass</sub>, hematological status and performance at altitude, but these benefits did not clearly translate into enhanced sea level performance immediately after or 2 weeks later. The present study confirms the large inter-individual variability in hematological responses to altitude training, and that the improvement in performance at altitude and sea level may depend on factors other than the increase in tHb<sub>mass</sub> alone.
Authors
- Iñigo Mujika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8143-9132)
- Grégoire Paul Millet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8081-4423)
- Irina Zelenkova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2166-6704)
- Nicolas Bourdillon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-2002)
- Frédéric Vergnoux
Institutions
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Universidad de Zaragoza (ES)
- Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Energétiques (FR)
- Finis Terrae University (CL)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1474479
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.85