Heat Versus Altitude Training for Endurance Performance at Sea Level. Issue 1 (January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baranauskas, Marissa N.; Constantini, Keren; Paris, Hunter L.; Wiggins, Chad C.; Schlader, Zachary J.; Chapman, Robert F.
• Is Part Of: Exercise and sport sciences reviews. Volume 49:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Subjects: acclimation -- acclimatization -- athletes -- adaptations -- competition -- hematology; Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Sports medicine -- Periodicals; 612.76
• DOI: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000238
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0091-6331

Abstract

Abstract : Environmental stressors, such as heat or altitude, elicit dissimilar physiological adaptations to endurance training programs. Whether these differences (i.e., increased hemoglobin mass vs plasma volume) differentially influence performance is debated. We review data in support of our novel hypothesis, which proposes altitude as the preferred environmental training stimulus for elite endurance athletes preparing to compete in temperate, sea-level climates (5°C–18°C). Abstract : Heat versus altitude provoke dissimilar physiological adaptations to endurance training that may differentially influence performance.