Altitude training is a type of base training undergone by a sportsperson at heights of 8000 feet above sea level for several weeks. This article deals about experts who have reviewed on the training program.
Altitude training is called altitude camp which requires athletes to perform endurance training at high altitudes. The reason is they are exposed to environments of low atmospheric pressure without change in oxygen content. Athletes are exposed to conditions of low oxygen supply and hard physical exercise and this condition is called hypoxia. Endurance training at higher altitudes increases the concentration of red blood cells and non-hematological responses. Higher red blood cells levels ensure more supply of oxygen to muscles resulting in better performance in the events. The body naturally generates EPO by the help of kidneys, for controlling the red blood cell mass. Injections of manmade EPO are illegal and result in thickening of blood and heart failure.
Scientists have done a lot of research and published reviews on altitude training as a method supportive to other athletic divisions of sport science. Professionals dealing on the anatomy of the human body have spent their lifetime in studying the literature, perform experiments and have putforth their esteemed opinions on the subject. Vivid descriptions of the process and benefits of altitude training have been published in many understandable and awe inspiring reviews.
Scientists in the European countries were the first to give out their summaries on the effects of altitude training conducted on advanced athletes. Scientists of Australian and American continents have done lot of research on the enhancing effects of this endurance training on an athlete's performance in his sports activity. In the year 2001, two Australian altitude experts namely, Allan Hahn and Chris Gore published clear and in-depth reviews about altitude training which was read and got benefited by the cyclists and their coaches who took part in world competition.
In the same year, Wilber published two review papers on the analysis of different altitude training methods employed by athletes representing different events. He scrutinized evaluation papers of Baker and Hopkins released in the year 1998 which dwell on the principles of high altitude-living and low pressure training.
Famous sporting journals had released papers on the outcome of scientific research and about the opinions of athletic coaches and sports writers on the topic of altitude training. In spite of such elaborate reviews, altitude training remains a mystery for the coach in determining its use in other athletic activities. We are not here to repeat those points well explained earlier but throw light on the training issues having direct impact on different options of this endurance training.
Author Resource:
Andrew Caxton writes for http://heart-training.com .Keep reading about altitude cycling training and heart rate zones at http://heart-training.com/2009/03/05/resistance-and-gearing/ .
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