Altitude Training

Question 1

What is attitude training ?

Answer 1

• high altitude training has to be over 2000m above sea level
• only good for aerobic athletes
• elite athletes use high altitude training

Question 2

What is EPO?

Answer 2

The production of more red blood cells

Question 3

What do red blood cells do?

Answer 3

Carry oxygen to the working muscles in haemoglobin

Question 4

How long does EPO last for after altitude training?

Answer 4

Only lass for 15 days when you go back to sea level

Question 5

What are the disadvantages of high altitude training?

Answer 5

• takes 11 days for every 1000m to adapt to altitude
• cannot train as hard as it could make you sick, dizzy, easily tired
• if you don’t keep trading reversibility could start
• no benefit to anaerobic athletes