Open AccessHypoxic Training
Author(s) -
Paul Robach,
Thomas Christian Bonne,
Daniela Flück,
Simon Bürgi,
Marco Toigo,
Robert A. Jacobs,
Carsten Lundby
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000321
Subject(s) - hypoxia (environmental) , respirometry , skeletal muscle , placebo , time trial , altitude training , medicine , endurance training , vo2 max , respiration , hemoglobin , oxygen , physical therapy , endocrinology , chemistry , heart rate , biochemistry , anatomy , blood pressure , pathology , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , athletes
The effects of hypoxic training on exercise performance remain controversial. Here, we tested the hypotheses that i) hypoxic training possesses ergogenic effects at sea level and altitude and ii) the benefits are primarily mediated by improved mitochondrial function of the skeletal muscle.