PEDS200 Lecture : Chapter 15 - Altitude Pages 513-521
22 Dec 2011
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What happens to loading o2 at altitude? y. What about exercise @ altitude? y predicted % decline in vo2 max with altitude: % decrease in vo2max = [(altitude in ft . So what, no major sporting events will occur at everest y denver, colorado: mile high - ~5280 ft (~1609m). Since altitude stresses o2 physiology, adaptations occur with exposure to altitude: y 2 weeks to adapt to 2300m (~7550 feet); additional week for each 610 m (~2000 ft) increase up to 4572 m (15,000 ft) in altitude. What about altitude training? y theory: further aerobic physiological adaptations will occur as a result of greater hypoxic stress when training is combined with altitude. Does it work? y difficult to conclude some athletes say definitely yes (anecdotal evidence), some athletes say it y 7 say yes, 5 showed decreases, no change has hurt their performance; research is inconclusive. Altitude y higher than 1720m (~5700 ft) y.
