High Altitude

What is altitude training?

• Effective form of ‘aerobic training’
• Effective form of ‘anaerobic training’
• Effective form of 'rest and recovery'
• When you have to compete at a high altitude

Who would use altitude training?

• Sprinter
• Shotputter
• Diver
• 10,000 meter runner

Altitude training has a benefit on which component of fitness?

• Cardio-Vascular 
• Power
• Reaction Time
• Agility

Which of these is not correct for altitude training?

• •Benefits sprinters or athletes who perform for less than 10 seconds.

• •Carried out at high altitude, 2000m or above

• •Less oxygen in the air and oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is reduced.

• •Body compensates and adapts by making more red blood cells to carry oxygen.

What is a benefit of the effects of altitude training?

• •Additional red blood cells are an advantage to performers when they return to sea level to compete
• •Additional white blood cells are an advantage to performers when they return to sea level to compete
• •Less red blood cells are an advantage to performers when they return to sea level to compete

Which is not a limitation to altitude training?

• •Expensive to travel to high altitude
• •Fitness can be lost, difficult to work at same intensity at high altitude 
• •Suffer from altitude sickness. Caused by shortage of oxygen.
• The time of the year

Adaptation to high altitude - Identify the correct statements

• Erythropoietin is released into the blood so more O2 can be carried

• Mitochondria numbers are increased so the body can more efficiently respire aerobically

• Haemoglobin content increases so a greater amount of O2 can be carried to the working muscles

Alternative training for altitude benefits. Which statement is false?

• Sleep high train low is the best form of altitude training

• Sleep low and train high is not useful for developing adaptations to increase O2 uptake

• Hypoxic chambers are effective for acclimatising to altitude and developing adaptations similar to these at altitude