Altitude training WJEC AS PE

Lower air pressure

Higher humidity

Increased temperature

Greater carbon dioxide concentration

VO2 max

Lactate threshold

Cardiac output

Muscle hypertrophy

Increased erythropoietin (EPO) production

Decreased red blood cell count

Improved VO2 max

Reduced haemoglobin concentration

Expensive

Requires several weeks to be effective

Benefits are permanent

Possible detraining effect during early exposure

To gain physiological adaptations from altitude while maintaining training intensity

To avoid altitude sickness

To reduce travel costs

To increase muscle mass

Increased red blood cell production

Decreased lung capacity

Reduced muscle strength

Lower heart rate at rest