Altitude training in endurance running: perceptions of elite athletes and support staff

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Turner ◽  
Barry W Fudge ◽  
Jamie S M Pringle ◽  
Neil S Maxwell ◽  
Alan J Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Altitude Training ◽  
Endurance Running

scholarly journals Special Environments: Altitude and Heat

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philo U. Saunders ◽  
Laura A. Garvican-Lewis ◽  
Robert F. Chapman ◽  
Julien D. Périard
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Altitude Training ◽  
Training Interventions ◽  
Training Adaptations ◽  
Nutrition And Hydration ◽  
Improve Exercise Capacity ◽  
High Level ◽  
Nutritional Strategies

High-level athletes are always looking at ways to maximize training adaptations for competition performance, and using altered environmental conditions to achieve this outcome has become increasingly popular by elite athletes. Furthermore, a series of potential nutrition and hydration interventions may also optimize the adaptation to altered environments. Altitude training was first used to prepare for competition at altitude, and it still is today; however, more often now, elite athletes embark on a series of altitude training camps to try to improve sea-level performance. Similarly, the use of heat acclimation/acclimatization to optimize performance in hot/humid environmental conditions is a common practice by high-level athletes and is well supported in the scientific literature. More recently, the use of heat training to improve exercise capacity in temperate environments has been investigated and appears to have positive outcomes. This consensus statement will detail the use of both heat and altitude training interventions to optimize performance capacities in elite athletes in both normal environmental conditions and extreme conditions (hot and/or high), with a focus on the importance of nutritional strategies required in these extreme environmental conditions to maximize adaptations conducive to competitive performance enhancement.

Antioxidant status of elite athletes remains impaired 2 weeks after a simulated altitude training camp

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Pialoux ◽  
Julien V. Brugniaux ◽  
Edmond Rock ◽  
Andrzej Mazur ◽  
Laurent Schmitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Status ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Altitude Training ◽  
Simulated Altitude ◽  
Training Camp

Is live high–train low altitude training relevant for elite athletes? Flawed analysis from inaccurate data

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (15) ◽  
pp. 923-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregoire P Millet ◽  
Robert F Chapman ◽  
Olivier Girard ◽  
Franck Brocherie
Keyword(s):  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Altitude Training ◽  
Inaccurate Data ◽  
Low Altitude

Management of mental health emergencies in elite athletes: a narrative review

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 772-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Currie ◽  
David McDuff ◽  
Allan Johnston ◽  
Phil Hopley ◽  
Mary E Hitchcock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
Standard Procedures

Mental health emergencies require a rapid, effective response. We searched the literature on mental health emergencies in athletes and found five papers. None of these addressed elite athletes. Nonetheless, common mental health emergencies may present in the sports environment and may place the athlete and others at risk. Sports teams and organisations should anticipate which emergencies are likely and how medical and support staff can best respond. Responses should be based on general non-sporting guidelines. We stress the importance of clinicians following standard procedures.

scholarly journals Profiling Combat Sports Athletes: Competitive History and Outcomes According to Sports Type and Current Level of Competition

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver R. Barley ◽  
Craig A. Harms
Keyword(s):  
Normative Data ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
State Level ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Combat Sports ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Combat Training ◽  
Training Habits ◽  
Sports Type

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the competitive history (the age when training and competing started), training habits and patterns of winning and losing of competitive combat sports athletes across different combat sports as well as the level of competition (e.g. amateurs, state-level and elite). Methods Competitors (N = 298) from mixed martial arts (MMA), Muay Thai/kickboxing, boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), wrestling, judo and traditional striking sports (TSS) completed an online questionnaire. Results Most athletes began competing in their mid-teenage years and competing soon after except for wrestlers who began earlier. Elite athletes began training earlier than amateurs (13.75 ± 7.75 years and 16.2 ± 7.45 years, p<0.01, respectively). Training habits were similar across sports (~4 combat and ~3 non-combat training sessions per week), except for MMA and wrestling which did more combat sports-specific training than Judo and TSS. Wrestlers did more non-combat sports-specific training than all other sports. Elite athletes completed more combat sessions per week than their lower-level contemporaries (4.64 ± 2.49 and 3.9 ± 1.44, p=0.01, respectively). Patterns of winning or losing were consistent across sports, except for amateur athletes who were more likely to report all their victories by points and none of their victories by submission or pin. Additionally, elite athletes are less likely to report none of their victories coming by knockout. Conclusions Results may indicate that finishing ability is a key distinguisher of competitive level. The present study provides normative data for training and competing habits for athletes, support staff and regulators to use.

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