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While endurance athletes around the globe began training at altitude in earnest in conjunction with the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, studies from that era largely failed to conclusively show an advantage to training at altitude for the purposes of enhancing sea-level performance. However, recent studies have shown some evidence suggesting a potential cross-acclimation effect between different environmental conditions. This chapter will provide a description of the physiological changes that occur with altitude exposure, potential mechanisms for improved exercise performance in the heat, and considerations for implementation in a training program.

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Vandermark, L.W., Lorenzo, S., Chapman, R.F. (2018). Altitude. In: Casa, D. (eds) Sport and Physical Activity in the Heat. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70217-9_8

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  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

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