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Prediction of the susceptibility to Acute Mountain Sickness by SAO2values during short-term exposure to hypoxia.
Martin Burscher, Martin Faulhaber, Mark Flatz
Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Saturation of Oxygen values during short term exposure to normobaric and hypobaric hypoxia represent good predictors for Acute Mountain Sickness susceptibility. Read the abstract (PDF)

TABLE 1.

German researchers report at ECSS 2004 congress:

In a double-blind placebo controlled study, highly trained athletes demonstrate astounding 40% anaerobic performance boost (forearm exercise until exhaustion), and 20% aerobic performance increase. Read the abstract (PDF)

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TABLE 3.

Effect of 3-week IHT course on haematological parameters, elite football players. September 1999.

Parameter	Haemoglobin			Red Cell Count			Haematocrit
	Pre	Post	Change	Pre	Post	Change	Pre	Post	Change
Player 1	129	138	9	4.1	4.3	0.2	0.38	0.40	0.02
Player 2	142	151	9	4.4	4.6	0.2	0.42	0.44	0.02
Player 3	137	142	5	4.3	4.5	0.2	0.41	0.42	0.01
Player 4	121	124	3	3.9	4.0	0.1	0.3	0.38	0.02
Player 5	140	149	9	4.7	4.9	0.2	0.42	0.44	0.02
Player 6	144	15	15	4.6	5.0	0.4	0.43	0.46	0.03
Mean Value	135.5	143.8	8.3	4.33	4.55	0.217	0.403	0.423	0.02
Improvement, %	6.15			5.0			4.96

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Effect of 3-week IHT course on hematological parameters, elite football players. September 1999.

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Effects of IHT on subsequent responses to submaximal exercise at moderate altitude.

Study shows that just 5 days of IHT lasting 30-35 minutes is sufficient to pre-acclimatize before a subsequent high-altitude sojourn. Read the abstract (PDF)

Selection of relevant scientific papers:

Prediction of the susceptibility to Acute Mountain Sickness by SAO`2` values during short-term exposure to hypoxia.	70Kb
Effects of IHT on subsequent responses to sub maximal exercise at moderate altitude.	65Kb
German researchers report at ECSS 2004 congress: In a double-blind placebo controlled study, highly trained athletes demonstrate astounding 40% anaerobic performance boost (forearm exercise until exhaustion), and 20% aerobic performance increase.	37Kb
American College of Sports Medicine. 51st Annual Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana. June 2-5, 2004. Effects of Intermittent Normobaric Hypoxia on Blood Parameters in Multi-Sport Endurance Athletes.	60kb
Effect of IHT on Rowing Athletes. Chinese Academy of Science. - Blood Lactate decreased from 9.45 mmol/l to 6.67 mmol/l - Oxygen Consumption decreased from 4.3 ml/kg/min to 3.6 ml/kg/min - Maximal Heart rate decreased from 182 beats/min to 177 beats/min.	65kb
Lincoln University, New Zealand. Research concludes IHT was sufficient to elicit changes in haematological indices that suggest an acceleration of erythroiesis.	1,385Kb
The physical work capacity of female athletes and its determining features.	272Kb
Classic study by Benjamin Levine and James Stray-Gundersen "Live High, Train Low"	2,553Kb
Contrasting Levin and Stray-Gundersen approach is this study from Switzerland that proposes "Live Low, Train High"	66Kb