"Live High-Train High" increases hemoglobin mass in Olympic swimmers

Thomas Christian Bonne, Carsten Lundby, Susanne Jørgensen, Lars Johansen, Monija Mrgan, Signe Refsgaard Bech, Mikael Sander, Marcelo Papoti, Nikolai Baastrup Nordsborg

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Abstract

This study tested whether 3-4 weeks of classical "Live High-Train High" (LHTH) altitude training increases swim-specific VO2max through increased hemoglobin mass (Hbmass).
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Applied Physiology
Volume114
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)1439-1449
Number of pages11
ISSN1439-6319
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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