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Explain the impact of high altitude training.

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Impact of high altitude training

  • Training at high altitude produce additional RBC
  • At high altitude the reduced air pressure, O2 diffuses into RWC slowly.
  • To remunerate decrease in O2, one of the body hormones, starts the production of more RBC to help in
  • oxygen delivery to the muscles.
  • Increase in lungs size
  • More capillarization takes place
  • Lactic acid tolerance in the body increases
  • Increase in erythropoietin hormone


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