A Blueprint for High Altitude Acclimatization Prior to High Altitude Competition for Professional Athletes

• DOI: 10.5195/ijms.2023.2666
• Publication Date: 2024-12-17T15:37:24Z
• Authors: Rashi Ramchandani; Shyla Gupta; Emaad Mohammad; Tereza Florica; Reem Al Rawi; Ricardo Sebastian...; Jorge Sotomayor-P...; Adrian Baranchuk
• Keywords: Blueprint

Introduction: Among professional athletes, high altitude training is a popular technique due to its documented success on improving cardiovascular health and athletic performance. Nevertheless, there little consensus the guidelines for competition. This review sought summarize existing literature acclimatization recommendations competing at altitudes suggests blueprint that could be followed by athletes trainers. Methods: paper part of Altitude Nondifferentiated ECG Study (ANDES) project. A non-systematic search was conducted using Pubmed, EMBASE MEDLINE databases. Results: Six studies were included, all which recommended gradual ascent before The duration ranged from 4 days 2 weeks depending magnitude ascent. Athletes are encouraged have pre-ascent assessments ferritin, transferrin, hemoglobin mass, ECG, weight with close monitoring adverse altitude-induced complications. Conclusion: study provides insight key trainers consider when altitudes. These strategies can optimize performance mitigate deleterious effects hinder functionality training.