Altitude: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Professor Greg Whyte
SSM Conference 2015: Altitude: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Professor Greg Whyte Published on Jun 15, 2015 Altitude: The Good, the Bad and the UglyProfessor Greg Whyte explains the positive and negative impact of training at altitude on subsequent athletic development and performance. This is an area of growing research and the extant literature is presented to demonstrate the good, bad and ugly aspects of altitude training. This discussion includes an investigation into the underlying physiological processes of the adaptations, whilst making reference to endurance performance. The discussion covers how to prepare for altitude training, what the optimum level of altitude is to encourage positive training effects, how to properly monitor athlete and the importance of this. Information...