What the study found
Both athletes maintained similar absolute training intensity during the altitude camp and later improved performance. The study documents what happened, not what caused their success.
Participants and protocol
Training diaries from two Olympic champions were examined before, during and after a three-week live-high, train-high camp at 2,090 metres.
What this cannot establish
Two selected successful athletes without a control group cannot establish an altitude benefit for others. Their altitude experience and other preparation make a direct prescription inappropriate.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 25177197
- Publication types
- case-report
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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