Improving team-sport player's physical performance with altitude training: from beliefs to scientific evidence

摘要

In 1973, Sir Roger Bannister said that no clear proof of benefit of altitude training had emerged during a panel discussion on this topic, published in BJSM. What have we learnt in the intervening 40 years? ALTITUDE TRAINING-WHAT USE IN TEAM SPORTS? To date, most altitude training research is oriented towards individual endurance athletes, while the potential benefits for team sports remain largely unexplored. Hence, the safety and equality aspects of competitive football matches held above 2500 m have been passionately debated for over two decades.