Table 1.
Post minus pre-intervention changes for each measure, for LowHH (low altitude training), LowHH+NHnight (combined low altitude training and simulated altitude exposure) and control (CON). Values are expressed as mean (±standard deviation).
Variable
LowHH
(n = 10)
LowHH + NHnight
(n = 8)
CON
(n = 10)
Hbmass (g)
9.8 (10.7)
22.5 (17.6)
-10.2 (42.9)
VO
2max
(mL·min·kg
-1
)
2.5 (2.6)
2.5 (3.1)
.61 (2.1)
Time to exhaustion (min)
.7 (.6)
.8 (.5)
NA
Lactate threshold (km·h
-1
)
.3 (.4)
.1 (.3)
.8 (1.1)
Submaximal VO
2
(mL·min·kg
-1
)
-.2 (1.4)
-.4 (1.3)
-2.2 (1.5)
Maximal HR (bpm)
-3.8 (3.8)
-3.1 (2.0)
-3.0 (4.8)
Maximal La (mmol·L
-1
)
.1 (1.4)
1.1 (2.0)
-.4 (3.5)
v
VO
2max
(km·h
-1
)
.5 (.3)
.7 (.7)
.7 (.4)
Submaximal HR (bpm)
-6.6 (3.8)
-9.20 (6.1)
-12.0 (12.4)