seasonal and high altitude training

Question 1

oxygen at high altitudes

Answer 1

there are fewer air molecules at altitude meaning there is less oxygen to transfer from the lungs into the bloodstream meaning we can’t carry as much oxygen to the working muscles in other words the bodys oxygen carrying capacity is reduced at high altitudes.
over time the body compensates for this by making more red blood cells to carry oxygen

Question 2

how many metres above sea level it considered to be high altitude

Answer 2

2000 metres

Question 3

what happens when an athlete first begins altitude training

Answer 3

their performance will decreaseW

Question 4

when will the athletes body adapt

Answer 4

after a weeks of of training at high altitude

Question 5

what will happen to their body once the athlete has adapted

Answer 5

increasing red blood cells
increasing haemoglobin

Question 6

what will happen to the athletes body after they have completed high altitude training and gone back down to sea level

Answer 6

there oxygen carrying capacity will have increased