Intermittent hypoxia for physical performance 🫁
Live high train low or vice versa?
Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia Protocols on Physical Performance in Trained and Untrained Individuals: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Study Details
This new meta-analysis compiled data from 22 systematic reviews (487 studies / 5,333 participants) to establish the effects of intermittent hypoxia including…
🏔️ Live High–Train High (LHTH)
🏔️ Live High–Train Low (LHTL)
🏔️ Live Low–Train High (LLTH)
and others.
…on physical performance across fitness levels 🔍
Here are the key findings ⬇️
Key Findings
🫀 Live high-train low (LHTL) and live low-train high (LLTH) protocols consistently enhanced VO₂max
(especially when combined with sea level training)
Repeated sprint training in hypoxia (RSH) and led to improvements in…
⚡️ sprint-fatigue resistance
🔋 glycolytic capacity
🫁 Intermittent hypoxic interval training (IHIT) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) under hypoxia also showed aerobic benefits
💪 Muscular strength and hypertrophy also benefited from resistance training in hypoxia
Conclusion
Intermittent hypoxia is an effective and adaptable strategy to improve…
✅ Aerobic performance
✅ Anaerobic performance
✅ Muscle strength
✅ Hypertrophy
These benefits often occur without consistent hematological changes 🩸
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41276779/
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