| Altitude Scholarly Questions to Prepare for Exam 3. Class, please prepare to write short essay answers to these questions. Discuss the acute physiological responses to high altitude and how they influence performance at altitude. What causes VO2max to decrease as altitude increases? What is the general time course for altitude adaptations to occur and how soon are they lost? What type of adaptations would you expect to occur that would indicate acclimatization to altitude? Explain why the live high, train low altitude training method is more effective than the live low, train high and live high, train high methods. Would you suggest using an Elevation Training Mask during work outs? Why or why not? Describe the types of altitude sickness. What are some ways in which you can prevent/treat altitude sickness? |
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