Reducing body fat with altitude hypoxia training in swimmers: role of blood perfusion to skeletal muscles

• Published in: Chinese journal of physiology Vol. 56; no. 1; p. 18
• Main Authors: Chia, Michael, Liao, Chin-An, Huang, Chih-Yang, Lee, Wen-Chih, Hou, Chien-Wen, Yu, Szu-Hsien, Harris, M Brennan, Hsu, Tung-Shiung, Lee, Shin-Da, Kuo, Chia-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India 28.02.2013
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - metabolism; Adolescent; Altitude; Body Composition; Exercise; Humans; Hypoxia - metabolism; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - blood supply; Swimming - physiology

Swimmers tend to have greater body fat than athletes from other sports. The purpose of the study was to examine changes in body composition after altitude hypoxia exposure and the role of blood distribution to the skeletal muscle in swimmers. With a constant training volume of 12.3 km/day, young mal...