The Impact of Four High-Altitude Training Camps on the Aerobic Capacity of a Short Track PyeongChang 2018 Olympian: A Case Study

Anna Lukanova-Jakubowska, Katarzyna Piechota, Tomasz Grzywacz, Tadeusz Ambroży, Łukasz Rydzik and Mariusz Ozimek
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Anna Lukanova-Jakubowska: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Próskowska 76, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Katarzyna Piechota: Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Próskowska 76, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Tomasz Grzywacz: Department of Sport, Institute of Physical Culture, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Chodkiewicza 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Tadeusz Ambroży: Institute of Sport Science, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Al. Jana Pawła II 78, 31-541 Kraków, Poland
Łukasz Rydzik: Institute of Sport Science, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Al. Jana Pawła II 78, 31-541 Kraków, Poland
Mariusz Ozimek: Institute of Sport Science, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Al. Jana Pawła II 78, 31-541 Kraków, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: This study characterizes high-altitude training camps and their effect on the aerobic capacity of a Polish national team member (M.W.), who was a participant in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games (body weight: 59.6 kg, body height: 161.0 cm, fat mass: 10.9 kg and 18.3% of fat tissue, fat-free mass: 48.7 kg, muscle mass: 46.3 kg, and BMI = 23.0 kg/m 2 ). The tests were conducted in the periods from April 2018 to September 2018 and April 2019 to September 2019 (period of general and special preparation). The study evaluated aerobic and anaerobic capacity determined by laboratory tests, a cardiopulmonary graded exercise test to exhaustion performed on a cycle ergometer (CPET), and the Wingate anaerobic test. Based on the research, training in hypobaric conditions translated into significant improvements in the skater’s exercise capacity recorded after participating in the Olympic Winter Games in Korea (February 2018). In the analyzed period (2018–2019), there was a significant increase in key parameters of aerobic fitness such as anaerobic threshold power output (AT-PO) [W]—223; power output POmax [W]—299 and AT-PO [W/kg]—3.50; (POmax) [W/kg]—4.69; and AT-VO 2 [mL/kg/min]—51.3; VO 2 max [mL/kg/min]—61.0. The athlete showed high-exercise-induced adaptations and improvements in the aerobic metabolic potential after two seasons, in which four training camps were held in altitude conditions.

Keywords: high-altitude training; hypobaric hypoxia; short-track; CPET graded exercise test; Wingate anaerobic test; Olympic athlete (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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