ArticleBritish journal of sports medicine2013
Position statement--altitude training for improving team-sport players' performance: current knowledge and unresolved issues.
Article in British journal of sports medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07337928 (Altitude Training Effectiveness; Is There a Role for Sleep and Menstrual Health?), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Altitude Training Effectiveness; Is There a Role for Sleep and Menstrual Health?
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative efficacy of intermittent hypoxic training modalities on athletes' performance: a systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analyses.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Natural or Simulated Altitude Training on High-Intensity Intermittent Running Performance in Team-Sport Athletes: A Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia on Sea-Level Performance: A Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- Complex networks analysis reinforces centrality hematological role on aerobic-anaerobic performances of the Brazilian Paralympic endurance team after altitude training.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Hypoxic re-exposure retains hematological but not performance adaptations post-altitude training.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Trial
- Hypoxic Training for Judo: Practices, Perceptions and Education of Judo Athletes and Performance Staff.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The 2026 Men's FIFA Football World Cup: Evidence-Based Guidelines to Protect Player Health and Performance from Environmental Challenges.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Effects of caffeinated chewing gum on prolonged repeated-sprint performance in normobaric hypoxia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Enhancing physical performance with ischemic preconditioning: a systematic review and meta-analysis of moderators and performance outcomes.Biology of sport · 2026Review
- Hematological Adaptations to Altitude Training in Female Water Polo Players: A Case Report of a World Championships Medal-Winning Team.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Caffeine ingestion before exercise improves prolonged intermittent-sprint performance of team-sport athletes in normobaric hypoxia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Case Report: Nutrition profile, body mass, sleep quality, and acute mountain sickness symptoms during altitude training in a Paralympic record-breaking athlete and his two guides.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Intelligent monitoring and individualized strategies for preventing altitude sickness during altitude training.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- A study of survival strategies for improving acclimatization of lowlanders at high-altitude.Heliyon · 2023Review
- The effects of weather factors and altitude on physical and technical performance in professional soccer: A systematic review.JSAMS plus · 2022Review
- Programming Plyometric-Jump Training in Soccer: A Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Primum non nocere; It's time to consider altitude training as the medical intervention it actually is!Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- Angiostatic freeze or angiogenic move? Acute cold stress prevents angiokine secretion from murine myotubes but primes primary endothelial cells for greater migratory capacity.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Training at moderate altitude improves submaximal but not maximal performance-related parameters in elite rowers.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Benefit of a single simulated hypobaric hypoxia in healthy mice performance and analysis of mitochondria-related gene changes.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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17 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Despite the limited research on the effects of altitude (or hypoxic) training interventions on team-sport performance, players from all around the world engaged in these sports are now using altitude training more than ever before. In March 2013, an Altitude Training and Team Sports conference was held in Doha, Qatar, to establish a forum of research and practical insights into this rapidly growing field. A round-table meeting in which the panellists engaged in focused discussions concluded this conference. This has resulted in the present position statement, designed to highlight some key issues raised during the debates and to integrate the ideas into a shared conceptual framework. The present signposting document has been developed for use by support teams (coaches, performance scientists, physicians, strength and conditioning staff) and other professionals who have an interest in the practical application of altitude training for team sports. After more than four decades of research, there is still no consensus on the optimal strategies to elicit the best results from altitude training in a team-sport population. However, there are some recommended strategies discussed in this position statement to adopt for improving the acclimatisation process when training/competing at altitude and for potentially enhancing sea-level performance. It is our hope that this information will be intriguing, balanced and, more importantly, stimulating to the point that it promotes constructive discussion and serves as a guide for future research aimed at advancing the bourgeoning body of knowledge in the area of altitude training for team sports.
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