Acute exposure to altitude negatively impacts exercise tolerance and reduces athletes’race performance due to lower atmos-pheric and body tissues oxygen partial pressures.Chronic exposure to altitude has also been us...
supported by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Economy,Industry and Competitiveness(BES-2014-068829);supported by the Spanish Min istry of Education,Culture and Sport(FPU 16/02760,FPU15/02645,and FPU14/06837,respectively);supported by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science,Innovation and Universities(RYC-2011-09011);supported by a grant from the Alicia Kop lowitz Foundation;supported by the National Operational Programme on Youth Employment;Additional support was obtained from the Scientific Excellence Unit on Exercise and Health(UCEES);EXERNET Research Network on Exercise and Health in Spe-cial Populations(DEP2005-00046/ACTI);funded by the University of Granada,Research and Knowledge Transfer Fund 2016,Excellence actions:Scientific Units of Excel-lence;Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health(UCEES);by the Andalusian Regional Government,Consejeria de Conocimiento,Investigacion y Universidades and European Regional Development Fund(ERDF),ref.SOMM17/6107/UGR.
Background Low-intensity resistance training(LI-RT)combined with blood flow restriction(BFR)is an alternative to traditional moderate-high-intensity resistance training to increase strength and muscle mass.However,the...