Queens University of Charlotte effectively uses altitude training for its cross country teams by making frequent short trips to Beech Mountain, North Carolina, which is at an elevation of 5,500 feet. This cycling of 2-3 day stays at altitude followed by time at sea level maximizes hematological adaptations from increased red blood cell production while minimizing detraining effects. Case studies of individual athletes demonstrated improved performance after using this cyclical altitude training methodology in hypoxic tents or living at moderate altitude. Maintaining adequate iron levels is important for supporting adaptations to altitude training.

1. Queens University: The Most Effective Use of Altitude By A Collegiate Team Scott Simmons Queens University of Charlotte

2. Queens University of Charlotte: Better Than Boulder? How Can Queens University in Charlotte, NC Claim To Use Altitude Better Than Any Other Collegiate Team?

12. EPO Response To Altitude Over 25 Days

13. EPO Production Over 10-days At 14,000ft

14. 10 Days From EPO Stimulus to Circulating RBC

19. Altitude Exposure Via Hypoxic Tent What did science say in 2000 ?……….

25. Time at 2,500 m BL 30 hrs 14 days 28 days Epo (% of sea level baseline) Responders Non-responders * * * * Epo Increases More in Responders Chapman et al, JAP 1998 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 Volume of Red Cell Mass Increases only in Responders 0 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 * Non-Responders Responders Pre-Alt Post-Alt Pre-Alt Post-Alt Volume of red cell mass (ml/kg) VO 2 (ml/kg/min) # 0 60 65 70 75 Non-Responders Responders * Pre-Alt Post-Alt Pre-Alt Post-Alt . . VO 2 max Increases Only in Responders 5.5 1,000 m interval velocity (ml/sec) 1,000 m Interval Velocity Decreases Only in Non-Responders 0.0 4.5 5.0 * Non-Responders Responders Pre-Alt Post-Alt Pre-Alt Post-Alt *

33. Queens University & Altitude How Can We Use Altitude in North Carolina?

35. Queens University at Beech Mtn Half Way Up Beech Mtn - There’s The House!

36. Queens University at Beech Mtn Almost There…

37. Queens University at Beech Mtn The Highest Beds in the Eastern US!

38. Queens University at Beech Mtn What A View From 5,500ft

41. Fasil’s Altitude Schedule

43. Stephanie’s Altitude

46. Upcoming 2008 Indiana Human Performance Labs Altitude Training Study Ground Contact Time and Gait Variables in Elite Distance Runners 4 weeks in Flagstaff (7,300 ft) from late Feb to late Mar. Pre-altitude: Red cell mass Neurological function Post-altitude: Red cell mass and neurological function at Days: 1, 4, 7, 10, 20, and 30

49. Iron Is Absorbed In Duodenum

54. Queens University