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Table 3 Studies assessing muscle explosive action response to resistance training under conditions of hypoxia

From: Resistance Training Using Different Hypoxic Training Strategies: a Basis for Hypertrophy and Muscle Power Development

 

n

Procedure (n)

Training level

H cond.

Level of hypoxia

Training intervention

Hypoxia effects

Number/s

Methodology/assessment

Exercise

 

García-Ramos et al. [42]

18

Ramdom trials N and HH

Elite swimmers

HH

(2 weeks)

2320 m

10

3–4 × 6–12 reps. 30–90% BW

F-V curve

Back-squat

SJ

P peak

V peak

Álvarez-Herms et al. [71]

12

2 groups

G1(7): N

G2(5): sHH

Physical education students

sHH

(4 weeks)

2500 m

(+10 min pre-training)

12

4 × 15–25 reps. (90 s–2 min rest)

5 × 10 reps. (45 s rest)

5 × 5 reps. (3 min rest)

Isolated jumps

Back-squat

Jumps

Jumps

SJ

CMJ

Jump

Height

(ns)

García-Ramos et al. [72]

15

Ramdom trials N and HH

Elite swimmers

HH

(2 weeks)

2320 m

10

3–4 × 6–12 reps. 30–90% BW

F-V curve

T-15 m

Back-squat

SJ

Jump

Height ▲

T-15 m

García-Ramos et al. [73]

13

Trials in N and HH

Elite swimmers

HH

(3 weeks)

2320 m

Pool, 2 s/day × 6 days/week

Dry land, 1 s/day × 6 days/week

Concurrent strength and endurance training

F-V curve

T-5 m

T-10 m

T-15 m

Start: take-off V

Squat, deadlift, leg ext, hip thrust

SJ

Swimming start

T-5 m (ns)

T-10 (ns)

T-15 (ns)

V peak (ns)

Take-off V (ns)

  1. n sample size, Procedure (sample size), N normoxia, H cond. hypoxia condition, NH normobaric hypoxia, HH hypobaric hypoxia, sHH simulated hypobaric hypoxia, FiO 2 inspired fraction of oxygen, Numbers/s number of sessions, Methodology ex/s exercises per training session, %RM load expressed as percentage of 1 repetition maximum, sets × repetitions interset rest, F-V curve force-velocity curve, P peak peak power, V peak peak velocity, BW body weight, SJ squat jump, CMJ countermovement jump, T-n time to n-meters during a swimming start,▲ increase value, decrease value, ns non-significant change