“Live High-Train Low” Paradigm: Moving the Debate Forward

Franck Brocherie (1) , Grégoire P Millet (2)

1 SEP (EA7370) - French Institute of Sport (INSEP), Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance (EA7370)
2 ISSUL - Institute of Sport Sciences of University of Lausanne

The recent article by Drs. Bejder and Nordsborg (1) on the weakness of scientific evidences supporting that the hypobaric or normobaric “live high-train low” (LHTL) method improves sport-specific exercise performance has the merit of recalling the importance of careful methodological design (2) for future altitude-related research. Although we agree that double blinding, inclusion of a normoxic control group, implementation of a lead-in period, adequate sample size, and statistical power are paramount to minimize the potential biases (e.g., placebo or nocebo effect, training content or trainability influence), several comments would merit consideration.

Mots clés: LHTL

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Sport; Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Sport; Physiologie du sport

Franck Brocherie, Grégoire P Millet. “Live High-Train Low” Paradigm: Moving the Debate Forward. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 2018, 46 (4), pp.271. ⟨10.1249/JES.0000000000000164⟩. ⟨hal-02544975⟩