Monday’s medical myth: altitude training improves overall sporting performance

By Peter Milburn, Griffith University

As the AFL season draws closer to the grand final, clubs are already looking to off-season training opportunities to prepare players for 2013. Several high-profile clubs are forking out big money to send…

23 March 2012

8pqs24j6-1332472374 — Where Collingwood lead, others seemingly follow. AAP Image/Julian Smith

Team altitude training and the AFL – it’s time to clear the air

By David Bishop, Victoria University

Tomorrow evening in Sydney, the ball will be bounced, marking the start of the first match in the 2012 AFL season. For the 18 clubs taking the field this year, it marks the culmination of months of gruelling…

8 September 2011

Utah_099 — Some AFL teams spend the off season at high altitude. kangaroos.com.au

A higher calling, but does altitude training work?

By François Billaut, Victoria University

You might have heard about athletes and other sportspeople absconding to high-altitude locations for training. Indeed altitude training has become the training-method-du-jour for sporting codes around…

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