title: The Effect of an Altitude Training Camp on Swimming Start Time and Loaded Squat Jump Performance.
abstract: This study evaluated the influence of an altitude training (AT) camp on swimming start time and loaded squat jump performance. To accomplish this goal, 13 international swimmers (8 women, 5 men) were allocated to both the control (Sea Level Training, SLT) and experimental conditions (AT, 2320 m above sea level) that were separated by a one year period. All tests (15 m freestyle swimming start and loaded squat jumps with additional loads of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of swimmers' body weight) were performed before and after a concurrent 3-week strength and endurance training program prescribed by the national coach. Following the SLT camp, significant impairments in swimming start times to 10 (+3.1%) and 15 m (+4.0%) were observed (P < 0.05), whereas no significant changes for the same distances were detected following the AT camp (-0.89%; P > 0.05). Trivial changes in peak velocity were obtained during the loaded squat jump after both training periods (effect sizes: < 0.20). Based on these results we can conclude that a traditional training high-living high strategy concurrent training of 3 weeks does not adversely affect swimming start time and loaded squat jump performance in high level swimmers, but further studies are necessary to assess the effectiveness of power-oriented resistance training in the development of explosive actions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Amador
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0608-8755
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Ramos
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Štirn
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Paulino
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Padial
authors.affiliation: High performance Center of Sierra Nevada, Spanish Sport Council, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Argüelles-Cienfuegos
authors.affiliation: High performance Center of Sierra Nevada, Spanish Sport Council, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De la Fuente
authors.affiliation: High performance Center of Sierra Nevada, Spanish Sport Council, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonitch-Góngora
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomazin
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Boro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Strumbelj
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Vojko
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Strojnik
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Feriche
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000531:Altitude; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013550:Swimming; D014891:Weight Lifting; D055815:Young Adult