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Hypoxic dose, intensity distribution, and fatigue monitoring are paramount for “live high-train low”

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Abbreviations

HRV:

Heart rate variability

LHTL:

Live High-Train Low

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  1. Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jacob Bejder & Nikolai Baastrup Nordsborg

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Bejder, J., Nordsborg, N.B. Hypoxic dose, intensity distribution, and fatigue monitoring are paramount for “live high-train low”. Eur J Appl Physiol 117, 2121–2122 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-017-3665-2

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