Physiological And Biochemical Sprint Cyclists Altitude Training Before And After The Transition

Objective: Improving the short-distance cyclists’ performance capacitythrough highland training is a new subject in our country. The domestic researches inthis area are insufficient, few data is available in scheme planning of our cyclisthighland training. Aimed to provide theoretical foundation on cyclists highlandtraining, we conducted this comparative study in which some physical and biochemicalindexes were monitored, individual performances were evaluated before, during andafter highland training. This study not only verified the feasibility of highland trainingin improving the short-distance cyclists’ performance capacity, but also enriched thehighland training concept, and to be of important significance for the development ofour short-distance cycle racing.Methods: Methods employed in this study included document-data method, logicalreasoning, mathematical statistics, and experimental methodology. Physical andbiochemical indexes such as heart rate (basal heart rate and exercise heart rate), bloodlactic acid, hemoglobin, blood urea, creatine kinase, and testosterone were collectedand tested. Based on comprehensive analysis of these experimental dates, the resultsand conclusions of this study were summarized.Conclusions:1) Highland training is effective to short-distance cyclists by improving theirexercise capacity and racing performance. Bicycle power frequency test proves thathighland training can improve the cyclists’ anaerobic ability to a certain extent.2) Within the training cycle, physiological and biochemical indicators of cyclistsshowed a regular change, especially those who have more similar body functions.More similar indexes change were showed in them. Transitions between highland andplain also cause the change regularity of the results of physiological and biochemicalindicators.3) Different training intensity should be given according to gender factors. Femalecyclists in this study had blood urea, creatine kinase feedback on a stronger trainingintensity during their adaptive phase.4) Shortly after their returning from highland, cyclists should execute low intensitytraining. To make the returning cyclists improve their capacity, training intensity andburden should be increased gradually with their recovery rate. During the recovery,cyclists with better exercise capacity and better body functions could increase thetraining intensity within a shorter time, and hence shorten their recovery period.Exercise heart rate, blood lactic acid, and hemoglobin could be used as indicators ofrecovery. 5) Single measurement result of physiological and biochemical indexes cannotobjectively reflect the health of cyclist Such as hemoglobin reflection of the cyclistbody state isn’t in time, thus it should not be used as the only criteria to judge thecyclists body function. In order to give an objective assessment on cyclists bodyfunction condition during their highland training, multi-index physiological andbiochemical monitoring, and multiple measurement comprehensive analysis need to betaken.