Nutritional strategies in an elite wheelchair marathoner at 3900 m altitude: a case report

• Main Authors: Santiago Sanz-Quinto (Author), Manuel Moya-Ramón (Author), Gabriel Brizuela (Author), Ian Rice (Author), Tomás Urbán (Author), Raúl López-Grueso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Altitude training is a common practice among middle-distance and marathon runners. During acclimatization, sympathetic drive may increase resting metabolic rate (RMR), therefore implementation of targeted nutritional interventions based on training demands and environmental conditions bec...